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AsiaGlobal Fellow 2025, 2021 Women of Power, 2019 GEN T Honouree, V Label Global Hero, and two-time TEDx Speaker: serial social entrepreneur and trends forecaster Sonalie Figueiras is a sustainability expert, food futurist, and eco-powerhouse who has been inspiring international audiences for over a decade with practical steps to combat climate change. Known globally as the Green Queen, she is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of the award-winning Green Queen, the original impact media platform that educates millions about the link between food technology and climate change. She is also the co-founder and CEO of organic sourcing platform Ekowarehouse and climate tech SaaS Source Green. Additionally, Sonalie is a global keynote speaker, an advisor to multiple mission-driven startups and NGOs, and a venture partner and advisor to several venture capital funds.

Interviews

The How and Why of Carbon Labelling: Q+A w/ Just Salad’s Chief Sustainability Officer

Sonalie Figueiras Apr 28, 2022
As we've covered before, Just Salad is not your typical fast casual food chain. From introducing a 'Zero Foodprint' menu to boost regenerative farming to launching the first plastic-free anti-food waste meal kit brand, the salad bowl…
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‘We Can All Win’- Early Alt Protein VC Chris Kerr Talks Overhype, The Role Of Media And Why Success Is About Sticking To The Basics

Sonalie Figueiras Mar 30, 2022
A few weeks, I sat down (via Zoom) with Chris Kerr to talk about the alternative protein industry. Chris is the founding partner and Chief Investment Officer at Unovis Capital Management and their early-stage venture capital fund New Crop…
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Women & Gender Rights

Why We Can’t Fix The Climate Crisis Without Women

Sonalie Figueiras Mar 8, 2022
I often get asked what the connection between women and sustainability is and this continually surprises me. It seems fairly obvious, no? Without lifting women up, what chance do we have of creating a fairer, kinder, greener world? In…
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Alt Protein

From 0 to 130M in 16 months: TiNDLE’s Andre Menezes Is Taking On The World’s Most Consumed Meat And So Far, He’s Winning

Sonalie Figueiras Feb 15, 2022
Andre Menezes is the co-founder and CEO of Next Gen Foods, maker of vegan chicken TiNDLE, currently served at over 200 restaurants across six international cities. Today, the company announced a record-breaking $100 million Series A, the…
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Alt Protein

TiNDLE Raises Record $100M Series A For Plant-Based Chicken Ahead Of US Nationwide Launch

Sonalie Figueiras Feb 15, 2022
Singaporean plant based meat startup Next Gen Foods has secured a record breaking $100 million, the largest single Series A investment in the sector to date, following its two-part $30M seed last July. The company's vegan chicken TiNDLE,…
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Recipes

How to Make Raw Vegan Caramel Coconut Goji Truffles

Sonalie Figueiras Feb 11, 2022 0
Raw vegan desserts are nutritious, 100% natural and made without artificial sugar. This is better for your health, your waistline and the planet. And the incredible part is, the desserts can taste as good as, if not better, than…
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Consumer Trends & Insights

From Tik Tok Restaurants To Personalized Q-Com: 10 Food Trends That Will Disrupt How We Eat, Cook & Grocery Shop

Sonalie Figueiras Feb 8, 2022
The world of food is changing. Tech has invaded eating in a big way, from meal delivery to social media to online shopping and there ain't no turning back. Investors too, are in the midst of a massive love affair with all things food. (And…
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Consumer Trends & Insights

What’s An Ethical Recruiter? Q&A w/ Citizen Kind’s Emma Osborne, Global Sustainability Talent Expert

Sonalie Figueiras Feb 3, 2022
The world around is changing. Because, the climate crisis. Throw in a two-year and counting pandemic and well, we're not in Kansas anymore, Dorothy. From extreme weather patterns to supply chain disruptions to green energy transitions to…
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Women & Gender Rights

‘It’s Not About Overnight Results’: A New DEI Program Designed For Food Tech Leaders Wants Startups To Build Better, More Diverse…

Sonalie Figueiras Feb 1, 2022
Vegan Women Summit (VWS) has announced a new leadership initiative, to be run alongside Black History Month. The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Program is designed for key figures and leaders within the plant-based and food tech…
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Interviews

$2 Million Strong: How Vegan Baby Food Startup Mamamade Overcame Investment Machismo To Serve Busy Parents Better

