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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.

Alt Protein

Consumer Behaviour Deep Dive: Who Is Buying Plant-Based Meat & Why?

Sally Ho Dec 3, 2021

Sales of plant-based meat alternatives have skyrocketed over the past year, as consumers turn their attention to health, nutrition, sustainability and food provenance more than ever before. But who exactly is driving the growth of…
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Food & Nutrition

Food Footprint: Which Diet Creates The Least Amount Of Food Waste?

Sally Ho Dec 2, 2021 0

The climate crisis is rising to the top of the global agenda, waking more people up to the connection between our consumption choices and the carbon footprint it leaves behind. While some questions about the footprint of food can appear to…
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Alt Protein

South Korean Vegan Beef Maker to Build One of the Largest Plant-Based Meat Factories In Asia

Sally Ho Nov 29, 2021

Zikooin, the company behind South Korea’s leading vegan beef brand Unlimeat, is set to build one of Asia’s largest plant-based meat factories after raising fresh funding. Zikooin, the startup that manufactures the Unlimeat brand…
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Animal Rights

Cruel Captive Dolphin Shows Now Off the Itinerary for Expedia

Sally Ho Nov 28, 2021

After years of campaigning by animal rights campaigners, Expedia has moved to remove sales of trips and activities involving cruel captive dolphin shows. Expedia, the largest online travel platform in the US, has taken captive dolphin…
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Vegan

Is Sugar Vegan? Bone Char Filtration, The Industry’s Dirty Secret

Sally Ho Nov 27, 2021 0

Is sugar vegan? Why wouldn't it be, right? How's this for a shocking fact: not all sugars on the supermarket shelf are vegan. Even while sugar comes from the sugarcane plant and does not contain animal products, the process used to…
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Seafood

10 Reasons Eating Fish and Seafood Is Bad for Your Health and the Planet

Sally Ho Nov 27, 2021 0

From biodiversity loss to more frequent natural disasters and rising global temperatures, our planet is now at an important crossroads. In the face of this global crisis, lessening our impact on the limited environmental resources we have…
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Beauty

8 Animal Ingredients Common In Natural Beauty Products

Sally Ho Nov 27, 2021

Contrary to popular belief, not all natural beauty products are vegan-friendly. Just because they don't contain synthetics doesn't mean they don't use animal-derived ingredients, which is considered "natural". Here are some ingredients…
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Fashion

This Google-Powered Tool Will Change How Fashion Brands Source Textiles

Sally Ho Nov 26, 2021

The new Global Fibre Impact Explorer developed by Google and WWF is being expanded under NGO Textile Exchange to transform the way the fashion industry sources raw materials. Fashion brands are racing to clean up their supply…
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Vegan

London, Los Angeles, Barcelona Top List of World’s Most Vegan-Friendly Cities

Sally Ho Nov 26, 2021

London, Los Angeles, and Barcelona have been named the top most vegan-friendly cities in the world in a new report. Releasing its report on the world’s most plant-forward and sustainable cities, abillion has revealed London, Los…
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Research & Scientific Studies

Advertising Adds 28% to Each Person’s Carbon Footprint in the UK – Report

Sally Ho Nov 26, 2021

A new report on the role of advertising in driving climate change finds that the industry adds an extra 28% to each individual’s carbon footprint in the UK. New research finds that the advertising industry in the UK could be…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

Precision Fermentation Breast Milk Startup Helaina Bags $20M Series A

Sally Ho Nov 25, 2021

Helaina, the startup developing immune-equivalent proteins in breast milk through precision fermentation, has raised $20 million. Helaina has closed its Series A funding round with $20 million, co-led by early-stage tech investors Spark…
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Alt Protein

Mycorena Unveils Fungi Fat Ingredient That Makes Vegan Steaks Juicy

Sally Ho Nov 24, 2021

Swedish startup Mycorena broadens its fungi-powered portfolio with a “breakthrough” fat ingredient that can help producers make juicy vegan steaks. Mycorena has “cracked the code” to fungi-powered fats, which will help plant-based…
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Alt Protein

Nestlé Backs Ultra-Realistic Vegan Chicken Wing Startup Sundial Foods

Sally Ho Nov 24, 2021

Sundial Foods, the startup behind the vegan chicken wing alternative that bears “skin and bone”, has attracted funding from Nestlé. Sundial Foods has announced the closing of a $4 million seed funding round, which saw…
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Alt Protein

Impossible Foods Raises $500M, Bringing the Vegan Meat Brand’s Total to a Record $2B

Sally Ho Nov 24, 2021

Impossible Foods has secured $500 million in its latest funding round, bringing its total to nearly $2 billion since its inception in 2011. Impossible Foods has announced a $500 million funding round on Tuesday (November 23), led…
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Vegan

10 Stats That Prove That Plant-Based Is The Future Of Food

Sally Ho Nov 24, 2021 0

Driven by growing environmental awareness, ethical concerns, and health reasons, consumers are choosing plant-based more than ever before—and this shift in appetite is quickly reflecting on industry market data. Data in the latest…
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Alt Protein

Impossible Foods Allegedly Suing Fitness Firm Over Trademark Dispute

Sally Ho Nov 24, 2021

A fitness and nutrition firm in the US is claiming that Impossible Foods is attempting to “bully us into submission” in a trademark dispute. Impossible Foods is caught up in another legal case, this time involving US fitness and…
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Cell-Based News

Shiok Opens Singapore’s First Cultivated Seafood R&D ‘Mini-Plant’

Sally Ho Nov 23, 2021

Singapore food tech Shiok Meats has opened the doors to its “mini-plant”, the first-of-its-kind R&D facility dedicated to cultivated seafood in the city in a ceremony inaugurated by the city's state environmental minister. Shiok has…
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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein

This Startup Is Taking Down Synthetic Food Dyes with Fungi-Powered Colourants

Sally Ho Nov 23, 2021

Michroma is developing natural vegan-friendly food colourants powered by fungi to overhaul synthetic and animal-based, non-vegan food dyes. The food colourant market is dominated by synthetics and animal-derived products, but…
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Alt Protein

New Culture Bags $25M To Serve Animal-Free Mozzarella in Pizzerias By 2022

Sally Ho Nov 23, 2021

New Culture secures $25 million in an oversubscribed Series A to fuel the launch of its animal-free mozzarella cheese. New Culture, the San Francisco startup developing animal-free cheese, has closed its Series A round with $25…
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Alt Protein

Oatly Opens Its First China Factory To Double Down On Asian Market

Sally Ho Nov 23, 2021

Oatly has opened its first factory in China to accelerate growth across Asia. Oatly has just opened its first factory in China, just months after it established its first Asian production site in Singapore. The Swedish oat milk…
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Alt Protein

Spain Rejects Right-Wing Attempt To Ban Plant-Based Meat and Dairy Labels

Sally Ho Nov 23, 2021

The Spanish government has rejected right-wing party Vox’s proposals to ban labels for plant-based products. Vegan and vegetarian product labels will be staying in Spain, after the government rejected right-wing party Vox’s…
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