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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.

Cell-Based News

Exclusive: Seoul Startup DaNAgreen’s Affordable 3D Scaffolds Enables Large-Scale Cultured Meat Production

Sally Ho Jan 21, 2021

Seoul-based startup DaNAgreen, who originally developed its proprietary scaffold that helps cells grow into a 3D structure for biomedical applications, is now making cultured meat its mission. Adapting its initial scaffolding dubbed…
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Alt Protein

ProVeg International & Veg Capital Team Up To Accelerate Food Tech Funding

Sally Ho Jan 21, 2021

ProVeg International and Veg Capital have partnered up to invest in food techs who are developing alternative proteins and sustainable food solutions. Together, the two organisations have already invested in two ProVeg Incubator alumni…
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Cell-Based News

Spain’s BioTech Foods To Lead US$6.3M Government-Backed Cultured Meat Project

Sally Ho Jan 21, 2021

Spanish startup BioTech Foods will be leading a new government-backed project that will see ten research institutions and seven organisations come together to make meat directly from animal cells. The aim of the project is to develop…
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Vegan

UK’s One Planet Pizza Raises US$490K To Deliver Its Frozen Vegan Pies To Scandinavia

Sally Ho Jan 21, 2021

One Planet Pizza, a vegan frozen pizza startup based in the U.K., has raised £360,000 (US$490,000) in a funding round to fuel its production expansion and plans to enter the Scandinavian market. The company says that the new capital will…
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Cell-Based News

BlueNalu Nets US$60M In Record-Breaking Cell-Based Seafood Funding Round

Sally Ho Jan 20, 2021

Cell-based food tech BlueNalu has closed US$60 million in convertible note financing, in what is the largest funding round to date for the cultivated seafood industry. The food tech says that the capital will be used to fund its first…
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Alt Protein

Danone: So Delicious Expands Plant-Based Cheese Range With Spreads & Slices

Sally Ho Jan 20, 2021

So Delicious, the legacy dairy-free brand owned by multinational food giant Danone, has expanded its plant-based cheese range as mainstream demand for vegan alternatives continues to skyrocket. While the brand launched its first vegan…
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Climate Change

Planet & Biodiversity Faces ‘Ghastly Future’ In New Prognosis By Leading Scientists

Sally Ho Jan 20, 2021

Our planet is on track towards a “ghastly future”, warns a leading group of researchers in a new scientific paper summarising the state of the natural world. Unless drastic action to reverse climate change and ecological degradation is…
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Tech 4 Good Apps

Anti-Food Waste Startup Too Good To Go Bags US$31.1M To Fuel U.S. Expansion

Sally Ho Jan 20, 2021

Too Good To Go, the Copenhagen-based platform for surplus food, has bagged US$31.1 million in a fresh round of funding to fuel its expansion into the U.S. market, where 40% of food goes to waste. The startup’s app is currently the world’s…
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Vegan

ONA Becomes First 100% Vegan Restaurant To Win Michelin Star In France

Sally Ho Jan 19, 2021

A vegan restaurant in France has been awarded a Michelin star, the first time an establishment serving only plant-based dishes in the country to do so. ONA, the Ares-based restaurant that was crowdfunded for its launch four years ago, also…
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Climate Change

Environmental Groups Take French State To Court Over Climate Inaction In Landmark Case

Sally Ho Jan 19, 2021

A group of environmental NGOs have accused the French government of failing to take action on the climate emergency in a landmark court case. They argue that the country should be held responsible for ecological damage and the dire health,…
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Alt Protein

Major Win For Impossible Foods As U.N. Climate Leader Christiana Figueres Joins Board

Sally Ho Jan 19, 2021

Renowned climate expert and international diplomat Christiana Figueres, who formerly led the U.N. Paris agreement talks, has joined Impossible Foods as its newest board member. With her decades of experience in climate change policy and…
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Alt Protein

The Very Good Food Company Acquires The Cultured Nut To Tap Plant-Based Dairy

Sally Ho Jan 19, 2021

The Very Good Food Company, the Canadian plant-based group that owns The Very Good Butchers, has acquired Victoria-based vegan cheese startup The Cultured Nut. It marks the company’s first foray into the plant-based dairy market to…
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Alt Protein

Taco Bell Partners With Beyond Meat To Develop New Plant-Based Protein

Sally Ho Jan 19, 2021

Taco Bell has revealed its new partnership with food tech giant Beyond Meat to “explore a new plant-based protein” that will be tested over the year. It marks the fast food chain’s first foray into plant-based meat within its U.S.…
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Vegan

Green Common Singapore: First South East Asian Branch Opens Doors With VivoCity Plant-Based Store & Café

Sally Ho Jan 18, 2021

Hong Kong-based Green Monday has just launched its first Singapore branch of Green Common, its plant-based café and grocery store concept. Located in VivoCity, the shop will offer customers a wide range of international plant-based brands…
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Alt Protein

Canadian Meat Giant Maple Leaf Foods Acquires Factory To Meet Surging Tempeh Demand

Sally Ho Jan 18, 2021

Maple Leaf Foods, the Canadian consumer packaged meats corporation, has revealed that it is now “advancing plans” to dramatically increase its plant protein production to meet surging demand. Under the plan, its plant-based subsidiary…
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Vegan

Plant-Based Meal Plan Startup Thistle Raises US$10.3M Amid Meatless Trend

Sally Ho Jan 18, 2021

San Francisco-based startup Thistle has bagged US$10.3 million in a Series B financing round for its ready-made plant-based meal subscription service. The funding comes on the heels of growing demand for meatless and nutritious meal…
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Health

Study: Plant-Based Foods Feed Gut Microbes Linked To Lower Rates Of Diabetes, Heart Disease & Obesity

Sally Ho Jan 18, 2021

Plant-based diets help feed gut microbes that are associated with lower risks for heart disease, obesity and diabetes, a new large-scale study finds. The paper adds to the growing base of scientific evidence showcasing the health benefits…
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Alt Protein

Singapore Vegan Ice Cream Maker Kind Kones Scoops US$753K To Fuel Expansion

Sally Ho Jan 18, 2021

Kind Kones, a Singapore-based vegan ice cream startup, has scooped up S$1 million (US$753,900) in its first external capital raise. The company, which currently operates in Singapore and Malaysia, says that the funds will be used to expand…
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Climate Change

Climate Crisis Must Be Taught In Schools, U.S. Education Experts Tell Biden

Sally Ho Jan 18, 2021

Former education officials in the U.S. have penned an open letter to the incoming Biden-Harris administration, urging for the introduction of climate education in schools. The letter, which has been supported by a number of prominent…
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Alt Protein

‘Plant-Based Censorship’: Alt Dairy Players Petition E.U. To Challenge Restrictions

Sally Ho Jan 15, 2021

Plant-based dairy giants Oatly and Upfield, alongside sustainable food nonprofit ProVeg International, have launched a joint petition to challenge new E.U. restrictions over the use of dairy-related labelling terms. The petition lodged…
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Climate Change

Current Emissions Enough To See 2°C Global Heating Rise But Net-Zero Offers Hope, Scientists Say

Sally Ho Jan 15, 2021

Our planet is already “committed” to a global temperature rise in excess of 2°C from the greenhouse gases already emitted into the atmosphere, scientists say in a new study. While the prediction is dire, the researchers add that there is a…
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