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Alessandra Franco discovered her love for building relationships and partnerships after leaving the entertainment industry to produce events in the nonprofit sector, which saw her manage large productions such as PETA’s35th Anniversary Party. Born and raised in Brazil, Alessandra began her career in marketing, attended film school, and worked in international publicity. Now Green Queen's Global Head of Partnerships, Alessandra is happiest when outdoors and is committed to a vegan lifestyle, sustainability, the environment, animal rights, and social responsibility. She’s also a sci-fi nerd, a foodie, and the proud mama of two Brazilian kitties Bobo and Minnie.

Alt Protein

We Tested 9 Vegan Eggs and There Were 2 With Perfect Scores

Alessandra Franco Sep 21, 2022

It’s crazy to think that just a decade ago, there were no animal-free alternatives to chicken eggs. If you went vegan, it meant saying goodbye to eating, cooking, and baking with eggs. So, the fact that I reached out to about 20 different…
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Alt Dairy

Tasted & Reviewed: The Best Animal-Free & Plant-Based Cream Cheese Spreads

Alessandra Franco Aug 17, 2022

Not every alt protein cream cheese is made equal and that’s a great thing! If you poll every one of your friends on what their favorite cream cheese is, you will not get anywhere near consensus. There’s an array of choices on the market…
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Vegan

The Vegan Women Summit Brought 800 Women Together for One Day. This Is What It Was Like Being One of Them.

Alessandra Franco Apr 30, 2022

On a sunny and very hot Friday this past April, I attended the Vegan Women Summit (VWS) in downtown Los Angeles. The all-day event took place at the City Market Social House and brought together 800 vegan female powerhouses, from…
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Alt Protein

Expo West 2022 Review: The 10 Best Future Foods We Tasted

Alessandra Franco Mar 24, 2022

Expo West, which is held in March in Los Angeles at the Anaheim Convention Center, boasted over 2,700 exhibitors and 50,000 attendees filling the venue’s 480,000 square feet. It's the largest natural food tradeshow in the U.S., and Green…
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Alt Protein

Plant Based World Expo NYC: The 11 Best Vegan Foods We Tried

Alessandra Franco Dec 19, 2021

What was it like attending the Plant Based World Expo in New York City? Green Queen tried it all and there were so many great vegan foods it was hard to pinpoint the best, but we narrowed it down to these. After spending the few months…
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