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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

Cell-Based Protein Scaffold Maker Matrix Meats Secures Seed Investment To Scale Up Production

Sally Ho Jan 6, 2021

Matrix Meats, an Ohio-based startup developing nanofibre scaffolds for cultivated meat products, has announced the completion of an oversubscribed seed funding round. The investment will be used to expand the firm’s partnerships and…
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Cell-Based News

ClearMeat: India’s First Cell-Based Chicken Maker Files Patent For Cultivated Meat Technology

Sally Ho Jan 6, 2021

ClearMeat, India’s first cell-based protein startup, has announced that it has filed to patent its proprietary technology used to develop its cultivated minced chicken. The news comes shortly after the food tech completed a pilot trial of…
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Cell-Based News

Chinese Cell-Based Meat Startup Raises US$3M Angel Round To Scale Cultured Minced Pork

Sally Ho Jan 5, 2021

Mainland Chinese cultivated meat startup Joes Future Food has raised 20 million RMB (US$3 million) in an angel investment round. The food tech, recently rebranded from Nanjing Zhouzi, will be using the funding to ramp up R&D and…
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Alt Protein

Plant-Based Meat Demand In Key Asian Markets To Grow 200% Within Five Years, Report Says

Sally Ho Jan 5, 2021

The demand for plant-based meat is set to skyrocket an estimated 200% over the next five years in major Asia-Pacific markets, according to a new research report. Highlighting consumer concerns about health and sustainability as key drivers…
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Vegan

Eating Vegan Costs 40% Less Than Meat & Seafood Meals, Study Reveals

Sally Ho Jan 5, 2021

Eating vegan doesn’t just save the animals and the planet, it can help you save money too. According to new data, plant-based meals cost on average 40% less than those containing meat and fish – and also reduces cooking time by a third as…
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Alt Protein

Veganuary Co-Founder Launches New Vegan Fried Chicken Brand VFC

Sally Ho Jan 5, 2021

Co-founder of U.K.-based movement Veganuary, Matthew Glover, has partnered with renowned chef and restaurateur Adam Lyons to launch a new vegan fried chicken brand. Dubbed VFC, the company is described as a “positive rebellion” against the…
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Alt Protein

Fermentation Dairy Startup Perfect Day To Establish Singapore R&D Centre With A*STAR

Sally Ho Jan 5, 2021

California-based alternative dairy startup Perfect Day will soon open its Singapore-based R&D centre this year, in partnership with the government-run Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR). Called the A*Star-Perfect Day…
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Interviews

Interview: Matthew Glover Veganuary Co-Founder “It’s The Easiest Year Ever To Go Vegan”

Sally Ho Jan 1, 2021

In 2014, Matthew Glover and Jane Land created Veganuary, a brand new movement inspiring people to take the challenge to go vegan for the first month of the year. Since then, it’s spiralled into a global phenomenon, attracting over a…
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Climate Change

Best News Of The Year: The Top 10 Sustainability Headlines Of 2020

Sally Ho Dec 24, 2020

It’s clear that the Covid-19 pandemic has shifted the global focus towards sustainability. Realising the link between human and planetary health and the urgent need to prevent the rise of future zoonotic pandemics, the world has renewed…
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Alt Protein

Say (Vegan) Cheese: 7 Stats Proving Plant-Based Alternatives Are Set To Disrupt Dairy

Sally Ho Dec 23, 2020

While the plant-based meat market tends to get all the attention, as more consumers begin shifting towards plant-based and flexitarian diets, we’re set to see the rise of vegan cheese and dairy. Already seeing a major boost in sales in the…
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Alt Protein

Q&A w/ Grounded Foods, The Vegan Dairy Startup That Makes Cheese From Hempseeds & Ugly Cauliflower

Sally Ho Dec 23, 2020

Los Angeles-based vegan startup Grounded Foods began making its plant-based cheeses out of non-GMO hemp seeds and “ugly” cauliflowers last year. Now, the food tech is set to add three more products to its cheese offerings and is racing…
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Alt Protein

Top 10 Alternative Protein Headlines Of 2020

Sally Ho Dec 23, 2020

There’s no doubt that it’s been a record-breaking year for the alternative protein industry, from the world’s first regulatory approval for cell-based meat to enormous rounds of funding despite the economic downturn amidst the pandemic. To…
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Fashion

10 Ways H&M Is Trying To Be Better For The Planet

Sally Ho Dec 23, 2020

Love or hate them, big brands and corporations are not about to disappear. Since we're facing a major climate crisis, we need big companies to be better. And H&M, basically the face of fast fashion and a huge part of the problem, is…
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Interviews

Q&A w/ Biomilq Founder Michelle Egger: “I Can’t Wait To Bring Cultured Breast Milk To Mums Who Need It”

Sally Ho Dec 22, 2020

One year ago, Michelle Egger and Leila Strickland founded Biomilq, a cell-ag startup farming breast milk outside of the body – a development that could disrupt the enormous profit-driven infant formula industry as we know it. Biomilq’s…
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Future Foods

Alchemy Foodtech Raises 7-Figure Round To Bring Its GI-Lowering Powder To Chinese Market

Sally Ho Dec 22, 2020

Singapore startup Alchemy Foodtech has announced the completion of its 7-figure bridge funding round, led by major seafood producer Thai Union and a number of key alternative protein venture capitals. The financing will help the food tech…
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Green Business

Carbon-Neutral Snacks Are Coming To A Supermarket Shelf Near You – The Rise Of Climate Positive Food

Sally Ho Dec 21, 2020

From startups to big food companies, brands are now dishing out snacks that aren’t just marketed as delicious, but actually good for the planet. In a bid to keep up with the conscious consumerism trend, the latest thing to make its way to…
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Alt Protein

Better Dairy Secures US$2.1M Seed Funding For Its Animal-Free Fermentation Dairy

Sally Ho Dec 21, 2020

Better Dairy, a London-based startup using fermentation technology to produce molecularly identical dairy proteins, has raised £1.6 million (US$2.17 million) in funding. The firm says that the capital will be used to fuel its research and…
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Cell-Based News

Cell-Based Meat To Reach Price Parity By 2025 & Grow To US$140B Market By 2030, Says New Report

Sally Ho Dec 21, 2020

While plant-based proteins are showing double-digit growth rates and are forecasted to continue to shape the alternative protein industry, so will the rise of cell-based meat. In a new report, experts predict that cell-based proteins could…
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Renewables

Clean Energy: Cheaper Than Ever Renewables Open Door To Fossil Fuel Eradication

Sally Ho Dec 21, 2020

Despite the science being crystal clear that we must transition away from fossil fuels if we are to combat climate change, for years, the industry has benefited from government subsidies, financing from global banks and largely gotten away…
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Recycling

Thailand: Suez’ First Asia Plastic Recycling Plant Could Save 35K Tonnes In Emissions Per Year

Sally Ho Dec 18, 2020

Suez, the French waste and water management multinational company, has opened its first plastic recycling plant in Asia. Located in Thailand, the plant will be able to convert 30,000 tonnes of plastic packaging waste into post-consumer…
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Climate Change

Lancet Countdown 2020: 5 Actions The World Must Take To Tackle ‘Converging’ Climate & Health Crises

Sally Ho Dec 18, 2020

For the past five years, The Lancet Countdown has tracked over 40 indicators on the connection between health and climate change. In this year’s review, experts are warning that unless urgent actions and a global concerted effort is taken…
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