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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.

Food & Nutrition

UK’s Top 10 Food Companies Produce More Emissions Than the Entire Country: Report

Anay Mridul Sep 20, 2024

The 10 largest food and drink producers in the UK are responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions globally than the entire aviation industry, new analysis shows. Big Food is polluting the planet more than all the flights we take, and…
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Funding News

Government Subsidies to Planet-Harming Sectors Surpass $2.6T, Going Against Global Climate Goals

Anay Mridul Sep 19, 2024

Since 2022, environmentally harmful subsidies from governments have risen by roughly $800B, now accounting for 2.5% of the world's GDP each year. Despite pledging to repurpose at least $500B of planet-harming subsidies a year by 2030,…
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Alt Protein

After 136 Years, Italy’s Gruppo Tonazzo is Ditching Meat for Plant-Based

Anay Mridul Sep 19, 2024

Italian legacy meat producer Gruppo Tonazzo is shuttering its meat business to solely focus on plant-based proteins via its Kioene brand. Driven by its impact on the environment and people's health, one of Italy's oldest meat…
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Alt Protein

UK Regulator to Reform Approval Process for Cultivated Meat & Precision Fermentation

Anay Mridul Sep 19, 2024

The UK's Food Standards Agency has announced it will implement changes to speed up and 'modernise' the authorisation process for novel foods. But experts say more needs to be done. Next year, the UK's food safety regulator will…
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Alt Protein

86% of Spaniards Would Eat More Plant-Based Meat If They Deliver on Taste, Health & Environmental Benefits

Anay Mridul Sep 19, 2024

A majority of consumers in Spain are open to eating more meat analogues if they offer nutritional and taste parity alongside a lower environmental impact. In Spain, over half of consumers (56%) have eaten plant-based meat in the last…
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Alt Dairy

The Future of Dairy: Are Alternative Protein Startups the Solution to Big Dairy’s Problems?

Anay Mridul Sep 18, 2024

A new report looks at the challenges facing dairy and its more planet-friendly alternatives, and how collaborations between them can shape the future of dairy. Globally, dairy might be a $944B market, but it is facing growing pains in…
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Future Foods

Future Food Quick Bites: Vegan Uggs, Plant-Based Stroopwafels & Beer from Pasta Waste

Anay Mridul Sep 18, 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 Alpro's new flavoured barista milk, vegan footwear wins, and Violife's…
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Health

‘Major Inconsistency’: Danone Removes Nutri-Score Label from Dairy & Plant-Based Milk Packaging

Anay Mridul Sep 18, 2024

Danone is scrapping the Nutri-Score label from its dairy and plant-based milks, after its revised algorithm classed these products as beverages. It is facing fierce criticism. French food and drink giant Danone is removing the…
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Climate Change

Explained: How Methane Emissions Are Linked to the Food System, and What We Can Do About It

Anay Mridul Sep 17, 2024

Methane has highly detrimental impacts on the planet, with the food system – particularly livestock – the main emitter of the gas. What can we do about it? When we talk about greenhouse gas emissions, many of us are really just talking…
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Cell-Based News

New Zealand Government Invests $5.95M to Develop Cultivated Seafood

Anay Mridul Sep 17, 2024

In New Zealand, the government has poured NZ$9.6M ($5.95M) into a five-year programme to develop cultivated fish products. A five-year, government-backed scheme is aiming to develop new fish cell production systems for cultivated…
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Green Business

Deliciously Ella: Plant-Based Snacking Brand Acquired by Hero Group in Multimillion-Pound Deal

Anay Mridul Sep 17, 2024

Swiss food manufacturer Hero Group has taken over vegan healthy eating brand Deliciously Ella, with owners Ella and Matthew Mills remaining at the company. Deliciously Ella, the UK-based pioneer of vegan snacking, has been acquired by…
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Cell-Based News

Aleph Farms Teams Up with Miznon Chef Eyal Shani to Roll Out Cultivated Steak in Restaurants

Anay Mridul Sep 17, 2024

Israeli cultivated meat pioneer Aleph Farms is gearing up for the restaurant launch of its beef steaks through a partnership with Michelin-starred chef Eyal Shani. At the tail-end of last year, Aleph Farms became the third company to…
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Vegan Dining

Hart House: Kevin Hart’s Vegan Fast-Food Chain Closes All Locations Overnight

Anay Mridul Sep 16, 2024

American comedian Kevin Hart's plant-based restaurant chain Hart House suddenly closed all its locations last week. Hart House, the Californian vegan fast-food eatery by comedian Kevin Hart, unexpectedly shut the doors of all its four…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

Standing Ovation Raises €3.75M in Series A+ Round, Appoints New CEO to Begin Animal-Free Casein Sales in 2025

Anay Mridul Sep 16, 2024

French precision fermentation startup Standing Ovation has raised €3.75M in a Series A extension and appointed a new CEO to begin selling its Advanced Casein next year. Parisian food tech startup Standing Ovation is gearing up for the…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

Denmark’s Matr Foods Secures €20M EU Loan for Mycelium Meat Factory

Anay Mridul Sep 16, 2024

Danish meat analogue startup Matr Foods has received €20M in debt funding from the European Investment Bank to open a large-scale mycelium meat facility. Mycelium meat maker Matr Foods has received a €20M loan from the EU's lending arm…
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Future Foods

NewTexture: Schouten Creates ‘Replacement for Textured Proteins’ with Novel Fibre Technology

Anay Mridul Sep 13, 2024

To address concerns about plant-based meat textures, Dutch company Schouten has introduced a chicken schnitzel made from its NewTexture fibre technology. When it comes to plant-based meat, one of the biggest pain points for consumers is…
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Climate Change

60% of Global Consumers Back Policies to Reduce Meat Consumption & Promote Healthier Diets

Anay Mridul Sep 13, 2024

In a global climate change poll, 60% of consumers said they'd support government policies encouraging meat reduction to lower greenhouse gas emissions. People are worried about the state of the environment, what businesses are doing to…
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Funding News

In An Open Letter, 100+ Organisations Ask Banks to Stop Funding the Livestock Sector

Anay Mridul Sep 12, 2024

Activism groups are calling for a withdrawal of financial support for the livestock sector from banks including the Big Three, in light of the industry's contribution to climate change. Banks must stop financing meat and dairy producers…
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Alt Protein

Novameat Closes $19.2M Series A Round, Revamps Plant-Based Shredded Beef with Better Texture

Anay Mridul Sep 12, 2024

Spain's Novameat has attracted €17.4M in a Series A funding round to expand its plant-based meat range based on MicroForce technology, starting with a revamped shredded beef offering. Catalan food tech startup Novameat has received…
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Alt Protein

GFIC: 4 Key Measures to Propel China’s Alternative Protein Market Forward

Anay Mridul Sep 12, 2024

As the world's largest protein consumer and highest greenhouse gas emitter, alternative protein needs to succeed in China – here are four ways to do just that. China houses a sixth of the world's population, and consumes 28% of its…
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Pets

In Yet More Evidence for Dogs, A Vegan Diet Outperforms Meat on Health Outcomes

Anay Mridul Sep 11, 2024

New research presents the latest evidence of plant-based food's benefits for dogs, with vegan diets presenting the best health outcomes for canines. For dogs, vegan diets are linked with lower medication use, fewer health disorders, and…
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