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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

Oscars 2024: Which Nominees Pass the Climate Bechdel Test This Year?

Anay Mridul Mar 5, 2024

There's a new Bechdel-Wallace Test in Hollywood – but this one focuses on climate change. Which Oscar-nominated movies pass the Climate Reality Check for 2024? "Now I am become Death, the Destroyer of Worlds." It's an ancient line…
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Vegan

After a Year of Declining Sales, Tesco Sees Plant-Based Demand Grow

Anay Mridul Mar 5, 2024

UK supermarket Tesco is witnessing a rise in demand for plant-based food, following a slight dip in sales last year. The retailer says the plant-based industry is now in its "second phase", with whole cuts a key growth point. It's no…
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Alt Protein

Vegan Sunny-Side-Ups: Yo Egg Makes US Retail Debut With Plant-Based Eggs

Anay Mridul Mar 5, 2024

Israeli food tech company Yo Egg is launching its vegan sunny-side-ups and poached eggs in US retail, starting with stores in Los Angeles, before a nationwide move next year. A year after making its foodservice debut in Los Angeles, Yo…
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Cell-Based News

Blood Free: Disney+ to Release Korean Thriller Series Based on Cultivated Meat

Anay Mridul Mar 5, 2024

Disney+ has announced that it will release a new thriller TV series based on the premise of cultivated meat, called Blood Free, on April 10. In a year where we've already seen another instance of regulatory approval, more public…
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Alt Dairy

Conventional Beef, Vegan Cheese: Can Daiya Lure In the Flexitarians with New Ad Campaign?

Anay Mridul Mar 4, 2024

Continuing its flexitarian-targeting marketing drive, Canadian vegan cheesemaker Daiya might be ruffling a few feathers with its latest campaign, which features a cheeseburger with conventional beef and plant-based cheese. "Enough…
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Alt Protein

Eat Just Pauses Singapore Operations – But Plans to Resume Production & Foodservice Presence ‘Very Soon’

Anay Mridul Mar 4, 2024

Californian cultivated meat producer Eat Just has paused its Singapore operations, three months after Huber's Bistro stopped selling its Good Meat chicken. But the company says this is a temporary phase, with production and service at the…
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Climate Change

How This Carbon Calculator is Helping Food Companies Better Report & Reduce GHG Emissions

Anay Mridul Mar 4, 2024

New York-based sustainability research firm HowGood recently expanded its product carbon footprinting solutions to streamline corporate accounting and GHG reduction for the food industry. Its head of product, Nina DePalma, outlines the why…
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Climate Change

Ahead of 2024 Elections, 15% of Americans Don’t Believe Climate Change is Real

Anay Mridul Mar 4, 2024

Nearly 15% of Americans don't think climate change is real, with denialism highest in the central and southern US and among Republicans, according to a new study. 2024 is the year of climate elections, and the polarising conversation…
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Cell-Based News

UK Regulator Eyes State Funding to Build Lab for Safety Testing of Cultivated Meat by Autumn

Anay Mridul Mar 1, 2024

In what would be a major step towards the regulatory approval and commercialisation of cultivated meat, the UK is aiming to begin safety testing by this autumn, with the Food Standards Agency hoping to win government funding for the lab…
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Alt Protein

Heura Seeks Profitability After International Growth Spurs 22% Increase in Sales

Anay Mridul Mar 1, 2024

Catalan plant-based meat company Heura has announced its year-on-year sales grew by 22% last year, thanks to increased distribution deals across Europe. The business now aims to be profitable by 2025. Weeks after closing a €40M ($43M)…
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Health

Study Links Ultra-Processed Foods to 32 Harmful Health Effects – But Critics Say There’s More Than Meets the Eye

Anay Mridul Mar 1, 2024

A new health review has found that ultra-processed foods are directly associated with increased risks of cancer, heart disease and early death. However, experts question the use of this categorisation for nutrition, noting that these…
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Seafood

New School Foods Ropes in Vegan Chef Matthew Kenney for ‘Culinary Council’ Ahead of Whole-Cut Salmon Launch

Anay Mridul Mar 1, 2024

Canadian whole-cut plant-based salmon producer New School Foods has kicked off its New School Culinary Council of industry advisors, starting with vegan chef Matthew Kenney, who will help the brand make its commercial debut later this…
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Climate Change

Better Bite Ventures Invites APAC Food Tech Startups to Apply for Funding, with Focus on Climate-Threatened Crops

Anay Mridul Feb 29, 2024

Better Bite Ventures has opened up applications for the latest funding round of its First Bite scheme, which offers early-stage investments to food tech startups in the Asia-Pacific region. The new round will focus on crops that most…
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Alt Protein

The Livestock Industry Spreads Disinformation to Shape Policies – Here’s How to Fix It

Anay Mridul Feb 29, 2024

Misinformation is rampant in the food system, with attacks on alternative protein becoming louder and more frequent. Robbie Lockie, founder of the newly formed Freedom Food Alliance, talks about the organisation's research into meat and…
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Alt Protein

Vegan Food Group’s Matthew Glover: ‘We’re Going Big, Because We Have To’

Anay Mridul Feb 29, 2024

Matthew Glover, co-founder of the Vegan Food Group, speaks to Green Queen about the decision behind acquiring its portfolio companies, the ambition to become a "vegan Unilever", the challenging period for the sector, and the need for a…
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Policy & Regulation

Los Angeles County Passes Law to Make All Departmental Food Purchases Plant-Based

Anay Mridul Feb 29, 2024

Los Angeles County has passed a motion to make all departmental food purchases plant-based by default, citing the environmental and human health benefits of vegan diets. US politicians Lindsey Horvath and Hilda Solis have spearheaded a…
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Vegan

In Five Years, Plant-Based Pioneer Just Egg Has Sold Half a Billion Worth of Eggs

Anay Mridul Feb 28, 2024

California's Eat Just has reached a significant milestone, with its plant-based Just Egg completing sales equivalent to 500 million chicken eggs. The development comes weeks after the startup, which owns 99% of the vegan egg market,…
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Alt Protein

Bye Bye Jerky: Beyond Meat Posts Better-Than-Expected Q4 Sales, Plans Price Increases for 2024

Anay Mridul Feb 28, 2024

Plant-based giant Beyond Meat witnessed an 18% decrease in annual net revenue in 2023. Despite posting losses in Q4 too, its sales were better than expected, sending the company's shares soaring and signalling a turnaround in fortunes for…
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Future Foods

Future Food Quick Bites: Fresh Oat Milk, Maple Leaf Merger & Vegan Easter Eggs

Anay Mridul Feb 28, 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 Oato's oat milk launch in retail, Maple Leaf Foods' consolidation, and a…
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Alt Protein

Vegan Food Group to Acquire Germany’s Tofutown in Latest Consolidation Deal to Drive Profitability

Anay Mridul Feb 28, 2024

Following its rebrand from VFC Foods last month, the newly formed Vegan Food Group is set to acquire German tofu manufacturer Tofutown for an undisclosed sum. With four businesses under its portfolio, the company aims to bolster revenue…
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Health

Too Much Sugar, Not Enough Fibre? This Startup Kills Two Birds with One Enzyme

Anay Mridul Feb 27, 2024

UK startup Zya has emerged from stealth with a dietary solution that can convert sugar into fibre for your gut, with hopes to get regulatory approval and commercialise in 2026. American adults eat 17 teaspoons of added sugar every day –…
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