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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.

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Unilever Bets Millions to Develop Zero-Waste Plant-Based Oils for Cleaning Products

Anay Mridul Nov 29, 2024

Unilever has partnered with biotech firm Nufarm to produce oil from the entire sugarcane plant and replace fossil fuels from its laundry and beauty products. From laundry detergents to soaps, most cleaning products contain surfactants…
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Zero Waste

India’s Largest Food Delivery App Tackles Waste with New Rescue Feature – But Some Restaurants Aren’t Biting

Anay Mridul Nov 29, 2024

Zomato has introduced a Food Rescue feature to allow customers to buy cancelled orders at a discounted rate, but restaurants remain divided over the move. India isn't just home to the world's largest population, it's also responsible…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

ProteinDistillery Breaks Ground on Beer Waste Protein Factory in Ceremony Featuring German Politicians

Anay Mridul Nov 29, 2024

German startup ProteinDistillery has begun construction of a large-scale plant for its yeast-derived Prew:tein ingredient, in a ceremony attended by the federal agriculture minister. Politicians, artists and footballers were all present…
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Policy & Regulation

Faced With Regulatory Hurdles, German Mycelium Meat Maker Debuts in South Korea with Pulmuone

Anay Mridul Nov 29, 2024

Hamburg-based Infinite Roots has teamed up with plant-based giant Pulmuone to debut its mycelium protein in a line of meat analogues in South Korea. Armed with regulatory roadblocks in its home region, German startup Infinite Roots has…
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Vegan Dining

Redefine Meat Doubles UK Sales, Partners with 200-Year-Old Pub Chain for 3D-Printed Meat

Anay Mridul Nov 28, 2024

Thanks to a collaboration with Greene King, Redefine Meat's 3D-printed meat alternatives are now available at 1,000 UK restaurants, in a year when domestic sales have shot up by 100%. Israeli food tech startup Redefine Meat is capping…
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Seafood

Israeli-Singaporean Project to Bring ‘Commercial-Ready’ 3D-Printed Cultivated Seafood to Market

Anay Mridul Nov 28, 2024

Alternative protein companies Umami Bioworks and Steakholder Foods have culminated their government-backed R&D project, and will now look to develop 3D-printed cultivated fish fillets at scale. Singaporean cultivated seafood leader…
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Future Foods

Industry Leaders Team Up to Fuel South Korea’s Protein Transition Ahead of Cultivated Meat Arrival

Anay Mridul Nov 28, 2024

Food tech organisations have signed a deal to advance the alternative protein industry in South Korea, where cultivated meat is set to make its entry soon. As South Koreans prepare to welcome cultivated meat to their plates,…
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Future Foods

Shifting Away From Meat is Crucial for the EU’s Food Security & Climate Goals

Anay Mridul Nov 28, 2024

Experts at Wageningen University argue that livestock numbers need to be reduced while a transition to plant-based diets should be welcomed by the EU. Every year, academics from Wageningen University & Research (WUR), the EU's top…
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Alt Protein

California Judge Likely to Dismiss Investors’ Class-Action Lawsuit Against Beyond Meat

Anay Mridul Nov 27, 2024

A judge in Los Angeles is poised to dismiss investors' class-action lawsuit against plant-based meat maker Beyond Meat for good. The class-action lawsuit by investors of plant-based leader Beyond Meat is heading towards dismissal for…
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Future Foods

Future Food Quick Bites: Coconut Latte Pods, Vegan Lakers & Iowa SNAP Decision

Anay Mridul Nov 27, 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 Coconut Cloud's coffee pods, Better Balance's Crypto.com Arena link-up,…
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Alt Protein

Unilever to Offload Plant-Based Meat Brand The Vegetarian Butcher: Report

Anay Mridul Nov 27, 2024

Unilever is in talks with investment bank Piper Sandler to host an auction of The Vegetarian Butcher, the vegan business it bought six years ago. As it continues to shake up its global food portfolio, Unilever has reportedly put its…
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Alt Dairy

Bel Group Embarks on €9M Project Backed by French Govt to Develop ‘Next-Generation’ Vegan Cheese

Anay Mridul Nov 27, 2024

Dairy behemoth Bel Group has partnered with other French food companies on a three-year project to develop better-tasting vegan cheese products. Bel Group is leading a government-backed effort to enhance the flavour and texture of…
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Alt Protein

Plant-Based Meat & Dairy On Par or Better for Health Than Animal Protein, Finds Analysis

Anay Mridul Nov 26, 2024

When it comes to health, plant-based analogues to meat and dairy have similar or better nutritional profiles, an 11-country study reveals. Vegan burgers, sausages and bacon are better for health than conventional meat, while dairy…
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Alt Dairy

Australia’s All G Gains Regulatory Approval for Animal-Free Lactoferrin in China

Anay Mridul Nov 26, 2024

Sydney-based All G has secured the regulatory greenlight to sell its precision-fermented lactoferrin protein in China. It expects to receive approval in yet another market imminently. In what is yet another marker of China's biotech…
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Alt Dairy

Israeli Regulator Clears Imagindairy’s Animal-Free Whey Protein for Sale

Anay Mridul Nov 26, 2024

Precision fermentation startup Imagindairy has received regulatory approval for its animal-free whey protein in Israel, as it closes in on its latest fundraising round. Israeli startup Imagindairy can now sell its cow-free whey protein…
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Alt Dairy

Succession Star Invites Fans to Brunch in New Ad Campaign for Nature’s Fynd’s Fungi Protein Yogurts

Anay Mridul Nov 26, 2024

Fermentation startup Nature's Fynd has teamed up with actor Justine Lupe in a marketing campaign for its dairy-free Fy yogurts. How often do you get to break bread with a cast member of one of TV's most popular shows ever? It's the…
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Alt Materials

Faircraft: Cultivated Leather Startup Coats Budget with $16M Investment

Anay Mridul Nov 25, 2024

Already working with major luxury brands, French cultivated leather startup Faircraft has raised $15.8M in funding to scale up operations. France may be the second largest exporter of leather in Europe, but a company based in its…
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Funding News

APAC Agrifood Tech Funding Up by 38%, With India Reclaiming the Top Spot

Anay Mridul Nov 25, 2024

Funding for alternative proteins has grown by 85% this year in Asia-Pacific, mirroring a larger sector-wide recovery, a new AgFunder report shows. Asia-Pacific's agrifood tech sector is showing "remarkable" signs of recovery after two…
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Alt Dairy

Good & Humble: New Zealand Oat Milk Startups Otis & All Good Merge

Anay Mridul Nov 25, 2024

New Zealand-based oat milk makers Otis and All Good have joined forces to form a new entity to champion local growers and expand globally. Otis and All Good, two of New Zealand's best-known oat milk producers, have merged under a new…
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Alt Protein

Alternative Protein Innovation Has Lost Some Momentum, A New Patent Analysis Shows

Anay Mridul Nov 25, 2024

Patents for plant-based meat declined for the first time in a decade in 2022, while innovation in cultivated meat slowed too. In the US, sales of plant-based meat alternatives dipped by 26% between 2021 and 2023, reflecting a wider…
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Climate Change

COP29 Digest, Vol 4: Everything You Need to Know in Food and Climate News Today

Anay Mridul Nov 24, 2024

Welcome to the final edition of Green Queen’s #COP29 Digest. Here, our editorial team curates the must-reads, the must-bookmarks and the must-knows from around the interwebs to help you ‘skim the overwhelm’. Catch up: VOLUME…
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