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Sally Ho is Green Queen's resident writer and lead reporter. Passionate about the environment, social issues and health, she is always looking into the latest climate stories in Hong Kong and beyond. A long-time vegan, she also hopes to promote healthy and plant-based lifestyle choices in Asia. Sally has a background in Politics and International Relations from her studies at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Vegan

IKEA Pledge: 50% Of Its Restaurant Dishes Will Be Plant-Based By 2025

Sally Ho Nov 26, 2020

In its latest sustainability push, home furnishing giant IKEA has committed to making at least 50% of dishes served at its restaurant section plant-based by 2025. The Swedish company will also be bolstering the number of plant-based…
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Alt Protein

‘Indistinguishable’ Vegan Ice Cream Maker Eclipse Foods Ruses Star-Studded US$12M Series A

Sally Ho Nov 26, 2020

Eclipse Foods, the food tech that makes dairy products that are “indistinguishable” from its conventional counterparts, has raised US$12 million in its Series A funding round. Having already launched its vegan ice cream via retail…
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Alt Protein

Plant-Based Chorizo: 5 Things Chile’s Pow! Foods Founders Want You To Know

Sally Ho Nov 26, 2020

Did you know that 5% of Chileans now consider themselves vegetarian? This is huge news in a country where meaty family barbecues are an every-weekend occurrence. Meet Pow! Foods, Chile’s up-and-coming startup creating plant-based meat…
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Biodiversity

This New App Takes Users To The ‘Frontlines Of Wildlife Conservation’ In Real-Time

Sally Ho Nov 26, 2020

While many of us see animal and wildlife conservation as important issues, it’s not always clear what the actionable steps exist to make a difference. Now, a new app is being developed to do exactly that, taking users onto the “frontlines”…
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Animal Rights

Joaquin Phoenix: New Photobook Uncovers “Darkest, Most Unsettling’ Realities Of Slaughterhouses”

Sally Ho Nov 26, 2020

Warning: The images and content in this article may be disturbing to some readers. A newly published photobook documenting humanity’s cruel relationship with animals has been described by award-winning actor and activist Joaquin Phoenix…
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Climate Change

Could these These Mushroom Balls Solve Climate Change In Your Backyard?

Sally Ho Nov 26, 2020

No, not the kind that you eat, but a new type of “mushroom ball” that you can place in your garden to help absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Developed by NetZero, which will soon be launching through a Kickstarter campaign, these…
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Alt Protein

Change Foods Closes Oversubscribed US$875K Pre-Seed Round For Animal-Free Cheese Made By Precision Fermentation

Sally Ho Nov 25, 2020 0

Change Foods is on a mission to create the dairy products that consumers love, but without the environmental, ethical and health issues associated with traditional dairy production. Unlike many non-dairy alternatives made from plants,…
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Alt Protein

M&S Launches Innovation Hub To Develop Plant-Based Foods & Plastic-Free Packaging Solutions

Sally Ho Nov 25, 2020

British retailer M&S will be opening an Innovation Hub to house its new “specialist team” focused on developing food solutions, including plant-based proteins and plastic-free packaging materials. It comes amid a wave of announcements…
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Vegan

Nuteese: Yoga Teacher Turned Raw Chef Launches Vegan Cheese Brand In Hong Kong

Sally Ho Nov 25, 2020

Born in Lebanon and spending most of her life in Canada after moving there in her teenage years, former yoga teacher Amy Elkhoury never imagined she would be starting a plant-based cheese brand in the bustling city of Hong Kong. But launch…
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Alt Protein

Middle East:Burger King Brings Plant-Based Rebel Whopper To Dubai

Sally Ho Nov 25, 2020

Burger King has brought its Rebel Whopper made with The Vegetarian Butcher’s plant-based patties to Dubai, after rolling out the new meatless option across 25 countries in Europe last year and adding vegan chicken nuggets to menus in…
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Trends

