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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.

Circular Economy

Burger King Teams Up With Circular Packaging Startup Loop To Trial Reusable Containers

Sally Ho Oct 26, 2020

Burger King has announced a new partnership with circular packaging service startup Loop to pilot reusable packaging for its iconic menu items like the Whopper and drinks. As a part of the trial, customers in select Burger King restaurants…
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Eco Sneakers

Cariuma Launches New Long-Lasting Vegan & Carbon-Neutral Sneakers

Sally Ho Oct 26, 2020

Brazilian eco sneaker brand Cariuma has added a brand new sneaker to its sustainable shoe line-up. Called the IBI High, the new shoes are vegan-friendly, carbon-neutral and features a water repellent upper. As with the brand’s…
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Alt Protein

Meat-Tech Invests US$1.2M In Cultured Fat Startup Peace Of Meat Ahead Of Acquisition

Sally Ho Oct 26, 2020

Following Israeli cultivated meat food tech Meat-Tech 3D’s earlier announcement that it has signed a letter of intent to purchase a cultured fat company, the startup has now revealed that the company in question is Peace of Meat. It has…
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Alt Protein

Did Spanish Food Tech Heura Just Launch The World’s Healthiest Plant-Based Burger?

Sally Ho Oct 25, 2020

Heura, the Barcelona-based vegan meat startup, has just launched a new burger dubbed as the healthiest on the market. Thanks to its innovative fat analogue that helps transform extra virgin olive oil into a solid form, Heura’s latest…
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Interviews

Q&A w/ Philippines Plant-Based Pioneer WTH Foods: “To Market To The Masses, Taste Is Number One”

Sally Ho Oct 23, 2020

Stephen Michael Co is the co-founder and CEO of WTH Foods – aka Worth The Health – the first homegrown plant-based meat startup in the Philippines. Having recently joined Big Idea Ventures’ (BIV) latest food tech accelerator programme, the…
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Alt Protein

Leaders Of Tomorrow: 2020 GEN T List Features 6 Asia Alt Protein Trailblazers For The First Time

Sally Ho Oct 23, 2020

Launched by Tatler Asia, the annual Generation T (Gen.T) list recognises 400 figures who are shaping the region’s future, from founders and entrepreneurs to tech gurus and creatives who are working to drive positive impact. Last year saw…
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Trends

abillionveg Report: 4 Key Facts About The Global Rise Of Conscious Consumerism

Sally Ho Oct 23, 2020

It’s become pretty clear that consumer preferences have changed drastically over the past few years alone. We at Green Queen have highlighted before how millennials and Gen Zs are at the forefront of the movement. But we could be entering…
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Alt Protein

Latin America’s Alt Protein Scene Is Hot Right Now, Here’s What You Need To Know

Sally Ho Oct 22, 2020

The appetite for alternative proteins is reaching new heights all over the world, especially in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, which has kicked off even greater consumer enthusiasm and investor interest in the fast-growing food tech…
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Green Business

Agri-Tech Asia: These 9 Sustainable Startups Are Fixing Our Food Systems

Sally Ho Oct 22, 2020

At the upcoming Asia-Pacific Agri-Food Innovation Summit taking place virtually November 18-20 this year, nine exciting Asia-based startups will be pitching their sustainable technologies that will help build up our food system’s…
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Renewables

Airbus Designs New Planes To Make Zero-Emission Flights Take Off By 2035

Sally Ho Oct 22, 2020

European aircraft maker Airbus has revealed three new concepts for the world’s first zero-emission commercial planes, which the company believes can be rolled out within the next 15 years. Each design explores different technologies and…
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Green Business

Mars Says It Has Achieved Deforestation-Free Palm Oil Supply Chain

Sally Ho Oct 22, 2020

American multinational confectionery and food giant Mars, Inc. has recently announced that it has delivered on its pledge to achieve a deforestation-free palm oil supply chain. According to the firm, the milestone required a dramatic…
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Green Finance

Global Firms Managing Assets Worth US$16 Trillion Agree To Scale-Up Sustainable Investment

Sally Ho Oct 22, 2020

After a meeting with United Nations secretary-general António Guterres, an alliance of the world’s biggest firms have agreed to deliver strategies to scale-up sustainable investments. With countries around the world still reeling from the…
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Alt Protein

Plant-Based Food Firm LIVEKINDLY Collective Raises US$135M For Portfolio Brands Launch & Expansion

Sally Ho Oct 22, 2020

The LIVEKINDLY Collective, a plant-based food company formerly known as Foods United that rebranded after the acquisition of the vegan media publisher of the same name earlier this year, has announced that it has secured US$135 million in…
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Alt Protein

Is Impossible Dairy Next? Plant-Based Giant To Double R&D Team & Expand Into Milk & Fish

Sally Ho Oct 21, 2020

Plant-based food tech Impossible Foods is making waves this week, announcing just shortly after launching retail in Asia for the first time that it is now planning to double the size of its Silicon Valley-based R&D team. Over the…
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Vegan

New Plant-Based Food Company Files For IPO To Raise US$250M & Top Beyond Meat Record

Sally Ho Oct 21, 2020

Natural Order Acquisition Corp., a blank check company founded this year and focused on sustainable plant-based food products, has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to raise US$250 million in an initial public…
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Eco Lifestyle

Corona Beer Launches ‘Paradise Advisor’ To Support Colombian Eco Tourism Amid Pandemic

Sally Ho Oct 21, 2020

Beer brand Corona has recently introduced Paradise Advisor in Colombia, a new platform showcasing eco-friendly accommodation across the country to encourage local sustainable travel. Running on a similar business model as online vacation…
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Alt Protein

Eat Just To Build Singapore Plant Protein Facility To Meet Asia Demand With Up To US$120M Investment

Sally Ho Oct 20, 2020

Eat Just, the San Francisco-based food tech that pioneered the plant-based egg, has just announced a new partnership with a consortium led by investment management firm Proterra to build a new production facility in Singapore. It marks Eat…
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Alt Protein

Singapore’s TurtleTree Labs Wins Entrepreneurship World Cup US$500,000 Prize For Its Lab-Grown Milk From All Mammals

Sally Ho Oct 20, 2020

TurtleTree Labs, the world’s first startup to develop lab-grown milk with the same composition as real dairy milk without any cows, has just won the grand prize amongst the 175,000 companies competing at the Entrepreneurship World Cup…
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Alt Protein

Impossible Foods Launches Retail At 200 Stores In Hong Kong & Singapore

Sally Ho Oct 20, 2020

During an exclusive virtual media conference held today (October 20), which featured the food tech’s senior executives attended by Green Queen, Impossible Foods officially announced the first retail launch of its plant-based products in…
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Alt Protein

Australian Plant Meat Startup v2food Closes Record US$55M Series B To Gear Up For Asia Launch

Sally Ho Oct 20, 2020

Australian plant-based meat startup v2food has just announced a AU$77 million (US$55 million) Series B round, breaking records as the largest funding round in the category within the country. The financing was led by major institutional…
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Alt Protein

Dairy Farmer’s Grandson Launches Plant-Based Cheese Range At Major U.K. Retailers

Sally Ho Oct 20, 2020

Founded two years ago by a grandson of a Devonshire dairy farmer, Amsterdam-based plant-based cheese brand Willicroft is now bringing its products back into the U.K. market. Launching at major retailers including Waitrose, Wholefoods,…
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