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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.

Cell-Based News

108Labs To Launch Cell-Based ‘Whole-Human Infant Formula’ With Antibodies Against Pathogens

Sally Ho Mar 30, 2021

Cellular agriculture biotech 108Labs is developing “whole-human infant formula” that contains the biosimilar secretory antimicrobial antibodies from mother’s milk. The discovery, made during the development of its patent-pending…
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Cell-Based News

Bluu Biosciences Closes US$8.2M Seed To Bring Europe’s First Cell-Cultured Fish

Sally Ho Mar 30, 2021

Berlin-based Bluu Biosciences has bagged €7 million (~US$8.25 million) in a seed funding round to fuel its R&D focused on cell-cultured fish. As the only food tech in Europe dedicated to culturing seafood species, the startup joins the…
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Alt Protein

Dairy Giant Bel Brands Launches First 100% Plant-Based ‘Nurishh’ Cheese Line

Sally Ho Mar 30, 2021

Bel Brands USA, the North American arm of French dairy giant Bel Group, has introduced the company’s first exclusively vegan cheese line. Launching in April, Nurishh will offer a range of cheese alternatives such as cheddar and mozzarella,…
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Alt Protein

Oatly Partners With Yeo’s For US$30M Asia Oat Milk Factory In Singapore, First Time Outside E.U. & U.S.

Sally Ho Mar 29, 2021

Swedish oat milk maker Oatly is partnering with Singapore-headquartered Asian heritage beverage giant Yeo Hiap Seng – known as Yeo’s – to jointly invest US$30 million to begin producing the brand’s oat milk for the first time outside of…
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Research & Scientific Studies

Bottom Trawling Fishing Releases More Emissions Than Global Aviation, Study Reveals

Sally Ho Mar 29, 2021

Scientists have revealed that bottom trawling in the fishing industry is responsible for releasing over a billion metric tonnes of carbon dioxide annually – more than the emissions from global aviation. The findings were published in a…
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Plastic Pollution

Unilever Invests US$15M In Fund To Collect More Plastic Than It Sells By 2025

Sally Ho Mar 29, 2021

Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant Unilever has put forward a US$15 million investment into the Closed Loop Leadership Fund, which will help recover more than half of its plastic packaging footprint. The firm also says that the investment…
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Climate Change

New ‘Advancing Net Zero’ Competition Launches In Hong Kong To Drive Carbon Neutral Building Innovation

Sally Ho Mar 29, 2021

Advancing Net Zero, a new competition for ideas on how to move Hong Kong’s building industry towards carbon neutrality, has been launched by the Hong Kong Green Building Council (HKGBC) and Swire Properties. Open to designers, academics,…
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Circular Economy

SDG Campaign Togetherband Launches 100% Recycled Gender-Free Loungewear Line

Sally Ho Mar 29, 2021

Togetherband, the nonprofit campaign developed by British sustainable accessories label Bottletop, has debuted its first 100% recycled loungewear collection. Launched earlier this month on Global Recycling Day, the new gender-free…
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Vegan

Where To Eat (Plants) This March: New Vegan Restaurant Openings, Menus & Food News

Sally Ho Mar 27, 2021

It’s the roundup you’ve been waiting for – the most comprehensive list of vegan bites and eateries to try out across Hong Kong. For our March 2021 edition, we’ve put together yet again another impressive rundown of new plant-based…
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Vegan

170 Hong Kong Restaurants Launch Plant-Based Impossible Dishes For Earth Month, With ParknShop Debuting Ready Meals

Sally Ho Mar 26, 2021

170 restaurant outlets in Hong Kong and the city’s supermarket giant ParknShop will be expanding their plant-based offerings with Impossible Foods as part of Earth Month this April. Marking the second campaign launched by the Silicon…
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Alt Protein

South Korea’s Viomix Tech Closes Series A For Global Plant-Based Meat Launch

Sally Ho Mar 26, 2021

Viomix Tech, a Seoul-based company who recently entered the plant-based alternative space, has closed its Series A investment to grow its vegan product portfolio and launch in international markets, with the U.S. and Middle East as the…
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Alt Protein

Alternative Proteins Could Capture 22% Overall Global Market By 2035, New Report Says

Sally Ho Mar 26, 2021

With advancements in technological innovation and full regulatory support, alternative proteins could take up as much as 22% of the entire global protein market by 2035, a new report reveals. While this “best-case scenario” will require…
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Plastic Pollution

PlanetCare: How This Slovenian Startup’s Laundry Machine Filter Is Solving Microplastic Fibre Pollution

Sally Ho Mar 26, 2021

There is a microplastics crisis. Tiny fragments of plastic – particles smaller than 5 millimetres – can be found almost everywhere, from the ocean, sea spray, marine life and even in our food chain, where we’re unknowingly ingesting…
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Cell-Based News

Y Combinator Backs Orbillion Bio In First Cell-Cultured Red Meat Investment

Sally Ho Mar 24, 2021

Orbillion Bio has become the latest startup to join the Y Combinator, becoming the prestigious accelerator’s first cell-cultured red meat investment. The female-founded food tech is laser-focused on developing slaughter-free and…
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Cell-Based News

Meatable Closes US$47M Series A To Diversify Cell-Based Meat Portfolio With Beef

Sally Ho Mar 24, 2021

Meatable, the Dutch cultivated meat startup, has raised US$47 million in its Series A financing round. The funds will be geared towards expanding its current product portfolio, adding cell-based beef after having showcased its cultivated…
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Alt Protein

Burger King Canada To Launch Impossible Whopper Nationwide

Sally Ho Mar 24, 2021

Burger King Canada has announced the launch of the Impossible Whopper across its chains nationwide, starting next month. Rolling out initially across outlets in Ontario, the fast food chain’s meat-free version of the iconic Whopper will be…
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Alt Protein

ProVeg Asia Food Innovation Challenge To Tap Into ‘Enormous’ Regional Plant-Based Opportunity

Sally Ho Mar 24, 2021

ProVeg, the international nonprofit dedicated to building a sustainable food system, recently launched its Southeast Asia Food Innovation Challenge aimed at finding and nurturing university talent in the region to into plant-based…
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Alt Protein

Eat Just Bags US$200M To Ramp Up Production & Fuel Global Growth

Sally Ho Mar 24, 2021

Eat Just, the food tech that pioneered the plant-based egg and became the world’s first to gain regulatory approval for cultured meat, has raised US$200 million in a new round of financing. The funding will go towards accelerating its…
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Plastic Pollution

John Oliver’s HBO Show Takes On Plastic Pollution & Industry ‘Lies’ Behind Global Recycling Crisis

Sally Ho Mar 24, 2021

In his latest episode of Last Week Tonight, the award-winning late-night talk show on HBO, host John Oliver delved into one topic often buried by everyday health and political crisis news headlines, but is on every level just as…
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Climate Change

‘Ugly’ Produce Pioneer Imperfect Foods Pledges To Reach Net-Zero By 2030

Sally Ho Mar 24, 2021

Imperfect Foods, one of the first startups to slash food waste with “ugly” produce boxes, has pledged to double down on its sustainability efforts by slashing its carbon footprint. Pledging to reach net-zero emissions by the end of the…
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Alt Protein

Triton Algae To Launch Plant-Based Tuna & Algae-Based Alternative Protein Ingredients

Sally Ho Mar 24, 2021

Triton Algae Innovations, a startup leveraging freshwater algae species, is preparing to launch its plant-based algae ingredients and its first retail product – a tuna analogue – to show consumers the potential of the underwater crop in…
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