Sonalie Figueiras Jan 24, 2022
UK-based Mamamade is making history, as well as healthy baby food. The organic, plant-based infant meal company has just revealed a 300 percent oversubscribed crowdfunding raise on the Seedrs platform, bringing in £1.5 million ($2…
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Alt Dairy

12 Alt Protein Trends To Watch: Green Queen’s 2022 Industry Predictions

Sonalie Figueiras Jan 20, 2022
Another year, another set of Green Queen trend predictions. 2021 was a bumper year for the global alternative protein industry and less than three weeks into 2022, it's looking even more wild. The raises are getting bigger, the launches…
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Interviews

Startup Funding But Not As You Know It: How The Trellis Road Micro Fund Is Changing VC Forever

Sonalie Figueiras Jan 17, 2022
Founded in 2020, Trellis Road is a micro venture capital fund focused on investing in the high-impact foodtech sector. The brain child of Anna Ottosson and Erik Byrenius, both previous founders who exited startups, the fund was born out of…
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Beauty

Coronavirus Aromatherapy Guide: Essential Oils Dos & Don’ts

Sonalie Figueiras Jan 13, 2022 0
This article by clinical aromatherapist Emma Ross was originally posted in the Facebook group Living Well in Hong Kong, co-founded by yoga therapist Charlotte Douglas and wellness enthusiast Susan Duffy as part of the group's 'Ask An…
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Interviews

Chef and Storyteller Priyanka Naik On Tiffins, Vegan South Indian Food, and Why Sustainable Traveling Matters

Sonalie Figueiras Dec 18, 2021
South-Indian-American Chef Priyanka Naik is a self-taught vegan cook with a popular cooking blog. Her authenticity in representing Indian culture through food, colour and travel has earned her a glut of fans, celebrity status in the foodie…
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Former Impossible Foods CCO Rachel Konrad: ‘I’m An Activist Board Member’

Sonalie Figueiras Nov 10, 2021
Rachel Konrad, the former CCO of Impossible Foods and new board member at Singapore vegan chicken brand TiNDLE, sits down with Green Queen Media.
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Health

Is CBD Legal in Hong Kong? All Your CBD Questions, Answered

Sonalie Figueiras Oct 16, 2021 0
Is CBD legal? Here's everything you need to know about CBD benefits and side effects and its legal standings in Hong Kong.
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Interviews

Veteran Journalist Larissa Zimberoff: ‘Investors Want to Know That Food Companies Have Technology, That’s Why They’re…

Sonalie Figueiras Aug 25, 2021
Sonalie Figueiras talk to Larissa Zimberoff about her new book Technically Food: Inside Silicon Valley’s Mission to Change What We Eat.
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Alt Protein

Vegan Mushroom Meat Startup Bags AUD 6.5M Seed Round For US Launch

Sonalie Figueiras Aug 12, 2021
Australian mushroom meat startup Fable Food Co has announced an AU$6.5 million (US$4.8 million) seed funding round led by Australian VC Blackbird Ventures, who famously backed no-code design sensation Canva as well as alt protein pioneers…
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Alt Materials

Are Plant Leathers As Green As Advertised? Q+A w/ Sustainable Materials Expert Dr. Ashley Holding

Sonalie Figueiras Aug 12, 2021
The vegan and mainstream media everywhere is awash with headlines about plant-based leathers. Here at Green Queen we have covered many of these new companies and brands, from cactus leather handbags to grape skin sneakers to upcycled…
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Interviews

Soybean Innovator Benson Hill’s CEO: ‘I Don’t Think You Can Get To Parity Level With Meat Without Ingredient Innovation’

Sonalie Figueiras Aug 11, 2021
Matt Crisp is the CEO of Benson Hill, the company using AI to create sustainable foods and ingredients. Based in St Louis, Missouri, the firm describes itself as a “crop design” company combining AI, data analytics, food science and plant…
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Interviews

Q&A w/ Chef Toshio Tanahashi: The Shojin Master On That Eleven Madison Park Menu, The Controversy Of Plant-Based & Why We Must Respect…

Sonalie Figueiras Aug 9, 2021
Chef Toshio Tanahashi is a master in shojin ryori, one of the oldest culinary traditions in Japan. Based in Okinawa, the southernmost part of Japan, the renowned shojin chef, who trained under Zen buddhist monks, is famously known as a…
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