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4 Mins Read The country that eats more pork than any other could be looking at a pork-less future. As China battles the African swine fever that has wiped out millions of pigs domestically and across the wider Asian region, the alternative meat movement has taken off. A plethora of plant-based and cellular meat startups, including both local […]
3 Mins Read Zhenmeat, a new Chinese food-tech startup, brings plant-based meat analogs tailored to Chinese cuisines, from dimsum to stuffed peppers to mooncakes. The Beijing-based company launches their plant-protein and fungus based meat alternative on the market today, and hopes to not only target vegans and vegetarians, but meat eaters too. Dubbed the “Chinese version of Impossible […]
4 Mins Read Ever since the hashtag #prayforamazonia became a global Twitter trend this week, there has been a renewed interest in and awareness of the deforestation of the Amazon in relation to climate change. Commentators from all over are suddenly waxing poetic about the devastating loss of the planet’s lungs and criticising Brazil’s new far-right President, Jair […]
6 Mins Read You’ve surely seen the rise in fibre bowls. Light in weight, brown in colour, and clearly marked as compostable, biodegradable, plant-based – these have sprouted all over town in cafés and restaurants, replacing styrofoam or wax-lined paper cups in a bid to “go green”. They’ve become the food industry’s widely adopted measure, representing some kind […]
3 Mins Read Wall Street vastly underestimated the demand for the IPO of Beyond Meat, the world’s first vegan meat alternative to list on the US Stock Market. Originally priced at US$ 25, the BYND shares almost tripled during trading hours, reaching a high of US$ 73 before closing at US$ 65.75, gaining over 160% in value. BYND […]
2 Mins Read Make way for flexitarians! A growing number of Hong Kong consumers are now following a semi-vegetarian diet as aspirations for a healthier lifestyle are motivating the masses to prioritize fruits and veggies. A biannual Hong Kong Vegetarian Habit Survey conducted by social enterprise Green Monday has disclosed that nearly a quarter of Hong Kong’s population […]
12 Mins Read If one more person tells me Hong Kong is not vegan-friendly, I may actually scream! No, but seriously. 2018 is the year that vegan diets went mainstream worldwide. It is also the year that Hong Kong’s vegan dining offerings got seriously awesome. I want more people to know about them, hence this piece. Part of […]
4 Mins Read Not sure why everyone you know is suddenly going meatless? Unless you live in a cave, you will have noticed that there are more and more headlines about people going vegan and about the negative environmental and health consequences of animal agriculture. But there’s so much information out there, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. Which […]
4 Mins Read You’re busy, we get it. That’s why we created the GREEN QUEEN SCOOP. We scour the international headlines from around the globe to find the most important health, wellness & environmental stories so you don’t have to! 1. Vegan burger goes gangbusters in Hong Kong Beyond Meat Sales Quadrupled in Hong Kong Over Past Year, […]
3 Mins Read #PLANTCOLLAB Grassroots Pantry and Green Common are finally teaming up – starting October 23, Chef Peggy Chan’s Hollywood Road eatery will serve up the world-changing Beyond Meat Burger with a Sichuan mala twist and a side of lotus root chips. #TEATIME Central crafted tea spot Flamingo Bloom only just launched this past July but […]
5 Mins Read With more and more people looking to lead a plant-based lifestyle, Hong Kong has progressed leaps and bounds in terms of offering conscious consumers vegan grocery options: green grocery stores have been sprouting up all over our fair city. If you’re tired of reading labels and researching ingredients, these specialty stores have done most of the […]
6 Mins Read Ok so burgers don’t always qualify as super healthy but…who doesn’t love a good burger? Life’s too short not to enjoy what many feel is the perfect sandwich once in a while. There are no shortage of places to go if you love your carne, but what about the plant-based amongst us? We roundup our favourite veggie […]