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Serial social entrepreneur Sonalie Figueiras is the founder & editor-in-chief of Green Queen, an award-winning impact media platform advocating for social & environmental change in Hong Kong with a mission to shift consumer behaviour through inspiring & empowering original content. She is also the founder & CEO of SourceGreenPackaging,com, the global wholesale eCom marketplace for sustainable packaging products, Ekowarehouse, the global sourcing platform for certified organic products, with a mission to make safe, quality food accessible & affordable for the whole planet. With over a decade of experience in publishing, digital marketing, organic trade and health & sustainability, she is an eco wellness industry veteran with a keen eye for market trends and a sought-after international speaker and moderator, sharing her expertise on stages across Asia and beyond, including TEDx and Harvard Business School.

Alt Protein

Plant-Based Egg Leader Eat Just Secures ‘Short-Term Boost’ Funding From Non-Profit

Sonalie Figueiras Sep 2, 2023
Eat Just, Inc., the leading company in the plant-based egg space, whose product JUST Egg dominates the category in retail and foodservice, has announced that it has secured funding from the non-profit VegInvest/Ahimsa Foundation. …
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Vegan

Alicia Kennedy Rules The ‘No Meat Required’ World: The Food Writer Talks To Green Queen About Her Debut Book

Sonalie Figueiras Aug 18, 2023
Often described as a food writer, I tend to see Kennedy as a food thinker. Her unique writing style is full of questions and complicated discussions. She does not peddle in easy answers and tidy solutions. Her From The Desk of Alicia…
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Vegan

9 Healthy Veggie Bowl Recipes to Fuel You From the Inside

Sonalie Figueiras Jul 4, 2023 0
Your breakfast bowl is sorted, your lunch bowl is set, and now all you need are some healthier dinner bowl recipe inspirations. Whip up these healthy veggie bowls as the recipe intends or take inspiration and create your own. Happy…
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Plastic Pollution

10 Terrifying Facts About Microplastics

Sonalie Figueiras Jun 27, 2023
Microplastics are all around us. But you probably don't even realize just how prevalent they are. Here are 10 facts you need to know about these fossil fuel-based tiny particles. In his book, A Poison Like No Other, Wired journalist…
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Eco Lifestyle

Organic Labeling and Logos – Get The Facts

Sonalie Figueiras Jun 14, 2023 0
What's in a label? Here's why organic labeling and logos matter—and what they actually mean. We always need more facts as conscious consumers. We do not live in an ideal world. There is no choice you can make at the grocery store that…
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Alt Protein

UK’s Meatless Farm Makes Team Redundant As It Prepares For Bankruptcy

Sonalie Figueiras Jun 12, 2023
Meatless Farm, the UK-based plant-based meat company founded in 2016 by Danish entrepreneur Morten Toft Bech, may be facing bankruptcy after being unable to secure additional funding. As first reported by The Grocer today, a notice of…
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Alt Protein

MyForest Foods Nabs $15 Million in Series A Extention To Scale Mycelium Pork Bacon And Beef Jerky

Sonalie Figueiras Jun 7, 2023
MyForest Foods, maker of mycelium pork-free whole-cut bacon alternative MyBacon, has announced it has secured $15 million in Series A-2 funding and has appointed a new CEO. MyForest Foods raised the funds from Ecovative, the mushroom…
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Interviews

Shiok Meat’s Sandhya Sriram Gets Personal: ‘As A Pioneer, You Have To Break A Lot More Barriers And A Lot More Glass Ceilings’

Sonalie Figueiras Jun 6, 2023
Sandhya Sriram is co-founder and CEO at Shiok Meats, a Singapore-headquartered cultivated meat and seafood company founded in 2018 that has raised over $30 million in funding. Below, she talks to Green Queen‘s Sonalie Figueiras about where…
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Alt Protein

5 Countries Prioritizing Low-Carbon, Plant-Forward National Food Policy

Sonalie Figueiras May 26, 2023
National decarbonization plans require a focus on food-related greenhouse gas emissions and these five countries have put plant-forward diets front and center of domestic climate policy. It took 26 COPs (the international climate…
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Climate Change

HackSummit: The Climate Conference You Can’t Miss

Sonalie Figueiras May 24, 2023
Green Queen's founder shares her take on HackSummit, the must-attend yearly climate and food tech event that just took place in Lausanne, Switzerland. Should climate activists travel to conferences? It’s a tough question to answer.…
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Alt Dairy

