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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 Protein

Backed by Government & EU Funding, Umiami Opens Large-Scale Plant-Based Meat Facility in France

Anay Mridul Mar 20, 2024

Parisian plant-based whole-cut meat producer Umiami has opened a commercial-scale facility in the Alsace region, backed by financing from the French government, the Grand Est area, as well as the EU. It plans to launch its chicken fillet…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

Cauldron Ferm Raises $6.25M in Series A to Fund Hyper-Fermentation Facility for High-Value Ingredients

Anay Mridul Mar 20, 2024

Australian hyper-fermentation company Cauldron Ferm has secured AU$9.5M ($6.25M) in Series A funding to build a large-scale facility to manufacture high-value ingredients through precision fermentation. A year after closing a large…
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Future Foods

Future Food Quick Bites: Nicki Minaj’s Nails, Vegan Condoms & Animal-Free Yoghurt

Anay Mridul Mar 20, 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 nail brand by Nicki Minaj, cocoa-free easter eggs, and…
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Cell-Based News

India Working on Regulatory Framework for Cultivated Meat & Seafood: Report

Anay Mridul Mar 20, 2024

India is joining the ranks of other southeast Asian companies to establish a regulatory framework for cultivated meat and seafood companies, who can then file a dossier to receive approval from its food safety authority to sell their…
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Alt Dairy

Formo & Those Vegan Cowboys Join Forces to Bring Animal-Free Cheese to EU Shelves

Anay Mridul Mar 19, 2024

European precision fermentation leaders Formo and Those Vegan Cowboys have announced an R&D partnership to advance the production of their casein proteins and bring animal-free cheeses to the EU market. The collaboration combines their…
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Policy & Regulation

Why Won’t the FAO Talk About Meat? It’s What Climate Experts are Asking the UN Body

Anay Mridul Mar 19, 2024

At COP28, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) produced its much-awaited roadmap to cut emissions from the food system in line with the 1.5°C goal – but it didn't address reducing meat and dairy consumption as a solution. Now,…
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Future Foods

Melt&Marble Scales Up Production of Precision-Fermented Fats with New HQ, Eyes US Launch for 2025

Anay Mridul Mar 19, 2024

Swedish food tech startup Melt&Marble has moved into new headquarters and scaled up production of its precision-fermented fat, which can be used in alternative meat and dairy applications. The company is aiming for a 2025 launch in the…
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Coffee

K-Rounds: Keurig to Roll Out Compostable Cellulose Coffee Pods Next Year

Anay Mridul Mar 19, 2024

US coffee company Keurig, one of the world's largest coffee pod producers, has introduced K-Rounds, a line of plant-based, fully compostable capsules, alongside a new machine, which are slated for launch in 2025. Next year, Keurig Dr…
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Alt Protein

Germans & Austrians Believe Meat Consumption is Too High, But Less Than Half Think It’s Bad for the Climate

Anay Mridul Mar 18, 2024

Nearly six in 10 consumers in Germany and Austria believe meat consumption is too high, but less than half think these foods are bad for the climate and plan to reduce their intake of animal products, according to new surveys. Even fewer…
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Climate Change

Climate Scientists: We Need to Halve Our Livestock Emissions by Replacing Meat & Dairy with Plant-Based Foods

Anay Mridul Mar 18, 2024

Globally, greenhouse gas emissions from livestock farming must peak next year, and be reduced by 50% by 2030 to align with our climate goals, scientists suggest in a new survey. And to do this, we need to replace meat and dairy consumption…
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Alt Protein

UK Regulatory Approval for Cultivated Meat Looms with New Proposed Rules, As Meatly Expects Greenlight for Pet Food Within 3 Months

Anay Mridul Mar 18, 2024

Meatly, the British startup making cultivated meat for pets, has indicated that it expects to get the regulatory greenlight to sell its cat food within three months, which would make it the first company in the sector to go to market in…
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Climate Change

63% of the USDA’s Climate-Smart Funding Goes to Farming Practices That Don’t Cut Emissions

Anay Mridul Mar 18, 2024

The US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) funding for climate-smart agriculture is flawed, with 63% going to farming practices that don't reduce – or actually increase – greenhouse gas emissions, a new report has found. In September,…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

Planted Launches Fermentation-Derived Vegan Whole-Cut Steak

Anay Mridul Mar 15, 2024

A leader in the European plant-based meat sector, Switzerland's Planted has launched a clean-label whole-cut steak leveraging a proprietary fermentation process, hitting flavour, health and climate touchpoints all at the same time. …
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Seafood

The Kraken: Revo Foods Releases the World’s First Vegan Octopus

Anay Mridul Mar 15, 2024

Revo Foods has today launched the world's first vegan octopus for retail, using its patented 3D-printing technology to transform fungi into a seafood analogue beloved by many, and one being increasingly unethically farmed. Six months on…
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Cell-Based News

Most People Who Have Tried Cultivated Meat Say They’d Eat It Again, But Taste & Price Parity Remain Key

Anay Mridul Mar 15, 2024

In a first-of-its-kind in-market study of cultivated meat, a majority of consumers who have tasted Eat Just's Good Meat chicken say they'd do it again. However, delivering on flavour and bringing down costs are the most important factors…
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Cell-Based News

Orbillion Bio Secures Funding & Reaches Scaling Milestone for Cultivated Beef Production

Anay Mridul Mar 15, 2024

Californian B2B cultivated meat producer Orbillion Bio has secured additional funding to scale up production and develop its biotech platform, which completed a 200-litre production run in September. The latest round of funding takes…
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Alt Protein

With New Red Packaging, Impossible Foods is Leaning Into the ‘Carnivorous Craveability of Meat’

Anay Mridul Mar 14, 2024

Plant-based meat leader Impossible Foods has unveiled a complete brand refresh, with striking red packaging putting flavour and nutrition front and centre of its products. A greater spotlight on taste descriptors, saturated fat and…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

Lightlife Gets In On the Whole-Food Plant-Based Trend with Tempeh Mince

Anay Mridul Mar 14, 2024

One of 2024's biggest plant-based trends continues to blossom, with Lightlife Foods launching Tempeh Protein Crumbles to rival its own vegan mince range amid a larger shift towards cleaner labels. Long-standing plant protein maker…
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Climate Change

Report Says Europe Not Prepared for ‘Catastrophic’ Climate Impacts, But Fails to Highlight Livestock Farming

Anay Mridul Mar 14, 2024

The first risk assessment of the impact of climate change on Europe puts the urgency of action into sharp focus – but the lack of a spotlight on livestock farming is a huge miss. 2023 was the warmest year on record, and last month was…
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Green Finance

Global Agrifood Tech Funding Down by 50% As Deals Become Smaller and Fewer

Anay Mridul Mar 14, 2024

The global agrifood tech financial landscape remains difficult, with funding in the sector down by 49.2% from 2022-23, reaching $15.6B – the lowest it has been in six years – according to a new report by AgFunder. A lot has been written…
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Alt Protein

Centers for Sustainable Protein: Bezos Earth Fund to Invest $60M for Tastier, Cheaper & Healthier Alt-Protein

Anay Mridul Mar 13, 2024

The Bezos Earth Fund has earmarked $60M to establish the Centers for Sustainable Protein, which will target tech barriers to reduce production costs, enhance taste profiles, and improve the nutritional benefits of alternative proteins. …
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