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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.

Alt Protein

Impossible Foods Slashes Retail Prices In Hong Kong By Over 20%

Sally Ho Mar 4, 2021

Impossible Foods, the maker of the famous plant-based beef alternative, has announced that it is cutting retail prices in Hong Kong grocery stores by more than 20%. The move comes after it lowered prices in the U.S., which marked its third…
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Health

Meat Consumption Raises Risk of Pneumonia, Heart Disease & Diabetes In Large-Scale Study

Sally Ho Mar 4, 2021

Regularly eating meat has been linked to a wide range of diseases including pneumonia, diabetes and heart disease, finds a new large-scale study conducted by British researchers. Notably, the study found an association between meat…
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Alt Protein

Green Monday Launches OmniMeat In Japan As Plant-Based Takes Off Across Asia

Sally Ho Mar 4, 2021

OmniMeat, the flagship plant-based pork mince product developed under Hong Kong-based Green Monday’s food tech arm OmniFoods, has just launched in Japan. It will be available across eight outlets and chains across the country, as well as…
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Climate Change

Shell Funded Lobbying For Trump’s Pro-Fossil Fuel Financing Looking To Block Banks’ Climate Action

Sally Ho Mar 4, 2021

Anglo-Dutch global oil and gas giant Shell funded an industry group lobbying to block efforts by U.S. banks to tackle climate change, an investigation has found. Even as the corporation made new sustainability pledges and made net-zero its…
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Fashion

Vestiaire Collective Becomes Unicorn After Kering & Tiger Global Back US$216M Round

Sally Ho Mar 3, 2021

Vestiaire Collective, the Paris-headquartered global resale site for premium pre-owned fashion, has announced the closing of a €178 million (US$216 million) financing round, led by luxury group Kering and New York-based investment firm…
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Alt Protein

Ocean Hugger Relaunches With Nove For Global Plant-Based Seafood Roll Out In 2021

Sally Ho Mar 3, 2021

Plant-based seafood maker Ocean Hugger Foods has announced its return, partnering up with Bangkok-based Nove Foods to roll out its products globally in 2021. The company, which was forced to shut down its operations due to the coronavirus…
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Alt Protein

Zyrcular Foods To Produce 1 Million Kilograms Of Plant Protein Annually At Renewable Powered Barcelona Factory

Sally Ho Mar 3, 2021

Zyrcular Foods, the Barcelona-based alternative protein producer and distributor, has revealed that its new 1,500 square metre facility has begun manufacturing plant-based protein. Located in the town of Seva, the green energy powered…
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Alt Protein

Study: European Plant-Based Industry Grows 49%, Propelled By Record Demand

Sally Ho Mar 3, 2021

The European plant-based food industry has grown by 49% within the last two years, driven by record high levels of demand across the region, a new study finds. The research, which represents the most accurate overview of plant-based…
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Alt Protein

Blackbird Foods Bags US$1.5M To Expand Motorino Pizzeria-Approved Plant-Based Seitan Range

Sally Ho Mar 3, 2021

New York-based food tech Blackbird Foods has raised US$1.5 million in a seed funding round, which will go towards expanding the distribution of its wheat protein plant-based meat alternatives known as seitan, and vegan hand-tossed frozen…
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Alt Protein

Clive’s Pies Expands Range With World’s First Ready-To-Eat Vegan Quiche Lorraine

Sally Ho Mar 3, 2021

Clive’s Pies, one of the pioneering British brands in the plant-based and “free from” category, has just launched two new products, including what it bills as the world’s first Vegan Quiche Lorraine, as well as a Creamy Cauliflower Quiche.…
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Cell-Based News

Exclusive: Over 78% Singaporean Consumers Willing To Try Cell-Based Seafood, Survey Finds

Sally Ho Mar 2, 2021

More than three-quarters of consumers in Singapore are open to trying cultured seafood, a recent survey finds, with the primary motivations being sustainability, curiosity in the novel protein, and health and food safety concerns. The…
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Vegan

VegTech: New ‘Vegan Dow Jones’ Index Tracks Global Publicly Traded Plant-Based Stocks

Sally Ho Mar 2, 2021

A new index tracking the global list of publicly traded plant-based stocks has just been launched, offering users a simple and accessible way to overview the burgeoning sector. Described as the “vegan Dow Jones”, VegTech, The Global Vegan…
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Alt Protein

Alt Protein Sector Heats Up In The Gulf As Arab Consumers Embrace Plant-Based

Sally Ho Mar 2, 2021

Alternative protein is taking off all over the world, with consumer demand reaching all-time highs and investor enthusiasm in the food tech space greater than ever before. The Arabian Gulf region is no exception to this trend, where the…
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Future Foods

Total Agri-Food Tech Funding In 2020 To Reach US$30.5 Billion, New Data Shows

Sally Ho Mar 2, 2021

Investment into the agri-food tech industry in 2020 is expected to top US$30.5 billion, representing a 34.5% increase from the year before, according to new statistics. As the pandemic continues to spotlight the critical need for resilient…
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Cell-Based News

Future Fields Bags US$2.2M To Deliver Low-Cost FBS-Free Growth Media & Scale Cell-Based Meat

Sally Ho Mar 1, 2021

Future Fields, the Y Combinator-backed Canadian startup creating custom growth media for the cultivated protein industry, has announced the closing of a US$2.2 million seed funding round. The firm also revealed that it has shipped out its…
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Alt Materials

Mycotech: The Indonesian Startup Making Mushroom Leather Inspired By Tempeh

Sally Ho Feb 27, 2021

Head over the Bandung, the city set in the middle of volcanoes and tea plantations in Indonesia, and you’ll find a startup working on turning waste into sustainable animal-free leather. Called Mycotech Lab, the company was inspired by…
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Funding News

Save Money & The Planet? Climate & FinTech Startup Creed To Debut Budget Planning & Emissions Tracking App

Sally Ho Feb 27, 2021

Have you ever thought about how you could make a positive impact with your money? London-based startup Creed is about to debut its new mobile app aiming to do just that, combining finance with climate impact management. Features on the…
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Alt Protein

Beyond Meat Confirms 3-Year Deal With McDonald’s, Major Collab With Yum! Brands KFC, Pizza Hut & Taco Bell

Sally Ho Feb 26, 2021

Beyond Meat has just announced a two new global deals with the "holy grail" of QSR chains McDonald's and fast food corporation Yum! Brands. The food tech will be supplying the Golden Arches with its plant-based patties for the three-year…
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Tech 4 Good Apps

EcoCart: New Chrome Add-On Offsets Your Online Shopping Emissions In Two Clicks

Sally Ho Feb 26, 2021

Ever since the pandemic, many of us have turned to online shopping and other e-commerce services for our daily purchases. Even boomers have gotten more tech-savvy because of the crisis, now officially the fastest-growing category of online…
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Vegan

Ready Meals, Dim Sum & Snacks: 7-Eleven Expands Plant-Based Range Across 700 Stores In Hong Kong With Green Monday

Sally Ho Feb 25, 2021

7-Eleven, the biggest convenience chain in Hong Kong, has announced the launch of a new range of vegan ready meals across its over 700 stores in the city in the latest bid to make plant-based eating more accessible to consumers. Partnering…
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Alt Protein

Alt Chicken Startup Next Gen Raises US$10M For Tindle Launch In Record-Breaking Seed Round

Sally Ho Feb 25, 2021

Singapore-based food tech Next Gen has closed US$10 million in a funding round, setting a global record for the largest seed financing to date within the plant-based startup industry. The startup says that the financing will go towards the…
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