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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.

Cell-Based News

Mission Barns Upends the Production Status Quo with Novel, Scalable Bioreactors for Cultivated Pork Fat

Anay Mridul Aug 23, 2024

California's Mission Barns has developed a novel bioreactor that is easy to scale and can lower the cost of cultivated meat, with regulatory approval imminent ahead of its planned market launch. Moving away from the conventional…
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Vegan

Lidl Netherlands Dives Into Blended Meat, With Plant-Based Proteins Now Costing the Same As Meat & Dairy

Anay Mridul Aug 23, 2024

In the Netherlands, discount retailer Lidl has introduced a blended minced meat SKU with pea protein, and reduced the price of its plant-based meat and dairy products. With a new product and pricing strategy, Lidl Netherlands has taken…
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Plastic Pollution

In A Policy Shift, US Will Support Global Treaty to Reduce Plastic Production

Anay Mridul Aug 23, 2024

One of the largest plastic producers, the US intends to support a global treaty to reduce plastic manufacturing, marking a shift from its previous position. The US will support an international target to curb plastic production, giving…
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Alt Dairy

Milkadamia Dunks Into Oat Milk with 2D-Printed ‘Flat Pack’ Sheets to Cut Packaging Waste

Anay Mridul Aug 22, 2024

US plant-based milk brand Milkadamia has introduced 2D-printed Flat Pack sheets that cut packaging waste by 94%, and it's starting with oat milk. Known for its macadamia milks, Milkadamia is diversifying its lineup with a new product…
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Cell-Based News

Cultivated Chicken for $6 Per Pound? This New Study Shows It’s Possible

Anay Mridul Aug 22, 2024

A breakthrough study explores how continuous manufacturing can solve the scalability challenges of cultivated chicken and bring prices down to $6 per lb. If you speak to anybody from the cultivated meat sector – be it a startup founder,…
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Future Foods

Solar Foods to Go Public With Listing on Finland’s Nasdaq First North Growth Market

Anay Mridul Aug 22, 2024

Finnish gas protein startup Solar Foods is planning to go public with a technical listing on the Nasdaq First North Growth Market in Helsinki. Solar Foods, which makes Solein protein by feeding microbes on gases, has announced its…
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Climate Change

People in Rich Countries Are More Climate-Literate, But Less Worried About It

Anay Mridul Aug 22, 2024

High-income countries tend to have higher emissions that disproportionately affect developing nations, and a new report has found a concerning gap in their attitudes towards climate change. The richest 10% of people in the world – most…
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Vegan

US Open Looks to Increase Vegan Options After Taking Up the NYC Plant-Powered Carbon Challenge

Anay Mridul Aug 21, 2024

The US Open has joined New York City mayor Eric Adams' challenge to reduce food-related emissions by 25% by 2030, and will now aim to increase its vegan options. Ahead of the 2024 tournament, the US Open has committed to curbing its…
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Future Foods

Future Food Quick Bites: Cheetos Goes Vegan, Plant-Based Lurpak & Sorghum Meat

Anay Mridul Aug 21, 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 Lurpak's plant-based butter, Cheetos' limited-edition vegan release, and…
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Pets

Unicorn Pate: Wild Earth Debuts ‘Nutritionally Complete’ Vegan Cat Food

Anay Mridul Aug 21, 2024

Californian vegan pet food leader Wild Earth has rolled out its first product for cats, a "nutritionally complete" Unicorn Pate. Wild Earth has entered the cat food sector with Unicorn Pate, a plant-based, nutritionally complete wet…
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Vegan

UK Plant Protein Maker The Tofoo Co Acquired by Private Equity Firm Comitis Capital

Anay Mridul Aug 21, 2024

British tofu brand The Tofoo Co has been taken over by private equity firm Comitis Capital after sustained growth in a faltering meat-free market. The Tofoo Co has been acquired by German private equity firm Comitis Capital, which has…
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Health

53% of Brits Want Taxes on Ultra-Processed Foods, But Separating Them From Plant-Based is Crucial

Anay Mridul Aug 20, 2024

A majority of UK residents would support a tax on companies that make ultra-processed food. With rising costs for the NHS, it's important to note vegan food can be the solution, not the problem. As ultra-processed foods (UPFs) continue…
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Alt Dairy

Instant Golden Milk: Researchers Tap Into Turmeric for More Nutritious Plant-Based Milk

Anay Mridul Aug 20, 2024

Scientists have developed a way to increase the presence of curcumin – the bioactive compound found in turmeric – in plant-based milk, as part of an instant 'golden milk' powder. Golden milk. Turmeric latte. Call it what you want – it's…
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Sugar

Cloying Away the Sugar Rush: 9 Sweet Protein & Sugar Reduction Startups Changing the Way We Eat

Anay Mridul Aug 20, 2024

A host of startups are overhauling one of the world's favourite ingredients, turning sugar into fibre, reducing sweetness, and innovating with better-for-you substitutes. While sugar may not technically be an addictive food, it's as…
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Alt Dairy

De Novo Foodlabs Secures Funding Led by Industry-Backed VC for Precision-Fermented Lactoferrin Protein

Anay Mridul Aug 20, 2024

Precision fermentation startup De Novo Foodlabs has raised $1.5M in funding for its NanoFerrin protein in a seed round led by Joyful Ventures, a VC firm backed by alternative protein leaders. North Carolina-based De Novo Foodlabs, which…
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Alt Protein

Catalonia Eyes Foreign Interest in Report Promoting ‘Booming’ Alternative Protein Sector

Anay Mridul Aug 19, 2024

Catalonia is home to a 'booming' alternative protein industry, says a government report as Spain's autonomous region looks to become a European hub for future food. As Spain's alternative protein sector expands, Catalonia is hoping to…
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Climate Change

India & Australia Launch Joint Accelerator Programme for Climate-Smart Agritech Startups

Anay Mridul Aug 19, 2024

Public agencies from India and Australia have opened applications for the Climate Smart Agritech cohort of their joint RISE accelerator programme, offering up to $50,000 for eligible startups. The governments of India and Australia have…
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Alt Protein

Plant-Based Sales Surge in Dutch Foodservice, While Meat & Dairy Flatline

Anay Mridul Aug 19, 2024

Driven by the restaurants and corporate catering, foodservice sales of plant-based meat and dairy in the Netherlands grew by 111% and 82%, respectively, in the past two years. In 2023, the number of meat analogues sold in Dutch…
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Green Finance

EU Commission Greenlights €700M Dutch Scheme for Livestock Producers to Voluntarily Close Their Farms

Anay Mridul Aug 19, 2024

The European Commission has approved a €700M sustainability scheme by the Dutch government to compensate farmers who voluntarily close livestock sites. A compensation scheme by the Netherlands government that pays farmers to close…
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Climate Change

Project 2025 Policies Would Destroy US Climate Progress & Kill Thousands from Air Pollution

Anay Mridul Aug 16, 2024

Project 2025, the far-right policy blueprint for a second Trump term, will reverse climate progress to cause billions of tonnes of extra emissions and pollution-related deaths. If Donald Trump takes the White House again in this year's…
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Alt Dairy

OMG: Australia’s Forbidden Foods to Acquire Cricketer Steve Smith’s Alt-Dairy Brand

Anay Mridul Aug 16, 2024

Oat Milk Goodness, the Australian plant-based milk startup co-founded by cricketer Steve Smith, is to be acquired by Forbidden Foods. It now eyes an Indian expansion. Australian cricket may be on a break, but one of its greatest batters…
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