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Starbucks Announces Plan To Ditch Vegan Milk ‘Tax’
Following Starbucks’ highly publicised company-wide pledge to become more eco-friendly this year, the global coffee giant is now hoping to be able to remove the additional fee for drinks that use plant-based milks shortly. Starbucks’!-->…
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Startup Atomo Makes Sustainable & Climate Resilient “Molecular Coffee”
In addition to bringing about frequent disasters, rising temperatures and extreme unpredictable weather events, the consequences of climate change extends to the staple foods we consume daily. One of these is coffee, which is already being!-->…
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Is Your Starbucks Coffee Supplied By Child Labour? Investigation Exposes Giants Including Nespresso
A new investigation by Channel 4’s current affairs programme Dispatches has revealed that coffee chain giant Starbucks and Nespresso are sourcing their beans from suppliers who are using child labour. The television exposé showed children!-->…
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Your Daily Cup Of Coffee Is An Eco Minefield, Here’s What To Do About It
Most of us might start our day with a fresh cup of coffee. The bad news for us coffee lovers is that the popular drink is pretty problematic when it comes to its social, ethical and environmental impact. Below we talk through the four!-->…
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Green Queen Travels: Where To Eat The Best Vegan Food In Macau
Planning a weekend trip to Macau? We have you covered for your mini getaway! You're in luck too if you are looking to spend some time outside of those huge indoor malls. Below, our roundup of the best vegan and vegetarian diners, cafés and!-->…
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Green Queen Travels: Where To Eat Vegan Food In Bangkok
We love how vegan-friendly Bangkok’s food scene is, and so will you, after you give these places a visit. Our list of plant-based dishes to enjoy from traditional classics such as pad thai, tom yum and durian ice cream to globally inspired!-->…
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Is Your Reusable Bamboo Coffee Cup Toxic?
12 Popular Reusable Bamboo Fibre Coffee Cup Brands Found To Contain Toxic Melamine
Looks like another popular zero waste accessory may bite the dust. That reusable bamboo fibre coffee cup that everyone is using and has become ubiquitous!-->!-->!-->…
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Green Queen Travels: Where To Eat Vegan Food In Dubai
Dubai is exploding with plant-based eateries and vegan options! Tons of restaurants are getting on board with the vegan trend, making the UAE capital bustling a truly vibing vegan food scene. Below are Green Queen's top picks not to be!-->…
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Starbucks & Co: It’s Time To Scrap Your Plant-Based Milk Tax
A spokesperson for global campaign Veganuary described the surcharge for customers ordering coffee with plant-based milks in many cafés a “vegan tax”, and that it should be removed to encourage people to try vegan options. Given that Asia!-->…
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Starbucks Debuts Stand Alone Teavana Concept Stores in Hong Kong Amidst Health & Green Push
Starbucks has recently launched Teavana-forward outlets in Hong Kong this summer, featuring open designs, botanical touches and brand new flavours. This comes alongside a number of green initiatives that the coffee-chain giant have also!-->…
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Best Vegan Breakfast Spots In Hong Kong
With flexitarianism and plant-based dining on the rise, more
and more restaurants and cafes in Hong Kong are now offering vegan breakfast
options to diners. Tired of doing your own research? Well we have done it for
you. Below is our!-->…
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Fivelements Debuts All-Star Plant-Based Menu At Sakti Elixir Bar
You may be surprised to learn that Hong Kong's newest plant-based dining destination is located in a wellness retreat tucked away in Causeway Bay's Times Square but we're here to tell you about it. Fivelements Habitats is offering!-->…
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Plant-Based Milk Company Oatly Tackles China’s Growing Demand for Dairy
Oatly, the Swedish plant-based milk alternative made from milled oats that has taken Hong Kong by storm - it is now regularly served up in the city’s two largest coffee chains Starbucks and Pacific Coffee - is expanding into mainland!-->…
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MANA! To Open New 70 Seat Restaurant in Wan Chai’s Starstreet Precinct This July
Hong Kong’s beloved plant-based and eco-friendly eatery, MANA!, is unveiling their third location in Wan Chai next month. The latest addition, dubbed MANA! Starstreet, will be their official flagship store offering the brand’s bespoke!-->…
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Where To Eat (Plants) This June: New Vegan Restaurant Openings, Menus & Food News
It's going to be an exciting summer in Hong Kong for plant lovers. From omakase to dim sum to pizza, vegans are spoilt for choice as chefs across the city devote their culinary prowess to serving the planet and hungry vegan bellies. In our!-->…
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Plant Milk Brand Oatly Creates Chinese Word Meaning ‘New Milk’ To Drive Health Awareness
Oatly, the leading alternative dairy phenom from Sweden, has created a new Chinese word in an effort to revolutionise 'plant milk' consumption in the 852. New research shows that while only 12% of Hong Kong's population are fully aware of!-->…
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Sweden’s Oatly Launches Vegan Oat Milk at 70+ Pacific Coffee HK Locations
In conjunction with World Environment Day, local coffee chain Pacific Coffee has partnered with globally revered oat milk brand, Oatly, to give Hong Kongers sustainable non-dairy alternatives that don't harm the planet's resources in the…
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The Cakery Introduces New Vegan Menu of Organic Coffee, Rainbow Superfood Lattes & Smoothie Bowls
Up the third floor of LANDMARK Atrium on a bustling afternoon, the queue for The Cakery extends past the escalators of its new wellness corner. Shoppers are lingering by the glass case, eyeing elegantly decorated mini and full-sized…
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Pret A Manger Hong Kong: 10 Most Healthy Menu Picks For Busy Eaters
A go-to for fresh, handmade foods and organic teas and coffees, Pret A Manger is one of our favorite choices for an affordable and tasty lunch. One of the reasons we are always banging on about Pret is convenience: with 20 locations across…
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HK Healthy Dining News: Overnight Oats On Demand, Gluten-Free Pasta, Dairy-Free Cupcakes, New Salad Boxes And More…
Here today, gone tomorrow. Wait. Or did they just move down the block?! New restaurant openings, relaunches, and relocations is the norm in Hong Kong. Some of your favorite healthy eats have expanded their locations, a couple have moved to…
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The New Starbucks? Joe & The Juice Brings Healthy, Vegan Eats To The World AND HK Airport
Recently I was at Chek Lap Kok going through security when my husband started to lament about the lack of healthy eats available at the Hong Kong International Airport. I gave him a solemn nod, but once we collected our…
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