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Anay is Green Queen's resident news reporter. Originally from India, he worked as a vegan food writer and editor in London, and is now travelling and reporting from across Asia. He's passionate about coffee, plant-based milk, cooking, eating, veganism, food tech, writing about all that, profiling people, and the Oxford comma.

Climate Change

WHO Backs European Network to Train Medical Students on Diseases Linked to Climate Change

Anay Mridul Oct 28, 2024

A group of European universities have formed a network to train medical students on dealing with the health and disease impacts of climate change. In Europe, 408,000 people die every year from extreme temperatures. But given the pace of…
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Seafood

Cultivated Fish Producer Courts Seafood Industry with Pathogen Detection Tool

Anay Mridul Oct 28, 2024

Singapore's Umami Bioworks, which is working on commercialising cultivated fish products, has launched a pathogen detection tool for the seafood industry. Here's why. Umami Bioworks, a pioneer in the cultivated seafood world, is taking…
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Vegan

Mr Charlie’s: Mike Tyson, Ric Flair Invest in ‘Vegan McDonald’s’ to Fuel Expansion

Anay Mridul Oct 28, 2024

Los Angeles-based vegan fast food chain Mr Charlie's has secured an investment from Carma HoldCo, parent company of sports legends Mike Tyson and Ric Flair's brands. Mr Charlie's Told Me So, home of the McDonald's-spoofing vegan Frowny…
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Alt Protein

Chunk Foods Brings Whole-Cut Steak to US Supermarkets

Anay Mridul Oct 25, 2024

US food tech startup Chunk Foods is rolling out its whole-cut vegan steak products at independent retailers, before a wider launch in 2025. Chunk Foods, which makes plant-based steak products that replicate the whole muscle structure of…
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Zero Waste

Are US State Bans on Food Waste Really Not Working?

Anay Mridul Oct 25, 2024

Several US states have introduced food waste bans. But of the first five, only one state's approach has worked, according to one study. But there's more than meets the eye. To curb the US's gnawing food waste problem, a number of states…
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Cell-Based News

EU Commission & Member States Call Hungary’s Proposed Cultivated Meat Ban ‘Unjustified’

Anay Mridul Oct 25, 2024

In a detailed opinion, the EU Commission has rejected the evidence provided by Hungary to justify banning cultivated meat, alongside a number of other member states. At the EU’s Agriculture and Fisheries (Agrifish) Council meeting in…
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Alt Protein

In Europe, Sales of Plant-Based Meat & Dairy Grew by 6% – But Price Parity Holds the Key

Anay Mridul Oct 24, 2024

Despite the industry's headwinds, retail sales of plant-based food in six major European markets increased by 5.5%, and lower prices can help bring a windfall for companies in this space. There have been a few too many doomsday-like…
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Future Foods

MeliBio Bags Pre-Series A Investment to Expand Bee-Free Mellody Honey

Anay Mridul Oct 24, 2024

Californian food tech startup MeliBio has secured a "strategic investment" as part of a pre-Series A round to accelerate the growth of its vegan honey. As it makes inroads on its precision-fermented honey, San Francisco-based MeliBio…
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Vegan

Health is ‘Main Reason’ Americans Eat Plant-Based Meat Now – Cheaper, Tastier Products Are Key for Growth

Anay Mridul Oct 24, 2024

Americans are attracted to meat analogues mainly for their health benefits, but to overcome the sales slump, plant-based companies must offer better-tasting and cheaper products. The health halo created by meat producers is fluttering.…
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Alt Protein

Meatable CEO Jeff Tripician: ‘I’d Be Disappointed If We Don’t Have Approval in 5 Countries Next Year’

Anay Mridul Oct 23, 2024

Meatable's Jeff Tripician gets practical. In an exclusive interview, he tells Green Queen about his journey from meat industry veteran to cultivated meat CEO, why these proteins should be more expensive, the company's upcoming Series C…
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Future Foods

