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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.

Alt Dairy

Brevel Opens Microalgae Protein Factory to Create Superior Plant-Based Dairy Analogues

Anay Mridul Jun 4, 2024

Israeli startup Brevel's first commercial-scale facility will churn out hundreds of tons of microalgae protein powder to supply the plant-based dairy industry. Biomass fermentation player Brevel has opened a 27,000 sq ft commercial…
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Policy & Regulation

Meat & Dairy Industry Have Weakened & Stalled Key EU Climate Policies: Report

Anay Mridul Jun 4, 2024

Lobbying from the meat and dairy sector has helped weaken and delay crucial climate policies in the EU, a new report shows. Six key climate policies in the EU have been the target of intense lobbying by the meat and dairy industry,…
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Climate Change

Climate Finance Programme for Developing Nations is Funnelling Billions Back to Rich Countries

Anay Mridul Jun 3, 2024

Rich countries have been sending climate funds to developing nations via programmes that financially benefit themselves, a new investigation shows. In 2009, at COP15 in Copenhagen, developed nations pledged to send $100B a year to help…
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Consumer Trends & Insights

Is Hellmann’s Plant-Based Mayo Rebrand Proof That ‘Vegan’ Labels Hamper Sustainable Sales?

Anay Mridul Jun 3, 2024

Hellmann's has made a big splash by rebranding its vegan mayo to appeal to flexitarians, in a sign of the influence of labels on sustainable food purchases. In the UK, Hellmann's egg-free mayonnaise is no longer labelled 'vegan', with…
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Alt Protein

The Three Main Barriers Stopping Americans from Buying Plant-Based Food – and How to Fix Them

Anay Mridul Jun 3, 2024

A new consumer survey highlights the three key barriers to plant-based food purchases in the US, and the opportunities for brands to overcome them. Alternative protein finds itself at a bit of a crossroads in the US, where sales and…
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Climate Change

What Do You Eat at Europe’s Top Climate Tech Conference?

Anay Mridul Jun 3, 2024

The annual HackSummit is fast approaching. As one of Europe's best climate events, it must deliver a sustainable catering menu – and it has. We speak to the team who designed it. Later this month, food tech community FoodHack will…
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Climate Change

UEFA Champions League to Roll Out Carbon Labelling at Wembley & Other Sites for 2024 Final

Anay Mridul May 31, 2024

As part of its Champions Innovate initiative, UEFA has introduced a slew of sustainability measures for the 2024 Champions League final, which includes carbon labelling and plastic-free packaging. Fans watching Real Madrid and Borussia…
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Alt Protein

Switching to Meat Analogues Could Cut Emissions by 71%, Shows Analysis of 7,000 Households

Anay Mridul May 31, 2024

Making modest ingredient swaps could help cut food emissions by 26%, but larger switches – like replacing meat with plant-based analogues – can bring about a 71% reduction. The food system only trails behind the energy sector in terms…
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Cell-Based News

Pulmuone Signs R&D Deal with Robotics Company ABB to Advance Cultivated Seafood Plans

Anay Mridul May 31, 2024

South Korea's Pulmuone is making its move into cultivated seafood with an R&D partnership with robotics company ABB. Seoul-based plant protein giant Pulmuone has partnered with Swiss robotics company ABB to advance AI-assisted…
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Funding News

VC Firm Brinc to Host Alt-Protein Investor Network GlassWall Syndicate

Anay Mridul May 31, 2024

Alternative protein network GlassWall Syndicate will now be hosted by global venture capital and accelerator firm Brinc, expanding its realm in Asia-Pacific and towards other sub-verticals. Hong Kong-headquartered VC and accelerator…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

Kynda is Building A Large-Scale Mycelium Facility to Turn Food Waste into Meat in 48 Hours

Anay Mridul May 30, 2024

Germany's Kynda has broken ground on a 6,200 sq m commercial facility that will allow it to produce 2,000 tonnes of mycelium meat each year. Hamburg-based biotech startup Kynda, which makes plug-and-play bioreactors, starter…
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Alt Protein

The Tortured Pork Department: Taylor Swift Offers Vegan Meat at Eras Tour in Madrid’s Bernabéu Stadium

Anay Mridul May 30, 2024

Taylor Swift fans could buy plant-based meat dishes at her Eras Tour concerts in Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. "You smoked, then ate seven vegan nuggets." Taylor Swift may not exactly have butchered the lyrics to her…
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Cell-Based News

BioCraft Pet Nutrition’s Cultivated Mouse Meat Now Costs the Same as Premium Pet Food

Anay Mridul May 30, 2024

Austrian-American cultivated meat startup BioCraft Pet Nutrition has achieved price parity with premium pet food by reimagining the growth media for its mouse meat. BioCraft Pet Nutrition has achieved a breakthrough in its production…
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Health

AkkMore: Can This Fungi Fat Help Restaurants Tackle Obesity and Enhance Gut Health?

Anay Mridul May 30, 2024

Researchers in Hong Kong have developed a fungi-derived fat alternative that can decrease the fat content of a product and improve gut health and metabolic benefits. The alt-fat world has been blossoming lately. Microbes, microalgae,…
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Future Foods

This Chocolate Is Made With All Parts of the Cocoa Fruit – and Nothing Else

Anay Mridul May 29, 2024

Lower sugar, lower emissions, lower waste – it's a chocolate bar that can do it all, and uses it all. Can this sustainable indulgence save chocolate and the world? Switzerland is renowned as one of the chocolate capitals of the…
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Climate Change

UK Election 2024: Tories Have Received £8.4M from Fossil Fuel Lobby and Climate Deniers Since 2019

Anay Mridul May 29, 2024

As the UK gears up for another election, an investigation shows the Conservative Party has accrued £8.4M in donations from fossil fuel interests and climate deniers since winning the last election in 2019. July 4 is a big day for the…
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Future Foods

Future Food Quick Bites: Vegan Indian, EU Elections & Squeezy Mayo

Anay Mridul May 29, 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 vegan restaurant in India, blended meat for kids, and Oatly's…
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Vegan

Ferrero to Finally Launch Vegan Nutella in Europe This Autumn

Anay Mridul May 29, 2024

As the famed hazelnut spread turns 60, confectionery giant Ferrero will introduce a vegan version of Nutella in Europe later this year. In the TV show How I Met Your Mother, there's an episode where all the main characters contend with…
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Policy & Regulation

Ahead of EU Elections, Here’s How Parties View Plant-Based Policy Issues

Anay Mridul May 28, 2024

A survey of 60 Europarties and national parties outlines the political stance on plant-based policies ahead of the EU elections in June. Next month, people in the EU will take to the ballot in the bloc's latest elections, at a time when…
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Policy & Regulation

What Denmark’s Proposed Carbon Tax Could Mean for Farmers & Emissions

Anay Mridul May 28, 2024

Denmark is considering a proposal that would see it introduce a carbon tax on agricultural production, but it has raised concerns about farmers' livelihoods. Could it really happen? In late February, an advisory group commissioned by…
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Alt Dairy

Molecular Farming Startup NewMoo Debuts Liquid Casein from Soybeans for Animal-Free Cheese

Anay Mridul May 28, 2024

Israeli startup NewMoo is using soybean plants to produce casein proteins in liquid form for animal-free cheese applications, with plans to partner with the dairy sector. As the molecular farming space continues to blossom, NewMoo has…
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