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    A retired ballet dancer, Rebecca has pivoted her career to focus on sustainability and environmental conservation. She believes that improving how we treat the environment, other animals and ourselves is best achieved through a combination of private sector engagement and revamping personal approaches to global challenges. She has previously worked with Harvard University to design interactive and experiential environmental course material in Boston, and led communications and environmental advocacy for the UN Refugee Agency’s Livelihoods and Energy and Environment Units in Geneva. With expertise in ESG reporting, the development and implementation of sustainability strategies, and impact driven research, she helps her clients better understand their role in sustainable development.

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    Meat, Masculinity & the Manosphere: How Misinformation is Driving Young Men Towards Beef

    Anay Mridul May 9, 2025
    The social media manosphere is driving young men towards meat, with 40% of 16- to 24-year-olds eating more animal protein than they did last year, according to environmental charity Hubbub. "No one wants to be the guy in the pub…
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    Tesco Admits Plant-Based Meat Target Is ‘Highly Unlikely’ Amid Changing UK Diets

    Anay Mridul May 9, 2025
    The UK's largest retailer is not on track to meet its goal of increasing plant-based meat sales by 300% by this year, as consumers show an appetite for vegetables, beans, and tofu instead. In a further sign of the UK's dietary shift…
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    Plant-Based Meals Offer Triple Win for Health, Planet & Wallet, Shows Study

    Anay Mridul May 9, 2025
    A comparison of like-for-like meat-based, vegetarian and whole-food plant-based meals shows that the latter can improve micronutrient intake, reduce climate impact, and lower costs. Plant-based meals in restaurants, cafeterias and…
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    Alt Materials

    UK Startup Raises $6.7M to Scale AI-Designed Microbial Protein Fibres for Next-Gen Textiles

    Anay Mridul May 9, 2025
    London-based Solena Materials has secured $6.7M in seed funding for its microbial protein fibres, which are created using AI and provide a plastic-free alternative for the fashion industry. Making fibres from microbial proteins, Solena…
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    Future Foods

    5 Minutes with A Future Food VC: Flora Ventures’s Gil Horsky

    Anay Mridul May 8, 2025
    In our interview series, we quiz future food investors about the solutions that excite them the most, their favourite climate-forward restaurant, and what they look for in successful founders. Gil Horky is the Founding Managing Partner…
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    Alt Protein

    As Sales Slide Again in ‘Disappointing’ Q1, Beyond Meat Nets $100M in Debt Funding

    Anay Mridul May 8, 2025
    Beyond Meat saw year-on-year revenue drop by 9% in what it termed "clearly a disappointing" Q1 2025, and announced a $100M debt financing deal to shore up its liquidity. Following two consecutive quarters of year-on-year revenue…
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    Health

    Despite Misinformation, 50% of Americans Still Find Plant-Based Diets Healthy

    Anay Mridul May 8, 2025
    Half of Americans recognise the health benefits of a vegan diet, but they need reassurance from their primary care doctors to eat more plants. While a majority of Americans say they are happy to eat more plant-based food and know it's…
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    Cell-Based News

    EU Must Cut the Red Tape for Cultivated Meat, Says Consumer Group

    Anay Mridul May 7, 2025
    Half of Europeans say eating less meat will become mainstream in the next decade, and a similar number are open to trying cultivated meat, if the EU food safety regulator approves it. The EU must remove roadblocks and speed up the…
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    Future Foods

    Future Food Quick Bites: Science Museum, Fermented Rapeseed & Shifting Shelves

    Anay Mridul May 7, 2025
    Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers the Science Museum's future food exhibit, Beyond Steak's UK debut, and a Dutch public-private plant-based partnership. …
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    Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

    Mycelium Protein Firm Meati to Be Sold for $4M After Bank-Induced Crisis

    Anay Mridul May 7, 2025
    Embattled alternative protein firm Meati Foods is set to sell for just $4M after an unprecedented financial crisis that turned the business on its head. Two months after a bank swept most of its cash reserves in an unexpected move,…
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    Cell-Based News

