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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.

Vegan

Health is ‘Main Reason’ Americans Eat Plant-Based Meat Now – Cheaper, Tastier Products Are Key for Growth

Anay Mridul Oct 24, 2024

Americans are attracted to meat analogues mainly for their health benefits, but to overcome the sales slump, plant-based companies must offer better-tasting and cheaper products. The health halo created by meat producers is fluttering.…
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Alt Protein

Meatable CEO Jeff Tripician: ‘I’d Be Disappointed If We Don’t Have Approval in 5 Countries Next Year’

Anay Mridul Oct 23, 2024

Meatable's Jeff Tripician gets practical. In an exclusive interview, he tells Green Queen about his journey from meat industry veteran to cultivated meat CEO, why these proteins should be more expensive, the company's upcoming Series C…
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Future Foods

Future Food Quick Bites: Vegan Holiday Meals, Cultivated Leather & Cheap Alt-Milk

Anay Mridul Oct 23, 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 oat milk dessert brand, Next Level Burger's holiday feast, and…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

As Losses Swell, Quorn Shakes Up C-Suite with Ex-Heineken Exec As New CEO

Anay Mridul Oct 23, 2024

David Flochel, former managing director of Heineken UK, will take over as CEO of Quorn Foods following a period of continued sales pressures on the business. The UK's largest meat-free business is hoping to turn the page on a tumultuous…
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Alt Dairy

The Newest Plant-Based Milk is Made from Watermelon Seeds

Anay Mridul Oct 23, 2024

Força Foods, a California-based startup, is making watermelon seed milk to combat the water footprint of traditional dairy alternatives. It's among a host of new-age alt-milks keeping consumers invested in the category. Let's get one…
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Alt Protein

Impossible Foods Hits Back At Plant-Based Meat Misinformation with Online ‘Health Hub’

Anay Mridul Oct 22, 2024

Plant-based meat pioneer Impossible Foods has launched a Health Hub to battle misinformation about the industry, and has attained a new health certification for its Lite Beef. In recent months, Peter McGuinness has been very vocal about…
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Cell-Based News

Cultivated Meat Startups Form Partnership to Bring Novel Pet Food to Californians

Anay Mridul Oct 22, 2024

Californian startups Friends & Family Pet Food Company and Novel Farms are co-developing cultivated meat for pets, and are already engaging with regulators. Friends & Family Pet Food Company, the newly launched startup focused…
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Cell-Based News

Ahead of Singapore Approval, French Startup Hosts Tasting for Cultivated Chicken

Anay Mridul Oct 22, 2024

French cultivated chicken startup Vital Meat showcased its ingredient in a public tasting in Singapore, where it expects regulatory approval "very soon". With a market launch on the horizon, Vital Meat organised a cultivated meat event…
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Green Finance

US Govt Loans $25M for Voyage Foods to Build Large Cocoa-Free Chocolate Factory

Anay Mridul Oct 22, 2024

US food tech startup Voyage Foods is set to open a large-scale manufacturing facility for its ethical pantry staples, aided by a $25M loan from the government. Recognising the vulnerability of the global cocoa supply, the US Department…
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Vegan Grocery Shopping

Lidl Becomes First UK Retailer to Set ‘Protein Split’ Targets, Committing to Sell More Plant-Based Meat & Dairy

Anay Mridul Oct 21, 2024

With a new plant-based private label, Lidl GB has announced that it will make a quarter of its meat and fish sales vegan by 2030, whilst also doubling the current share of non-dairy alternatives. German discount supermarket Lidl is…
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Future Foods

MicroLub, A Startup Replacing Fat With Water, Beefs Up Budget with $4.5M Round

Anay Mridul Oct 21, 2024

UK deep tech startup MicroLub has closed a £3.5M ($4.5M) funding round to replace fats and oils with its plant-based microgels. Oil and water may not go together, but who says they have to? For one British startup, water can…
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Food & Nutrition

Indian Plant-Based Meat Products Are Nutritionally On Par With Animal Proteins – And Sometimes Even Better

Anay Mridul Oct 21, 2024

Plant-based meat and egg alternatives in India meet the government's standards for 'high-protein' products, a new analysis has shown. In a country where food attitudes are driven as much by health as they are by religion, and four in…
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Future Foods

Lidl’s Climate Target Makes It A ‘Frontrunner’ in the Protein Transition, But Speedier Action is Needed

Anay Mridul Oct 19, 2024

German supermarket Lidl has extended its target to reduce Scope 3 emissions, which nearly make up its entire climate footprint. But experts say the shift to plant proteins needs to be accelerated. European retail giant Lidl has revised…
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Green Business

WWF Develops Tool to Help Retailers Meet Planetary Goals By Ramping Up Plant-Based Food Sales

Anay Mridul Oct 18, 2024

The World Wildlife Fund has launched a tool for supermarkets to align their sales with their climate goals, urging them to sell more plant-based food than animal protein. With retailers playing a key role in the food system's emissions…
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Future Foods

Duckweed, Sea Moss & Eco-Friendly Booze Among Whole Foods Market’s Top Trends for 2025

Anay Mridul Oct 18, 2024

Whole Foods Market has published its annual list of food trends for the upcoming year, highlighting 'plant-based aquatic ingredients' as a key category to watch. 2025 could be the year of duckweed, sea moss, agar agar and other vegan…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

The Better Meat Co Takes Its Mycoprotein to Asia with Singapore Regulatory Approval

Anay Mridul Oct 18, 2024

Californian startup The Better Meat Co has received regulatory approval for its Rhiza mycoprotein ingredient in Singapore, paving the way for its international debut. The Better Meat Co is now cleared to sell its Rhiza mycoprotein in…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

German Ministry Grants €2.6M to Project Upcycling Dairy Waste Into Mycelium Protein

Anay Mridul Oct 17, 2024

Infinite Roots and the Hamburg University of Technology have received a €2.6M grant from the German government to develop tech that transforms whey into a feedstock to grow mycelium. As mycelium protein mushrooms in popularity, the…
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Cell-Based News

Czech Startup Introduces Cultivated Burgers Priced the Same As Premium Beef

Anay Mridul Oct 17, 2024

Prague-based Bene Meat Technologies has produced its first cultivated burger, which it says will be at price parity with premium beef. It has also hinted at an update on its pet food venture. Bene Meat Technologies, the Czech producer…
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Alt Protein

Aussie Plant Based Co Acquired By Smart Foods A Week After Liquidation

Anay Mridul Oct 17, 2024

The Aussie Plant Based Co has been acquired by Queensland-based Smart Foods, eight days after entering liquidation due to cashflow problems. It was only three weeks ago that Queensland-based vEEF introduced a new lineup of…
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Health

UK Hospitals Urged to Follow NYC’s Lead & Make Vegan Food the Norm By 1,200+ Health Experts

Anay Mridul Oct 17, 2024

A score of health experts and climate activists are calling on the UK's public health service to make plant-based food the default option in hospitals. Gut health guru Tim Spector, environmentalist Chris Packham, and climate journalist…
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Climate Change

Denmark Invests $2.1B to Speed Up Green Transition, With Major Focus on Climate-Friendly Agriculture

Anay Mridul Oct 17, 2024

The Danish government is pouring 15 billion kroner into green research and innovation, which includes a focus on climate-friendly agriculture and alternative proteins. To speed up its path to net zero by 2045, Denmark is investing 15…
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