Future Food Quick Bites: Vegan Holiday Meals, Cultivated Leather & Cheap Alt-Milk

Anay Mridul Oct 23, 2024

In our weekly column, we round up the latest news and developments in the alternative protein and sustainable food industry. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers a new oat milk dessert brand, Next Level Burger's holiday feast, and…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

As Losses Swell, Quorn Shakes Up C-Suite with Ex-Heineken Exec As New CEO

Anay Mridul Oct 23, 2024

David Flochel, former managing director of Heineken UK, will take over as CEO of Quorn Foods following a period of continued sales pressures on the business. The UK's largest meat-free business is hoping to turn the page on a tumultuous…
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Alt Dairy

The Newest Plant-Based Milk is Made from Watermelon Seeds

Anay Mridul Oct 23, 2024

Força Foods, a California-based startup, is making watermelon seed milk to combat the water footprint of traditional dairy alternatives. It's among a host of new-age alt-milks keeping consumers invested in the category. Let's get one…
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Alt Protein

Impossible Foods Hits Back At Plant-Based Meat Misinformation with Online ‘Health Hub’

Anay Mridul Oct 22, 2024

Plant-based meat pioneer Impossible Foods has launched a Health Hub to battle misinformation about the industry, and has attained a new health certification for its Lite Beef. In recent months, Peter McGuinness has been very vocal about…
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Cell-Based News

Cultivated Meat Startups Form Partnership to Bring Novel Pet Food to Californians

Anay Mridul Oct 22, 2024

Californian startups Friends & Family Pet Food Company and Novel Farms are co-developing cultivated meat for pets, and are already engaging with regulators. Friends & Family Pet Food Company, the newly launched startup focused…
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Cell-Based News

Ahead of Singapore Approval, French Startup Hosts Tasting for Cultivated Chicken

Anay Mridul Oct 22, 2024

French cultivated chicken startup Vital Meat showcased its ingredient in a public tasting in Singapore, where it expects regulatory approval "very soon". With a market launch on the horizon, Vital Meat organised a cultivated meat event…
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Funding News

US Govt Loans $25M for Voyage Foods to Build Large Cocoa-Free Chocolate Factory

Anay Mridul Oct 22, 2024

US food tech startup Voyage Foods is set to open a large-scale manufacturing facility for its ethical pantry staples, aided by a $25M loan from the government. Recognising the vulnerability of the global cocoa supply, the US Department…
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Vegan Grocery Shopping

Lidl Becomes First UK Retailer to Set ‘Protein Split’ Targets, Committing to Sell More Plant-Based Meat & Dairy

Anay Mridul Oct 21, 2024

With a new plant-based private label, Lidl GB has announced that it will make a quarter of its meat and fish sales vegan by 2030, whilst also doubling the current share of non-dairy alternatives. German discount supermarket Lidl is…
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Future Foods

MicroLub, A Startup Replacing Fat With Water, Beefs Up Budget with $4.5M Round

Anay Mridul Oct 21, 2024

UK deep tech startup MicroLub has closed a £3.5M ($4.5M) funding round to replace fats and oils with its plant-based microgels. Oil and water may not go together, but who says they have to? For one British startup, water can…
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Food & Nutrition

Indian Plant-Based Meat Products Are Nutritionally On Par With Animal Proteins – And Sometimes Even Better

Anay Mridul Oct 21, 2024

Plant-based meat and egg alternatives in India meet the government's standards for 'high-protein' products, a new analysis has shown. In a country where food attitudes are driven as much by health as they are by religion, and four in…
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Future Foods

Lidl’s Climate Target Makes It A ‘Frontrunner’ in the Protein Transition, But Speedier Action is Needed

Anay Mridul Oct 19, 2024

German supermarket Lidl has extended its target to reduce Scope 3 emissions, which nearly make up its entire climate footprint. But experts say the shift to plant proteins needs to be accelerated. European retail giant Lidl has revised…
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