    ‘Frankenstein Meets The Matrix’: Montana & Indiana Become Latest US States to Ban Cultivated Meat

    Anay Mridul May 7, 2025
    Montana Governor Greg Gianforte has signed a bill that prevents the production or sale of cultivated meat in the state, while Indiana has introduced a two-year prohibition. From October 1, manufacturing or selling cultivated meat in…
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    Alt Materials

    Lab-Grown Leather: Faircraft Snaps Up VitroLabs to Scale Up Future Material

    Anay Mridul May 6, 2025
    French startup Faircraft has acquired the assets of fellow lab-grown leather maker VitroLabs in a bid to reach industrial-scale production of the alternative material. In a major consolidatory move in the nascent lab-grown leather…
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    Health

    New Global Study Shows Additives in Ultra-Processed Food Can Increase Risk of Early Death

    Anay Mridul May 6, 2025
    In an international study, experts suggest that ultra-processed foods and the "artificial" additives in them can raise the risk of premature death. Between 4-14% of premature deaths in eight countries are attributed to the consumption…
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    Food & Nutrition

    Could ‘Plant Points’ Be the Winning Way to Get People to Eat Less Meat?

    Anay Mridul May 6, 2025
    As nutritionists and gut health experts encourage consumers to eat 30 different plants a week, counting 'plant points' could be an effective nudge to get people to transition to plant-forward diets. There's a reason why Japan has one of…
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    Alt Protein

    Plant Based Meat Is Too Generic, Says Study on How Culture Shapes Eating Habits

    Anay Mridul May 6, 2025
    A new study about consumers in Singapore and the UK illustrates the importance of culture when assessing people's motivations for eating plant-based meat, with clues for brands on how to leverage the cultural contrast. Plant-based meat…
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    Alt Protein

    ‘Pivotal Moment’: Green Bonds Group Launches First-Ever Climate Finance Tool for Alternative Proteins

    Anay Mridul May 5, 2025
    The Climate Bonds Initiative, whose certification programme helps mobilise finance for climate solutions, has introduced a criterion dedicated to unlocking alternative protein investment. There's no two ways about it: we need to change…
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    Future Foods

    This Singapore Bar Shows Diners What Food Will Look Like in the Future

    Anay Mridul May 5, 2025
    From gas protein and bean-free coffee to cultured quail and upcycled kombucha, Fura is opening up the future of food to Singaporeans. One of the hottest additions to the Asia's 50 Best Bars list last year, the cult bar is putting…
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    Alt Protein

    Swiss Ban on Plant-Based Meat Labels ‘Contradictory’ to National Nutrition Strategy

    Anay Mridul May 5, 2025
    Switzerland's highest court has introduced labelling rules for plant-based meat products that it claims would avoid confusing customers; in reality, further confusion is likely to be the outcome. Animal names like 'chicken' or 'beef'…
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    Vegan Dining

    These 11 Hotels in China Are Leading the Way with Plant-Based Food Policies

    Anay Mridul May 5, 2025
    Some of the largest hotel companies in China have received an A+ rating for plant-based policy commitments in a scorecard released at Shanghai Climate Week. Marriott Greater China, Langham Hospitality, IHG Hotels & Resorts and eight…
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    Cell-Based News

    Meatable Bets on Singapore Factory for Global Scale-Up of Cultivated Pork

    Anay Mridul May 2, 2025
    Dutch startup Meatable has partnered with Singapore-based TruMeat to build a large-scale facility to produce cultivated meat at cost-competitive levels. As it awaits regulatory approval in the island nation, Meatable is planning to…
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    Health

    Lack of Time & Training Holding Back Plant-Based Nutrition Support During Pregnancy

    Anay Mridul May 2, 2025
    Only 72% of midwives feel prepared to advise pregnant patients on plant-based nutrition, highlighting the need for further education. While most midwives have a positive attitude towards plant-based pregnancies, many feel unprepared to…
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