Meatless, Alcohol-Free & Flight-Shaming ‘Zillennials’ Will Take Over The World, Report Says

Sally Ho Nov 25, 2020

Gen Zs or “Zillennials” are on track to overtake the famous millennial cohort and are set to transform the way business and investing is done with their flight-shaming, plant-based and zero-alcohol habits. Analysts in a new Bank of America…
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Climate Change

Oil & Gas Firms Agree On U.N. Emissions Reporting Amid Pressure To Decarbonise Global Energy System

Sally Ho Nov 25, 2020

Oil and gas majors have just committed to a new framework to monitor, report and reduce their methane emissions in a move aimed at tackling “ one of the biggest and most solvable contributors to the climate crisis”. The…
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Alt Protein

Impossible Pork Named To Time Magazine’s ‘100 Best Inventions Of 2020’ List

Sally Ho Nov 24, 2020

Silicon Valley food tech Impossible Foods’ plant-based pork has just been named one of the best inventions of the year on Time Magazine’s prestigious annual list. Impossible Pork debuted earlier this year at a major tech trade show held in…
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Alt Protein

Australia’s Alt Protein Sector Poised For Exceptional Growth Thanks To Homegrown Superstars

Sally Ho Nov 24, 2020

Australia is no exception to the global plant-based trend in recent years, with the movement only picking up pace since the coronavirus pandemic with consumers increasingly shifting away from conventional meat amid headlines of…
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Alt Protein

Indian Cell-Based Food Tech ClearMeat To Trial Cultivated Minced Chicken At Price Parity

Sally Ho Nov 24, 2020

Indian first cell-based meat startup ClearMeat is set to pilot its first product, cultivated chicken mince, and has already reached price parity with its animal-based counterpart, marking a major feat for any alternative protein food tech…
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Fashion

H&M Circular: Textile Recycling Startup Renewcell Lands Multi-Year Agreement With Fashion Group

Sally Ho Nov 24, 2020

H&M Group has just announced an expansion of its partnership with Swedish textile recycling startup Renewcell as it strives to become more circular. As part of the multi-year agreement, Renewcell will supply the fast fashion giant with…
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Alt Protein

Canada’s The Very Good Food Company Goes Public In The U.S., Marking 2nd Plant-Based IPO

Sally Ho Nov 24, 2020

The Very Good Food Company, the parent group of Canadian plant-based meat brand The Very Good Butchers, has been approved for trading in the U.S. after its first IPO on the Canadian Stock Exchange (CSE) earlier in June this year. It will…
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Alt Protein

Singapore’s Shiok Meats Debuts World’s First Cell-Based Lobster Meat Prototype

Sally Ho Nov 23, 2020

Shiok Meats has just unveiled the world’s first cell-based lobster meat. In an exclusive tasting event, the Singapore cultivated seafood food tech showcased its newly developed crustacean-free product in a range of dishes alongside their…
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Alt Protein

Burger King Launches V2food’s Plant-Based Whopper In Philippines

Sally Ho Nov 23, 2020

Fast food giant Burger King has just partnered up with Australian food tech v2food to launch a new plant-based whopper to its menu in the Philippines. Firstly landing on the menus of Metro Manila and Luzon locations, the collaboration will…
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Alt Protein

OmniPork Luncheon Lands In Singapore Ahead January 2021 Green Common Store Launch

Sally Ho Nov 23, 2020

Hong Kong-based Green Monday has announced that it has launched its famous OmniPork Luncheon, the world’s first plant-based version of Spam, and OmniPork Strips to Singapore. It will be available on menus of partnering restaurants and at…
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Vegan

From Singapore To Spain: Deliveroo Sees Double Digit Growth In Vegan Orders Globally, Over 100% In Hong Kong & U.K.

Sally Ho Nov 23, 2020

Deliveroo, one of the world’s biggest food delivery platforms, has just revealed its latest statistics that show a massive surge in plant-based food orders. In the last twelve months alone, the platform has seen vegan orders increase by a…
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