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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.

Health

Doctors Urge EU Leaders to Promote Healthy & Sustainable Diets in Agrifood Policy

Anay Mridul Dec 11, 2024

After being shunned from the EU's strategic dialogue on food and farming, health organisations are asking for representation on the Commission's new agrifood board. A week after the EU Commission put out a call for membership in the…
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Zero Waste

Labelling Lone Fruits As ‘Sad Singles’ Helps Cut Supermarket Food Waste, Shows Study

Anay Mridul Dec 11, 2024

New research has found that associating lone fruits with 'sad' emotions can make supermarket shoppers feel sorry for them, increasing sales and mitigating food waste. Have you ever felt so sorry for a single banana that you've ended up…
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Chocolate

Danish Startup Partners with 7-Eleven to Debut ‘THIC’ Upcycled Cocoa-Free Chocolate

Anay Mridul Dec 10, 2024

Copenhagen-based Endless Food Co has raised €1M and teamed up with 7-Eleven Denmark to launch cookies made from its upcycled cocoa-free chocolate. Turning beer waste into a chocolate alternative, Danish startup Endless Food Co has…
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Chocolate

Mondelēz Invests in $4.5M Round for AI-Led Cell-Based Cocoa Maker

Anay Mridul Dec 10, 2024

Israeli startup Celleste Bio has raised $4.5M in a new funding round for its cell-based cocoa, with repeat participation from Mondelēz International. This year has already seen cocoa prices rise to their highest levels ever, as climate…
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Future Foods

Israeli Startup Churns $8M in Funding for Zero-Waste ‘Butter-Like’ Vegan Fat

Anay Mridul Dec 10, 2024

Israel's Gavan Technologies has closed an $8M Series A funding round to commercialise its plant-protein-based animal fat alternative in Europe. To transform the taste, texture, and nutritional profile of vegan dairy and bakes, Gavan…
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Vegan Dining

‘Lack of Demand’ Keeps India’s Restaurants Away From Plant-Based Meat – Here’s How to Solve It

Anay Mridul Dec 10, 2024

India's foodservice sector is a major opportunity for plant-based brands, but better education and menu integration are needed to increase consumer demand for meat analogues. Low awareness and common misconceptions contribute to a lack…
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Sugar

Researchers Develop ‘Honey-Like’ Protein That’s 10,000 Times Sweeter Than Sugar

Anay Mridul Dec 9, 2024

The latest entry in the sweet protein space, X3 is a honey-like sweetener developed by German researchers to cut the sugar content in packaged food and beverages. As the race to replace sugar with better-for-you alternatives rages on,…
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Future Foods

Swiss Food Giants Open Facility for Cultivated Meat, Animal-Free Dairy & More

Anay Mridul Dec 9, 2024

Migros, Givaudan, and Bühler Group have opened The Cultured Hub, a biotech facility to speed and scale up the production of cellular agriculture foods. Three years after announcing the partnership, some of Switzerland's largest food…
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Cell-Based News

India Hosts First Public Tasting for Cultivated Meat in Bid for 2025 Launch

Anay Mridul Dec 9, 2024

Mumbai-based startup Biokraft Foods hosted India's first formal tasting of cultivated meat last week, presenting a hybrid chicken it hopes to launch next year. Amid a welcoming biotech environment and increasing regulatory clarity,…
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Climate Change

From the Impossible Burger to A Carbon Ranch, Film Spotlights Pat Brown’s Bid to Save the Planet

Anay Mridul Dec 9, 2024

Impossible Foods founder Pat Brown is the subject of a recent episode of the Wild Hope documentary, which details his dedication to fighting climate change, and his new Carbon Ranch. After decades spent in labs, Pat Brown is taking to…
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Chocolate

Planet A Foods Bags $30M Investment to Take Cocoa-Free Chocolate Global

Anay Mridul Dec 6, 2024

German food tech player Planet A Foods, which makes cocoa-free chocolate, has raised $30M in a Series B funding round to expand across Europe, the US and Asia. To take its cocoa-free chocolate business to the next level, Planet A Foods…
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Green Business

Product Scanning App Yuka Now Lets Users Complain to Companies About Problematic Ingredients

Anay Mridul Dec 6, 2024

Popular product scanning app Yuka has rolled out a new feature that allows users to hold food companies accountable for questionable ingredients. For years, Parisian startup Yuka has been a platform for consumer transparency and…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

How Mushrooms Can Turn Food Waste Into Proteins, Vitamins & Packaging

Anay Mridul Dec 6, 2024

An EU-funded research project is exploring how supermarket mushrooms and agricultural waste can be turned into proteins, vitamins and bio-based materials. Combining mushrooms, food waste, fermentation and artificial intelligence can…
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Alt Protein

Vegan Fat Startup & Disney Team Up to Serve ‘Piggy Baos’ at Moana 2 World Premiere

Anay Mridul Dec 5, 2024

Californian food tech startup Lypid has debuted its consumer brand via a partnership with Disney, serving vegan pork baos at the Moana 2 premiere in Hawai'i. At the world premiere of Disney's latest record-breaking film, Moana 2, Pua…
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Alt Protein

Aleph Farms Files for Regulatory Approval in Thailand, Eyes 2026 Launch of Cultivated Beef

Anay Mridul Dec 5, 2024

Israeli startup Aleph Farms has submitted the first application for cultivated meat in Thailand, and expects regulatory clearance by mid-2026. As far as regulatory progress for alternative protein goes, 2024 has been bookended by…
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Green Business

UK Supermarkets ‘Way Off Track’ on Zero-Deforestation Food Goal, Warns WWF

Anay Mridul Dec 5, 2024

Food waste has increased in British retailers, which are selling twice as much animal protein than needed and off track on the zero-deforestation goal for 2025, according to a new report. Supermarkets in the UK are lagging behind…
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Chocolate

Figs in Blankets: Oat Milk Chocolate Wins Festive Competition by Amazon & The King’s Trust

Anay Mridul Dec 5, 2024

British brand H!P has designed an oat milk chocolate based on the winning submission in a festive competition run by Amazon and The King's Trust. The kicker is a surprise ingredient. Chocolate-covered bacon may be a modern American…
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Alt Protein

No Longer A Has-Bean: Scientists Hail Legumes As the Best Meat & Dairy Alternatives

Anay Mridul Dec 4, 2024

Beans and peas are the best-performing alternatives to meat and milk when it comes to health, environmental and cost benefits, a new analysis has found. 2024 has been a seminal year in global history. More people voted in elections than…
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Future Foods

Future Food Quick Bites: Indian Vegan Nuggets, Airline Sushi & Non-Dairy Grilled Cheese

Anay Mridul Dec 4, 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 vegan nugget campaign with Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli, Japan…
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Alt Dairy

In A U-Turn, UK Court Bans Use of ‘Milk’ on Oatly & Other Plant-Based Dairy Labels

Anay Mridul Dec 4, 2024

A UK court has dealt a blow to Oatly by ruling that 'milk' should not be used on plant-based products, in what is a big win for Big Dairy. A year after Oatly won the legal right to keep using the term 'milk' in its marketing, an appeals…
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Cell-Based News

Is Cultivated Meat Vegan? Not According to The Vegan Society

Anay Mridul Dec 4, 2024

Cultivated meat is real meat "developed without slaughter", but it isn't vegan, according to the organisation that coined the term. As cultivated meat continues its journey of consumer and regulatory acceptance, one question looms large…
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