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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

Dutch Fermentation Startup The Protein Brewery Secures US$26M Series A To Scale-Up Animal-Free Ingredients

Sally Ho Nov 10, 2020

The Protein Brewery, a food tech harnessing microbial fermentation to develop alternative protein ingredients, has just closed a €22 million (US$26 million) Series A funding round. Founded this year, the startup has developed its flagship…
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Future Foods

This Startup Uses AI To Help Companies Develop ‘Nutrition 3.0’ Sustainable Future Foods

Sally Ho Nov 10, 2020

With our planet soon to reach 10 billion people, feeding the entire population healthily and sustainably is going to be one of the biggest challenges our world faces. Food innovation will be at the forefront of transforming our current…
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Seafood

Ocean Fish Stocks To Plummet As People Quit Meat & Choose Seafood Instead

Sally Ho Nov 10, 2020

As more people begin to lower their meat consumption, many are choosing to eat fish instead – a trend that will alarmingly speed up the rate at which our oceans will be completely depleted. Current projections say that the world’s stocks…
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Vegan

10 Delicious Vegan Diwali Recipes, From Chivda to Ladoo

Sally Ho Nov 10, 2020

Diwali, known as the festival of lights, is celebrated all over the world and falls between November 12-16 this year. The festival symbolises the triumph of light over darkness and it is customary to spend time with your family, performing…
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Alt Protein

Plant-Based Beef Market To Hit US$16 Billion By 2030

Sally Ho Nov 10, 2020

The plant-based beef segment alone could grow to over US$16 billion by 2030, new research says, citing shifting consumer habits in younger generations and the flexitarian trend as the primary factors. It also highlights the rising…
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Alt Protein

World First: You Can Now Taste Cell-Based Chicken At This Tel Aviv Restaurant

Sally Ho Nov 9, 2020

You can now taste meat grown directly from chicken cells in Tel Aviv, thanks to Israeli startup SuperMeat who has opened their brand new restaurant test kitchen The Chicken. Offering their crispy cultured chicken fillet for customers to…
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Vegan

Europe: Over 20% Now Flexitarian & Number Of Vegans Doubles, According To New Study

Sally Ho Nov 9, 2020

Further evidence of the unstoppable flexitarian trend and shift towards plant-based eating, a new consumer study in Europe has found that nearly a quarter of the population in the region are now actively reducing their meat intake.…
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Vegan

Vegan Yakiniku: Japanese Firm Develops Plant-Based Barbecue Beef Steak

Sally Ho Nov 9, 2020

There’s no doubt that Japan’s vegan scene is heating up, with the emergence of plant-based kombinis and big names like Muji and Mos Burger introducing new all-vegan options. But until now, there hasn’t been a vegan version of yakiniku, a…
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Eco Packaging

Bacardi Swaps Petroleum Plastics For Danimer’s 100% Biodegradable PHA Plant Bottles

Sally Ho Nov 9, 2020

Bacardi, the world’s biggest family-owned spirits brand famous for its white rum, has announced that it will be replacing its existing plastic packaging for a new 100% biodegradable bottle. Partnering with Danimer Scientific, the developer…
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Circular Economy

Plastic-Free: Unilever Starts Major Refill Trial in Asda For Beauty, Household & Personal Care Brands

Sally Ho Nov 9, 2020

Unilever has launched its largest refill trial yet in supermarket chain Asda’s Middleton store in the British city of Leeds. The consumer goods giant says that the pilot will see seven of its brands, ranging from beauty and personal care…
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Plastic Pollution

U.S. Top Contributor To Global Coastal Plastic Pollution, New Study Finds

Sally Ho Nov 9, 2020

In a new study, the United States has been named one of the top sources of plastic pollution in coastal and ocean environments globally. For many years, the practice of exporting plastic waste has hidden the country’s major contribution to…
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Interviews

Q&A: Meet The Butcher’s Daughter Who Advocates For Alt Meat “The Future Of Protein Will Look Different In Every Country”

Sally Ho Nov 7, 2020

Auriane Borremans was born into a family of butchers and she went on to start her career in the food industry, where she gained experience almost multiple aspects of the food industry, from working at a Michelin-starred restaurant to…
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Alt Protein

Kind Technology For Future Food: Global Event To Feature Major Alt Protein Players

Sally Ho Nov 6, 2020

This month, alternative protein event organiser KindEarth.Tech (KET) will be hosting the Kind Technology for Future Food, an international virtual event to discuss the future of food and the latest in the plant-based, cell-based and…
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Alt Protein

Plant-Based Pea Protein ‘No-Egg Egg’ Crackd To Launch At U.K. Retailers This December

Sally Ho Nov 6, 2020

British plant-based egg brand Crackd, dubbed as the country’s first liquid vegan egg replacement, will be launching into stores this December. The Hertfordshire-based company has secured nationwide distribution across supermarket chain…
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Eco Sneakers

New York Startup Thousand Fell Creates World’s First 100% Recyclable Sneaker

Sally Ho Nov 6, 2020

Based in New York, Thousand Fell is a two-year-old sustainable footwear brand that is on a mission to close the loop in the sneaker industry. The brand, self-described as “beyond sustainable” has created the world’s first completely…
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Vegan

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

Sally Ho Nov 5, 2020

It’s the news you’ve been waiting for – the most comprehensive list of new vegan bites and eateries to try out across Hong Kong this month, and as always, we’re amazed at how the city’s plant-based food scene just keeps growing, especially…
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Plastic Pollution

No Evil Foods Becomes World’s First Plastic-Negative Plant-Based Meat Brand

Sally Ho Nov 5, 2020

Announcing their partnership with New York-based plastic credit platform rePurpose Global, vegan meat maker No Evil Foods has just become the first plant-based meat company to take a plastic-negative stance. The Asheville, North Carolina…
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Eco Sneakers

Q&A: Cariuma Co-Founder Fernando Porto On The Rise Of Sustainable Sneakers

Sally Ho Nov 5, 2020

Founded in 2018, Cariuma is a Rio-based sneaker startup founded by David Python and Fernando Porto, two former executives in the luxury footwear industry who left their roles to create a new brand that put sustainability first. Choosing to…
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Alt Protein

92% Of First-Time Buyers Will Keep Purchasing Plant-Based Meat, New Pandemic Data Shows

Sally Ho Nov 5, 2020

Recent data shows that a whopping 92% of people in the U.S. who bought plant-based meat for the first time during the Covid-19 pandemic plan on continuing to do so in the future, with the main drivers being health, food safety and…
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Future Foods

Temasek, Monde Nissin CEO Inject Up To US$30M Into US$70M Bits x Bites China Food-Tech Fund

Sally Ho Nov 5, 2020

Chinese food tech venture capital Bits x Bites has announced that it has raised US$30 million in the first close of its US$70 million fund investing in technologies that will help transform China’s agri-food supply chain. Investors backing…
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Wellness

Cannabis Tonic Attracts Celebrity Investment From Gwyneth Paltrow & Rebel Wilson

Sally Ho Nov 5, 2020

Cann, a Los Angeles-based startup that has gone viral for its alcohol-free cannabis-infused social tonics, has announced that it has secured investment from a star-studded list of celebrities, among them Rebel Wilson, Gwyneth Paltrow,…
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