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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

Europeans Lag Behind Rest of World in Support for Carbon Taxes & Climate Policies That Benefit Lower-Income People

Anay Mridul Jul 23, 2024

A large-scale survey has found that Europeans tend to be more climate-literate, but they lag behind other countries when it comes to carbon taxes and policy support. Last month, Denmark became the world's first country to agree to a…
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Climate Change

US Government Issues First-Ever National Strategy to Combat Food Waste

Anay Mridul Jul 22, 2024

The White House has introduced a national strategy to fight the US's mounting food waste problem, which includes extending the shelf life of products and upcycling foods into other commodities. The Biden-Harris administration has…
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Coffee

Voyage Foods Debuts Beanless Coffee for Cafés and Brands, and It’s 40% Cheaper

Anay Mridul Jul 22, 2024

Now available for commercial partners, Californian ethical pantry startup Voyage Foods' beanless coffee is 40% cheaper than conventional options. Voyage Foods has begun offering its bean-free coffee to cafés, restaurants and CPG brands,…
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Vegan Dining

McDonald’s, KFC, Dunkin’ Among Top US Chains Failing to Embrace Plant-Based Food

Anay Mridul Jul 22, 2024

A report card of the top 25 food and beverage chains in the US ranks them on their progress towards plant-based menus – the results are dire. McDonald's generated a lot of headlines last month after its US president said the McPlant had…
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Travel

CopenPay: Danish Capital Trials Scheme to Reward Tourists for Climate-Friendly Actions

Anay Mridul Jul 22, 2024

Copenhagen's tourist board is rewarding visitor and residents with free meals, cruises and kayaks if they help clean and green up the city. Selfies are a no-go in parts of Portofino, Italy. Loudspeakers are no longer allowed in Venice.…
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Covering Climate Now

Gassing Up the Lizzy Line: Transport for London Has Displayed 200+ Fossil Fuel Ads Since Zero-Carbon Pledge

Anay Mridul Jul 20, 2024

Sadiq Khan faces calls to ban fossil fuel industry messaging from tube stations and buses. By TJ Jordan London’s public transport network has hosted more than 240 advertising campaigns by oil and gas companies including Shell, BP,…
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Policy & Regulation

While Other States Ban Cultivated Meat, Massachusetts is Investing in Alternative Proteins

Anay Mridul Jul 19, 2024

A new economic bill in Massachusetts pledges investment into alternative proteins, with Senator Barry Finegold calling food science a climate and health priority for the state. If you're caught trespassing or creating a public nuisance…
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Pets

Cult Food Science Set to Begin FDA Feeding Trials for Cultivated Dog Treats Under Noochies! Brand

Anay Mridul Jul 19, 2024

Cult Food Science subsidiary Further Foods will submit its design of feeding trials to the FDA later this month, in pursuit of regulatory approval for cultivated chicken for dogs. Further Foods, a subsidiary of Canadian cellular…
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Cell-Based News

Friends & Family Pet Food Co. to Debut Cultivated Fish Treats for Cats with Umami Bioworks

Anay Mridul Jul 19, 2024

Friends & Family Pet Food Co. has partnered with cultivated seafood company Umami Bioworks to roll out treats and supplements for cats. It's a big week for cultivated pet food. On Wednesday, London-based startup Meatly announced…
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Alt Dairy

Plant-Based Infants: 6 Brands Making Dairy-Free Baby Formula

Anay Mridul Jul 19, 2024

Dairy-free baby formula is still a nascent category – but here are six brands making plant-based offerings to help mothers. The infant formula market is massive, but it's monopolised by dairy formulations and a handful of industry…
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Green Business

Mycorena CEO on Filing for Bankruptcy: ‘It’s the Most Viable Path for A Clean Restart’

Anay Mridul Jul 18, 2024

Swedish mycoprotein startup Mycorena has filed for bankruptcy following fundraising difficulties, but a consortium of its investors is aiming to reinstate the company, says its founder and CEO Ramkumar Nair. On Saturday, Mycorena…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

Onego Bio Bags €14M in EU Accelerator & Additional Series A Funding for Animal-Free Egg Protein

Anay Mridul Jul 18, 2024

Finnish startup Onego Bio has received a further €14M in investment to advance production of its precision-fermented egg protein, ahead of US regulatory approval in the coming months. Three months after raising $40M in its Series A…
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Alt Dairy

The World’s Largest Mozzarella Producer Bags Global Rights for Fooditive’s Animal-Free Casein

Anay Mridul Jul 18, 2024

US cheese giant Leprino Foods has signed an exclusive licensing agreement to commercialise the precision-fermented casein produced by Dutch startup Fooditive Group. Leprino Foods, the world's largest mozzarella manufacturer, has…
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Alt Protein

How Big Meat & Dairy Use the Tobacco Playbook to Influence Governments, Consumers & Climate Policy

Anay Mridul Jul 18, 2024

The world's largest meat and dairy producers are using tobacco industry tactics to hinder global climate action and influence policymakers and the public in their favour. Political manipulation, twisted science, targeted ads and weak…
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Cell-Based News

With UK Greenlight, Meatly’s Pet Food Becomes First Cultivated Meat to Be Approved in Europe

Anay Mridul Jul 17, 2024

London-based Meatly is now allowed to sell its cultivated meat for pets in the UK, marking Europe's first approval for these proteins, and the world's first for pet food. Meatly has become the first company to be approved to sell…
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Alt Protein

Project Eaden: ‘The First Meat Alternative to Get So Close To Animal Meat’

Anay Mridul Jul 17, 2024

Project Eaden co-founder Jan Wilmking on why fibre-spinning technology can solve plant-based meat's woes, the startup's investment plans, and when it will come to market. On the German morning show ZDF Morgenmagazin in 2017, Jamie…
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Future Foods

Future Food Quick Bites: Ben & Jerry’s Tour, Kids’ Protein Shakes & Blended Sausages

Anay Mridul Jul 17, 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 Ben & Jerry's non-dairy ice cream tour, a cultivated seafood grant,…
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Policy & Regulation

Could the Labour Government Hamper Novel Food Regulatory Reform in the UK?

Anay Mridul Jul 17, 2024

With a change of government, the UK's plans to shake and speed up its regulatory process for novel foods like cultivated meat could be derailed. Now that the Conservatives have finally been voted out of office after 14 years, climate…
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Pets

Pets Choice to Acquire Vegan Dog Food Brand Hownd, With Founders Exiting the Business

Anay Mridul Jul 16, 2024

UK manufacturer Pets Choice has agreed to acquire vegan dog food maker Hownd for an undisclosed sum, in what is described as a "positive" deal for the brand. Power Pet Brands, the parent company of Hownd, has agreed to sell the vegan…
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Vegan

V-Label Crosses A Record-High 70,000 Product Certifications

Anay Mridul Jul 16, 2024

Certification body V-Label has now accredited more than 70,000 products from 4,800 companies globally, reaching an all-time record. V-Label – the international vegan and vegetarian certification mark – now has more products…
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Alt Protein

Lidl, Ahold Delhaize in Race to Be World’s First Retailers to Align Protein Sales with Climate Goals

Anay Mridul Jul 16, 2024

Europe's supermarkets are increasingly pledging more plant protein offerings, spearheaded by Lidl and Ahold Delhaize. A mass transition is still far away, though. While each of Europe's 15 largest supermarkets has set targets to reduce…
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