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Sally Ho is Green Queen's former 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.

Eco Packaging

Food Waste Fighting Startup Apeel Bags $250M In Temasek-Led Round

Sally Ho Aug 20, 2021

Apeel, the startup whose tech enables longer-lasting fresh produce, has just bagged $250 million in a fresh funding round. The round, led by Singapore’s Temasek, will go towards Apeel’s continued expansion across Europe, the U.S. and U.K.…
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Climate Change

Jane Goodall To Open Asia’s First Conservation Elementary School In Taipei

Sally Ho Aug 20, 2021

World-renowned conservationist Jane Goodall will be establishing a new sustainability academy in Taipei in partnership with the Tang Prize.
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Fashion

Lululemon Leggings Could Soon Be Made With Plant-Based Bio-Nylon

Sally Ho Aug 19, 2021

Lululemon’s iconic leggings might soon be made using plant-based bio-nylon instead of the synthetic version that it’s currently made from. Partnering with Genomatica, the biotech making renewable materials, Luluemon is going to create a…
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Green Business

Global Audit Giant Sending All 333,000 Employees To Climate Change School

Sally Ho Aug 19, 2021

Deloitte employees are going to embark on a new climate education program—all 333,000 of them. The auditing giant has just created a new “climate learning program” in partnership with the WWF, which aims to boost climate literacy and arm…
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Hong Kong

ReFashioned: New Hong Kong Documentary Spotlights Circular Fashion Pioneers

Sally Ho Aug 19, 2021

A new Hong Kong documentary is shining the light on three local heroes who are working to fight fashion waste in the city and promote a circular vision for the future of the industry. reFashioned is directed by Joanna Bowers, who…
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Research & Scientific Studies

Climate Hope? A New Report Says If We Fix Food, Transport and Energy, We Can Slash Emissions By 90% In 15 Years

Sally Ho Aug 18, 2021

Overhauling the food, transport and energy sectors will bring about a 90% reduction in GHG emissions within 15 years, says a new report. The analysis, published by independent think tank RethinkX, offers a glimmer of hope for the global…
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Alt Protein

Beyond Meat Signals Vegan Dairy Entry With ‘Beyond Milk’ Trademark Filing

Sally Ho Aug 18, 2021

Beyond Meat has filed a trademark application for “Beyond Milk”, an indication of its plans to enter the plant-based dairy industry in the future. According to the document filed to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the trademark will…
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Australia

Are Australians As Duped By Plant-Based Proteins As Big Meat Claims?

Sally Ho Aug 18, 2021

A new meat industry-funded survey claims that Australian consumers are being “duped” by plant-based meat products. How true is this?
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Vegan

18,000 Vegan Currywurst? Volkswagen Ditches Pork Sausage in Company Cafeteria

Sally Ho Aug 18, 2021

Volkswagen has decided to ditch its traditional currywurst sausages for a low-carbon vegan version in its main cafeteria in a bid to become more sustainable. The German carmaker will also begin serving more vegan and vegetarian dishes,…
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Alt Protein

Israeli Homegrown Vegan Yogurt Leader Yofix Bags $3.5M From Food Tech Fund

Sally Ho Aug 18, 2021

Israeli startup Yofix Probiotics has secured $3.5 million in a funding round led by the Millennium Food-Tech, Israel’s largest food tech R&D partnership and investment firm. The fresh funds will be used to ramp up Yofix’s manufacturing…
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Cell-Based News

Because, Animals Debuts World’s First Cell-Based Meat Pet Food

Sally Ho Aug 18, 2021

Philadelphia-based startup Because, Animals has just debuted the world’s first-ever cell-based pet food: cultured mice for cats.
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Alt Protein

Eat Just Teams Up With Infinite Foods To Launch Vegan Egg in African Market

Sally Ho Aug 17, 2021

Eat Just has entered the African market for the first time, launching its mung bean-based JUST Egg Folded in South Africa in partnership with Infinite Foods. The frozen product will be rolling out in both retail and foodservice channels,…
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Hong Kong

Hong Kong Just Opened Its First Plant-Based Culinary Arts Academy

Sally Ho Aug 17, 2021

Hong Kong has just welcomed its first-ever plant-based culinary arts academy, opened by Green Monday in collaboration with real estate giant Great Eagle Group. The new culinary school, tailored for restaurant chefs, hospitality…
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Cell-Based News

Cell-Based Milk Maker TurtleTree To Scale With Solar Biotech’s Renewable-Powered Platform

Sally Ho Aug 17, 2021

TurtleTree, the cell-based milk maker based out of the U.S. and Singapore, has just teamed up with Solar Biotech. Headquartered in North Carolina, Solar Biotech runs a scale-up platform for synbio companies—and TurtleTree is now going to…
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Alt Protein

Publix Adds Vegan Chicken Tenders To GreenWise Plant-Based Range

Sally Ho Aug 17, 2021

American employee-owned supermarket chain Publix has just expanded its plant-based range under its GreenWise brand with vegan chicken tenders. The new GreenWise Chickenless tenders will be landing in stores across the U.S. this month,…
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Alt Protein

Silk Launches Greek-Style Coconut Yogurt As Danone Makes Big Vegan Dairy Dive

Sally Ho Aug 17, 2021

Dairy-free brand Silk has launched a new range of vegan Greek-style yogurts coming in four flavours and made with a coconut milk base.
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Cell-Based News

Seawith To Make Cell-Based Steak At $3 Per Kilogram By This Decade

Sally Ho Aug 16, 2021

South Korean food tech Seawith has set its sights on churning cell-based steak out to the masses for cheap. By the end of the decade, the company wants to produce cultured steak for costs as low as $3 per kilogram. It comes on the heels of…
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Vegan Dining

Burger King Japan Goes Bunless For ‘Version 2’ Plant-Based Whopper with Vegan Patty

Sally Ho Aug 16, 2021

Burger King Japan is ditching buns for its latest plant-based offering expansion. Instead of the classic toasted sesame bun, the new “Version 2” of the Plant-Based Whopper will use the actual vegan-friendly soy-based patties developed by…
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Alt Protein

I Can’t Believe It’s Butter! Vegan Dairy Pioneer Miyoko’s Wins First Amendment Labelling Lawsuit

Sally Ho Aug 16, 2021

Miyoko’s Creamery has won its first amendment lawsuit to use dairy terms on its vegan butter product. The judge handling the case has blocked the move by the State of California to prevent the leading plant-based dairy brand from using…
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Alt Protein

This New York Startup Is Making ‘Nature-Equivalent’ Breast Milk Using Precision Fermentation

Sally Ho Aug 16, 2021

Breast milk appears to be the next frontier in the world of biotech, with a new player joining the emerging sector focused on disrupting infant nutrition. Based in New York, startup Helaina is using precision fermentation to recreate…
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Vegan

Vegan Chicken Brand VFC: Why We Banned The Term ‘Plant-Based’ In Our Marketing

Sally Ho Aug 13, 2021

VFC, the vegan chicken brand co-founded by Veganuary’s Matthew Glover and chef Adam Lyons, doesn’t ever use the term “plant-based”. This is in stark contrast to the marketing approach of many alt-protein brands across the globe, which have…
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