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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.

Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

Israel’s DairyX Foods Unveils ‘Self-Assembling’ Animal-Free Casein Micelles, Eyes 2027 US Launch

Anay Mridul Sep 25, 2024

Israeli startup DairyX Foods has developed a method to make precision-fermented casein proteins that self-assemble into micelles. To deliver stretchy, melty cheese and firmer, creamier yoghurt free from cows, DairyX Foods has come upon…
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Eco Packaging

Seaweed Packaging: Notpla Closes £20M Series A Extension to Fuel US Expansion & Sell 100 Million Plastic-Free Units

Anay Mridul Sep 25, 2024

UK seaweed packaging startup Notpla has closed a £20M ($26.8M) Series A extension to expand to the US and replace 100 million single-use plastic items by 2026. Notpla, the London-based maker of sustainable packaging, has snapped up £20M…
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Alt Protein

Mushroom Innovator Fable Foods Opens Its Spores to Blended Meat – Here’s Why

Anay Mridul Sep 24, 2024

Fable Foods co-founder and CEO Michael Fox explains why the company has decided to work with meat producers on blended applications. Climate Week NYC is coinciding with a new era for blended meat, with a major taste test revealing that…
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Green Finance

Plant-Based Food Offers Far Better Returns on Climate Investment Than EVs or Green Energy: Study

Anay Mridul Sep 24, 2024

Investing in a plant-based food system offers much greater emissions cuts per dollar than renewable energy or electric vehicles, shows a new report. If governments and investors put the same amount of money into plant-based food as they…
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Future Foods

Americans Like Blended Meat Burgers & Nuggets More Than Their Bestselling 100% Animal Counterparts

Anay Mridul Sep 24, 2024

In a comprehensive survey about blended meat, Americans were found to prefer half-meat, half-plant burgers and nuggets more than the market-leading, fully animal-derived products. People prefer the taste of blended meat over most…
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Alt Dairy

DIY Dairy: 7 Brands Making Oat Milk Powders for At-Home Use

Anay Mridul Sep 24, 2024

A host of brands are innovating with oat milk powders in multiple flavours to cut packaging waste and offer personalisation – here are seven of the best. Oat milk has quickly become the darling of the plant-based milk space, which…
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Vegan

90% of Patients Satisfied with NYC’s Plant-Based Hospital Meals Scheme

Anay Mridul Sep 23, 2024

New York City's Health + Hospitals scheme for plant-based meals has received overwhelming support from patients and led to reduced food costs and emissions. Half of all patients in New York City's public hospitals chose to eat vegan…
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Vegan

Australia’s vEEF Rolls Out Plant-Based Beef Mince and Sausages Cheaper Than Meat

Anay Mridul Sep 23, 2024

In Australia, vEEF has introduced a new range of meat analogues that are priced lower than animal-derived meat, keying into consumer trends. Nearly a year after its merger with Love Buds, vEEF is rolling out a new range of plant-based…
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Zero Waste

Climate Experts Develop Methodology for Food Banks to Measure & Reduce Methane Emissions

Anay Mridul Sep 23, 2024

By diverting food waste, each food bank prevents as many emissions as 900 cars for a year, according to a new methodology designed to curb methane emissions. The food system has a methane problem. The greenhouse gas has contributed…
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Cell-Based News

India’s Health Minister Calls for Regulatory Reform of Novel Foods to Meet ‘Evolving Consumer Preferences’

Anay Mridul Sep 23, 2024

At a food safety summit in New Delhi, India's health minister JP Nadda underscored the importance of building a regulatory framework for novel foods like cultivated meat. The Indian government's support for alternative proteins…
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Alt Protein

Forma Foods Unveils ‘Chaotic’ 3D Printing Tech for Michelin-Starred Vegan Beef

Anay Mridul Sep 20, 2024

Mexico's Forma Foods is making whole-cut plant-based meat using a 3D printing technique that has impressed Michelin-starred chefs. What started as a bioprinting firm in 2017 has turned into a full-fledged food tech startup, leveraging…
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Chocolate

Treets Taps ChoViva’s Cocoa-Free Chocolate for New Vegan Peanut Dragées

Anay Mridul Sep 20, 2024

Planet A Foods has partnered with Katjes International to launch a cocoa-free, plant-based version of the famous Treets peanut dragées. Katjes International is bringing out a cocoa- and dairy-free version of Treets Peanuts, thanks to a…
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Green Finance

Mycelium Innovator Ecovative Raises $28M to Propel MyBacon Growth & Launch Eco-Leather

Anay Mridul Sep 20, 2024

New York-based Ecovative has secured $28M in a growth equity round to expand its mycelium-based MyBacon product and introduce new sustainable leather materials. To advance its food and fashion innovations, US mycelium startup Ecovative…
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Food & Nutrition

UK’s Top 10 Food Companies Produce More Emissions Than the Entire Country: Report

Anay Mridul Sep 20, 2024

The 10 largest food and drink producers in the UK are responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions globally than the entire aviation industry, new analysis shows. Big Food is polluting the planet more than all the flights we take, and…
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Green Finance

Government Subsidies to Planet-Harming Sectors Surpass $2.6T, Going Against Global Climate Goals

Anay Mridul Sep 19, 2024

Since 2022, environmentally harmful subsidies from governments have risen by roughly $800B, now accounting for 2.5% of the world's GDP each year. Despite pledging to repurpose at least $500B of planet-harming subsidies a year by 2030,…
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Alt Protein

After 136 Years, Italy’s Gruppo Tonazzo is Ditching Meat for Plant-Based

Anay Mridul Sep 19, 2024

Italian legacy meat producer Gruppo Tonazzo is shuttering its meat business to solely focus on plant-based proteins via its Kioene brand. Driven by its impact on the environment and people's health, one of Italy's oldest meat…
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Alt Protein

UK Regulator to Reform Approval Process for Cultivated Meat & Precision Fermentation

Anay Mridul Sep 19, 2024

The UK's Food Standards Agency has announced it will implement changes to speed up and 'modernise' the authorisation process for novel foods. But experts say more needs to be done. Next year, the UK's food safety regulator will…
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Alt Protein

86% of Spaniards Would Eat More Plant-Based Meat If They Deliver on Taste, Health & Environmental Benefits

Anay Mridul Sep 19, 2024

A majority of consumers in Spain are open to eating more meat analogues if they offer nutritional and taste parity alongside a lower environmental impact. In Spain, over half of consumers (56%) have eaten plant-based meat in the last…
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Alt Dairy

The Future of Dairy: Are Alternative Protein Startups the Solution to Big Dairy’s Problems?

Anay Mridul Sep 18, 2024

A new report looks at the challenges facing dairy and its more planet-friendly alternatives, and how collaborations between them can shape the future of dairy. Globally, dairy might be a $944B market, but it is facing growing pains in…
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Future Foods

Future Food Quick Bites: Vegan Uggs, Plant-Based Stroopwafels & Beer from Pasta Waste

Anay Mridul Sep 18, 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 Alpro's new flavoured barista milk, vegan footwear wins, and Violife's…
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Health

‘Major Inconsistency’: Danone Removes Nutri-Score Label from Dairy & Plant-Based Milk Packaging

Anay Mridul Sep 18, 2024

Danone is scrapping the Nutri-Score label from its dairy and plant-based milks, after its revised algorithm classed these products as beverages. It is facing fierce criticism. French food and drink giant Danone is removing the…
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