Miyoko’s Creamery: Plant-Based Dairy Founder And Company She Started Agree To Resolve All Lawsuits And Withdraw Legal Claims

Sonalie Figueiras May 19, 2023
Three months after the vegan dairy company filed a lawsuit against its founder and former CEO, both parties say they have resolved all disputes and withdrawn all legal claims. In social media post published by both Miyoko Schinner and…
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Interviews

WWF’s Peter McFeely On Planet-Based Diets: No Global Change Without Localized Food Systems

Sonalie Figueiras May 8, 2023
The World Wildlife Federation (WWF)'s Global Head of Communications, Food Practice, Peter McFeely, talks to Green Queen's Sonalie Figueiras about the organization's new Planet-Based Diets Calculator tool, why local change is crucial for…
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Alt Protein

Is Using Insects for Protein A Terrible Idea? Here’s What You Need to Know

Sonalie Figueiras May 6, 2023
Using insects as a source of protein has gained attention in recent years with enthusiasts presenting the idea as a sustainable and ethical alternative to traditional protein sources. However, the use of insects for protein is a…
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Alt Protein

Thai Union’s Alt Protein MD Talks Sustainable Seafood Solutions, Cultivated Meat And The Future Of Plant-Based

Sonalie Figueiras May 4, 2023
Global seafood company Thai Union has made alternative proteins a key part of its future business strategy. Not only has the company launched multiple lines of plant-based seafood alternatives including vegan tuna under its flagship John…
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Alt Protein

Shack Shack Adds First Ever Vegan Burger Patty To US Menu Nationwide

Sonalie Figueiras May 3, 2023
Fast casual burger chain Shake Shack has debuted its first-ever vegan burger patty in a new vegetarian burger addition dubbed Veggie Shack. Fast casual burger chain Shake Shack has debuted its first-ever vegan burger patty. The patty,…
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Alt Protein

Steakholder Foods and Umami Meats Debut World’s First 3D-Printed Cultivated Grouper Fish

Sonalie Figueiras May 2, 2023
In a global first, Israel's Steakholder Fodos and Singapore's Umami Meats showcase a 3-D printed grouper fish created using cellular agriculture. Steakholder Foods, a Nasdaq-listed company and a leader in the cultivated meat industry…
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Alt Protein

Vegan Meat Company Fenn Foods Becomes Australia’s First Carbon-Neutral Food Producer

Sonalie Figueiras May 1, 2023
Queensland-based plant-based foods production company Fënn Foods has become the first certified carbon-neutral food producer in Australia, as certified by carbon consulting company the Carbon Reduction Institute (CRI). Fënn Foods was…
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Alt Dairy

Israel’s Remilk Is Rethinking Dairy: “We Are Operating in A Space Of Oxymorons. We Are Making Animal Proteins Without Animals.”

Sonalie Figueiras Apr 21, 2023
Green Queen’s Sonalie Figueiras talks to the Remilk team about precision fermentation nomenclature, the challenges of being a B2B company, why production facility availability is key, and working with conventional dairy companies. …
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Alt Protein

It’s The Land, Stupid! This Earth Day, Land-Light Farming Is The Climate Solution We All Need To Get Behind

Sonalie Figueiras Apr 20, 2023
Farming with up to 90% less land? Precision fermentation is the climate solution to get behind to 'Restore Our Earth'. A few weeks ago, I went to 7-Eleven in Hong Kong and got myself a single-size cup of velvety cookies and cream ice…
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Alt Dairy

Cult Ice Cream Brand Coolhaus Debuts Animal-Free Dairy Range Across Hong Kong

Sonalie Figueiras Apr 20, 2023
Cult Californian artisan ice cream maker Coolhaus launched its animal-free dairy pints range yesterday in Hong Kong at Wellcome supermarkets after a limited release across 7-Eleven stores in March. The range features five flavors…
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Alt Protein

“The Data Shows That Consumers Are Committed To Incorporating Plant-Based Meat Into Their Diets,” PBFA’s Julie Emmett Talks Industry…

Sonalie Figueiras Apr 13, 2023
An interview with PBFA's Vice President of Marketplace Development about the data from their latest report, the evolution of the US plant-based foods industry and where things are going next. US industry group the Plant Based Foods…
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