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7-11: Vegan Ready Meals Are Now Available All 800 Hong Kong Stores
Just a day after Green Monday made headlines for its long-term collaboration with McDonald’s Hong Kong, launching an industry-first vegetarian menu across locations in the city and in Macau, the plant-based group is expanding its presence!-->…
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Middle East First: Dubai-Based Arlene Pioneers Plant-Based Ready Meals Aimed At Flexitarians
Food entrepreneur Helene Raudaschl began practicing a flexitarian diet a year ago when she became increasingly aware of the ethical and environmental impact of meat consumption. It was on this journey when she noticed a gap in the market!-->…
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Ovolo Hotels: First Hospitality Group To Go 100% Vegetarian For A Year
Ovolo Hotels has just announced that it is going to go completely vegetarian across all its restaurants, bars and room service for a whole year, making it the first hotel group to do so. The pledge is part of the company’s wider!-->…
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Language Matters: Mainstream Consumers Prefer Term ‘Field Grown’ To ‘Meat Free’, ‘Vegetarian’
A new report by the Better Buying Lab, a research lab under the World Resources Institute (WRI) that tests strategies to help consumers select sustainable foods, says that language matters when it comes to making plant-rich foods popular!-->…
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Where To Eat (Plants) This September: New Vegan Restaurant Openings, Menus & Food News
Despite the fact that we still have a 4-person dine-in rule (thanks, Covid-19!), Hong Kong’s plant-based food scene is not going anywhere. There are so many new vegan bites and eateries to try out across the city this month, and as always,!-->…
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Shake Shack Launches First-Ever Vegan Burger For Limited Time In U.K.
Shake Shack, the New York City-based cult favourite burger chain, has just launched its first-ever 100% vegan-friendly burger. Of course, there’s a catch – it’ll only be available for a limited time in selected branches in London.
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Starbucks Rolls Out Plant-Based Options In Asian Markets With Impossible, Beyond & Oatly
Global coffee chain Starbucks has announced that it is adding new plant-based items on its menus across Asia this month, including products made with leading plant-based brands such as Impossible Foods, Beyond Meat and Oatly. The!-->…
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Q&A With abillionveg Founder Vikas Garg: “We’ve Created A Meritocracy Of Vegan Food”
abillionveg, the popular social platform for vegan food reviews and recommendations, is on a mission to help drive the plant-based movement for a sustainable planet and convert a billion people to a more eco lifestyle. The young startup is!-->…
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Burger King Launches The Vegetarian Butcher Plant-Based Chicken Nuggets In Germany
Burger King in Germany has just added plant-based chicken nuggets to its menu this month. It is part of a collaboration between the fast food giant and The Vegetarian Butcher, a Dutch plant-based meat brand, in response to growing demand!-->…
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Plant-Based Review App abillionveg Announces US$3 Million Pre-Series A Round & Partnership With Impossible Foods
Singapore based plant-based review and discovery app abillionveg has closed a pre-Series A funding round totalling US$3 million with injections by Hong Kong's Nan Fung Group, CloudKitchens and York Capital. In addition, Twitter’s head of!-->…
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Thailand: Homegrown Food Tech Startups Race To Meet Plant-Based Demand Surge
Much like the rest of the world, Thailand’s plant-based movement is picking up pace. From the number of restaurants rolling out meatless dishes to the emergence of homegrown food techs developing accessible and affordable plant-based!-->…
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Mother Pearl: Hong Kong Welcomes First Plant-Based Bubble Tea Shop With A Healthy Twist
There is no shortage of choices in Hong Kong when it comes to bubble tea (aka boba tea or pearl milk tea), with holes in the wall serving up one of Taiwan's most famous food exports to thirsty folks who lap up the tapioca bubbles and iced,!-->…
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Rise In Vegan Menu Offering Globally, Plus More Data From New abillionveg Report
From the number of vegan-friendly restaurants to new product launches on supermarket shelves, there is no doubt that the plant-based trend is taking the world by storm. But there are differences between regional markets, with some cities!-->…
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Choux Dreams: Welcome To Bien Caramélisé, Hong Kong’s First 100% Plant-Based Pâtisserie
Hong Kong-Australian Chef Jessica Chow had the idea to explore plant-based pastries during her time in Berlin, the vibrant vegan-friendly city that she describes as a “place where anything can happen”. After moving back to Hong Kong and!-->…
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Starfield Secures US$10M Series A Funding & Launches Across Plant-Based Meat In 20 China Food Chains
Starfield Food Science & Technology, a Chinese food tech developing plant-based meat alternatives, has recently announced the completion of its Series A funding round ahead of a roll out of its products across more than 20 foodservice!-->…
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5 Signs That Japan’s Vegan Food Scene Is Having A Moment
While the plant-based trend seems to have experienced a slower uptick in Japan, it looks like it’s now hitting the country in a major way. From vegan bakeries serving up dairy-free Japanese-style milk buns to 100% plant-based burger joints!-->…
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Omnipork: Shanghai Wonton Chain Launches Plant-Based Dumplings At 500 Locations
August 12 2020 Update: The Omnipork Shanghai launch has been so successful, with some branches reportedly selling out the first week that Gll Wonton has announced they will go ahead with a China nationwide launch of the plant-based menu!-->…
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Where To Eat (Plants) This August: New Vegan Restaurant Openings, Menus & Food News
As always, we’ve got loads of exciting news coming up in the city’s thriving plant-based food scene, so despite the ban which at the moment limits dine-in to 2-person tables and a pre-6PM curfew, there's lots to discover. So many new vegan!-->…
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IKEA To Launch Vegan ‘Plant Ball’ That Has 4% Carbon Footprint Of A Real Meatball
Home furnishing giant IKEA is about to launch a new plant-based meatball this year. Called a “plant ball”, the Swedish company claims that their latest vegan-friendly version comes at only 4% of the environmental footprint compared to its!-->…
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Tong Kee Bao Dim Launches 4 Vegan Omnipork Dishes Across Hong Kong
After a series of partnerships with mainstream F&B brands, Hong Kong’s Green Monday, the group behind the famed Omnipork, is now joining hands with the city’s dim sum chain Tong Kee Bao Dim to launch four new vegan-friendly dishes made!-->…
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It Consultant By Day, Vegan Restaurateur By Night: Big Dill Founder Brings Delicious Diner Classics To Sai Ying Pun
Australian Zacki Hamid moved to Hong Kong two years ago as an IT consultant and today that's still his day job. But now, he’s also proud restaurateur. Hamid and his business partner Chris Growney launched Big Dill in late May, a new eatery!-->…
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