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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

Vow Founder On That Mammoth Meatball: “We Needed To Do Something So Outrageous That It Would Break Through Into Mainstream Media.

Sonalie Figueiras Mar 31, 2023
Green Queen's Sonalie Figueiras shares her reservations about Vow's global headline-grabbing cultivated mammoth meatball event with company founder and CEO George Peppou in this exclusive interview. "We created the mammoth meatball to…
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Alt Protein

Because Animals Sells Off “Discontinued” Products To Former Co-Founder To Accelerate Cultivated Pet Food Technology

Sonalie Figueiras Mar 29, 2023
Cultivated meat innovation company CULT Food Science says it has acquired consumer brand assets and product formulations from cultivated pet food startup Because Animals. Because CEO Shannon Falconer says the company sold "discontinued"…
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Alt Protein

Exclusive: Former Outcast Foods CEO Darren Burke Named In Wrongful Termination Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination On The Basis Of Sex

Sonalie Figueiras Mar 27, 2023
Canadian foodtech entrepreneur Marissa Bronfman says that after being recruited as co-founder for a new biotech mycelium fermentation company, she was subjected to a sexist work environment and was terminated by former Outcast Foods CEO…
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Alt Protein

Cultivated Pork Startup New Age Eats Shuts Down After Five Years Amidst ‘Recent Market Turmoil’

Sonalie Figueiras Mar 25, 2023
The CEO of cultivated pork startup New Age Eats announced in a social media post that the company is shutting down after just under 5 years of operation. Founder and CEO Brian Spears broke the news on social media writing that "we made…
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Climate Change

10 Things You Need To Know About The 2023 IPCC Climate Report

Sonalie Figueiras Mar 24, 2023
The latest IPCC report is out and the findings are distressing and we highlight the ten most important ones you need to know. It’s been a big week for the climate emergency. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the…
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Plastic Pollution

10 Terrifying Facts About Microplastics

Sonalie Figueiras Mar 23, 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 Mar 16, 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

Getting Cultivated Meat To Scale Is Key If Australia Is To Protect Itself Against Climate-Related Food Shortages

Sonalie Figueiras Mar 15, 2023
By Bianca Lê, Honorary Fellow at The University of Melbourne; Technical Strategy and Growth Manager at Mission Barns; and Board Director, Cellular Agriculture Australia. It didn’t get much attention when US President Joe Biden launched…
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Future Foods

OpEd: If We’re Going To Disrupt Food, Let’s Make More Sure Women Are In Charge – My Ask This IWD

Sonalie Figueiras Mar 8, 2023
Women control most household food purchasing decisions but almost none of the industry's production decisions. Meanwhile, men have had a (very!) long run and made a mess of things. If we’re going to disrupt the food system, we need to put…
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Alt Protein

Beef Lite: Impossible Foods Launches New Meat Alternative With 45% Less Fat Than Animal Version

Sonalie Figueiras Mar 8, 2023
California food tech Impossible Foods has announced a new Beef Lite product with a lower saturated and total fat content that cooks like 90/10 lean beef from cows. US plant-based meat company Impossible Foods has expanded its…
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Alt Protein

Forget Princess, I Want To Be A Scientist: Celebrating Food Tech Researcher Maya Benami This IWD

Sonalie Figueiras Mar 8, 2023
If you're in the know in the food tech world, then you will surely have heard Maya Benami's name. The Israeli food-tech scientist is the secret research whisperer to the global alternative protein industry, consulting on all matters of…
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Alt Protein

Whole Food Mushroom Root Protein Maker Meati Rolls Out Across Sprouts Nationwide

Sonalie Figueiras Mar 7, 2023
Mycelium protein company Meati Foods is launching chicken-like cutlets and beef-like steaks made from mushroom root at Sprouts grocery stores across the US. Meati Foods, which makes whole-food animal protein products from mycelium,…
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Consumer Trends & Insights

Cult Snax Leader & Gen Z Seer Andrea Hernández On Brand Building, The Gen Z Paradox & How To Market Sustainability

Sonalie Figueiras Mar 7, 2023
Andrea Hernández is the founder of Snaxshot, a platform for emerging food and beverage brands whose newsletter has become a must-read amongst young founders and veteran CPG brand folks alike thanks to her astute observations and just…
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Alt Protein

Expo West 2023 in Numbers: 25% Vegan Booths, 100+ Alt Protein Brands, 60k Visitors

Sonalie Figueiras Mar 7, 2023
The 'Superbowl' of the CPG industry takes place in California this week and future food products are gaining ground on the show floor with a quarter of the booths featuring vegan products and over 100 alternative protein companies in…
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Alt Protein

TiNDLE Parent Next Gen Foods Acquires UK Plant-Based Gelato Startup To Recreate ‘Memorable Flavor of Dairy’

Sonalie Figueiras Mar 6, 2023
TiNDLE parent Next Gen Foods has acquired a plant-based gelato startup Mwah! based out of London as part of a wider strategy to expand their brand portfolio. Next Gen Foods, the parent company of global plant-based chicken brand…
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Alt Protein

Plant-Based Egg Leader Debuts New Frozen Breakfast Meal Range Amidst Focus On Profitability

Sonalie Figueiras Mar 3, 2023
Eat Just Inc has launched new ready-to-eat frozen meals made with its popular plant-based folded egg, partnering with cult condiment brand Fly By Jing on the first flavor. Eat Just's plant-based egg division, JUST Egg™, has debuted a…
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Alt Protein

Happier People More Likely To Eat Cultivated Meat, Shows New Research

Sonalie Figueiras Mar 1, 2023
A new study suggests that there is a positive correlation between consumers' psychological well-being and their willingness to consume cultivated meat. Researchers at Singapore Management University's School of Social Sciences and the…
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Alt Protein

Beyond Meat Turns A Financial Corner, Promises Lower Prices and Healthier, Tastier Products in 2023

Sonalie Figueiras Feb 28, 2023
Beyond Meat founder Ethan Brown spoke to analysts during an earnings call with confidence and optimism for 2023, promising to better market the health profile of its products, improve the taste of one of its "core platforms" and lower…
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Alt Dairy

Drink It Like Beckham: Silk Nextmilk Drops Celeb Heir Studded Plant-Based ‘Got Milk’ Campaign

Sonalie Figueiras Feb 26, 2023
A new campaign by Silk Nextmilk features the children of David Beckham, Shaquille O'Neal, John Travolta and Christie Brinkley with plant-based milk mustaches in a recreation of the popular pro-dairy 90s adverts their parents starred in. …
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Climate Change

How to Stop the Spread of Climate Disinformation

Sonalie Figueiras Feb 25, 2023
Governments should make companies alter the algorithms that amplify climate falsehoods. By Erica Sieber and Michael Khoo The next time you use Twitter, search for “climate.” What do you expect to see as the top result? Content about…
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Alt Protein

Impossible Foods CEO Says No 2023 IPO As Company Debuts 3 New Plant-Based Chicken Products Amidst Record Growth

Sonalie Figueiras Feb 23, 2023
Amidst record sales growth, Impossible Foods has grown its 'meat made from plants' range with three new retail plant-based chicken products while additional layoffs confirmed. California food tech Impossible Foods has expanded its…
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