Hong Kong

When Stan Fong and Kenneth Chan realised the environmental and health impact of meat consumption, they decided to leave their corporate jobs and start a new journey that would help encourage more people to adopt a plant-based diet. But…
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Forget 12 days of Christmas, we're doing 25! Christmas is around the corner and now more than ever we need to vote with our dollar and #GiftGreenGiftKind from local, cruelty-free, plant-based and low waste businesses. It's been a…
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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has launched its new investment platform dedicated to sustainable finance amidst rising demand from Asian investors. Called the Sustainable and Green Exchange (STAGE), the new platform serves…
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Hong Kong-based Avant Meats, the city’s only startup working on cell-based protein, has just closed a US$3.1 million seed funding round. Avant received backing from prominent regional and international investors, including the chairman of…
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Fancy beefing up taco Tuesday? How about a loaded hotdog with all the toppings, a hearty lasagne, or even a “Spam” musubi in your (reusable) lunchbox? With alt-meat rapidly gaining popularity worldwide, vegans and veg-curious folk now have…
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Hong Kong’s chief executive Carrie Lam has vowed that the city will achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 in her annual policy address. The goal, which comes shortly after Beijing set its timeline for 2060, came with no concrete strategy to…
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As Kermit the Frog will tell you, it’s not easy being green. Here’s our pick of the best brands and services in town for green-leaning families, enabling conscious parents to keep their eco-commitments on track. All The (Green) Gear …
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Season’s eatings! We’ve got all the sweets, treats and delicious vegan eats you need for a very merry plant-based Christmas, all wrapped up with an (upcycled) bow. From vegan catering options, to the best festive menus in town, to where to…
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When four university students in Hong Kong began noticing how many loaves of bread were being thrown away each day in the city, they started to think about how to save food waste and turn it into something new. They came up with Breer, a…
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Born in Lebanon and spending most of her life in Canada after moving there in her teenage years, former yoga teacher Amy Elkhoury never imagined she would be starting a plant-based cheese brand in the bustling city of Hong Kong. But launch…
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Vegans, rejoice! It’s never been easier to indulge a sweet tooth, with an increasing number of cruelty-free treats available to buy on-the-go. But for that extra-special occasion – be it a birthday blow-out, elegant afternoon tea or just…
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Hong Kong-based cell-based food tech Avant Meats has just unveiled its cultivated fish fillet in a regional first. The cultured fish fillet grown by the startup has been showcased in a cooking demonstration led by the city’s renowned…
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When Chef Jan Yeung took a turn in her culinary career to dive into product development with Chef Peggy Chan of former Grassroots Pantry and Nectar fame, she began to notice one big gap in the Hong Kong market – plant-based alternatives…
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Earlier this month, the Global Grad Show kicked off in Dubai for the sixth year to showcase 100 graduate projects from around the world that are designed to bring solutions to some of the biggest environmental and socio-economic issues,…
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Unless you’ve been living under a rock, it’s hard not to have come across CBD – the biggest trend in the health and wellness world and the latest to take Hong Kong by storm. From supporting stress relief to helping people cope with…
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Launched in October, Good Days is a new activewear brand recycling post-consumer plastic waste into leggings, tops and sports bras. Based in Hong Kong and partnering with sustainable suppliers in Taiwan and ethical manufacturers in…
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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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Chef Tina Barrat, well-known in the Hong Kong plant-based community for her artisan vegan cheese wheels, nourishing plant-based lunch delivery service and sold-out private dinners, as well as her storied history as co-founder of the…
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After its first edition in 2018, GreenFest is returning to Hong Kong for its second festival this year to bring together the city’s younger generation and spotlight key sustainability issues. Held virtually on November 28-29, the two-day…
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Okay it's taken me two years to figure out how to throw the best low waste, plant-based kids birthday ever but I think I've cracked it and since I love to share everything I find and know about living a planet-forward life, I'm sitting…
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During an exclusive virtual media conference held today (October 20), which featured the food tech’s senior executives attended by Green Queen, Impossible Foods officially announced the first retail launch of its plant-based products in…
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