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3 Plant-Based Founders Making Their Mark On Hong Kong’s F&B Scene
Founders of Confusion, The Green Platters and Bear's Lab, which offer scrumptious culinary delights, tell us how they made the move to veganism.
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Green Monday Movement Goes Global: Major International Award & Sands China Partnership
Devoted to fighting climate change and global food insecurity, Hong Kong's homegrown social startup, Green Monday, has been at the forefront of promoting practical transitions to sustainable living by advocating plant-based meals…
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Zero Waste Beauty: Hong Kong Mom Launches Eko Savon Soap & Shampoo Bar Brand
Mark our words - the humble bar soap is making a comeback. Over the past couple of decades, bar soaps were abandoned in favour of bottled shampoos, face washes and shower gels, with beauty brands proffering thousands of other packaged…
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A Vegan Guide To Hong Kong Snacks & Street Food
Editor's Note: This post was first published on Greedy Vegans.
When I first moved to Hong Kong, I was excited to try all the street food that I heard was famous here. To my dismay, I soon discovered that most of the snacks were…
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Five Hong Kong Recycling Myths That Will Shock You
Hong Kong's recycling infrastructure is woefully lacking: most citizens are not educated about how best to recycle; there is no mandatory residential recycling scheme; there are no incentives for businesses to recycle; the government…
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Green Platters Grazing Tables: Hong Kong’s Newest Low Waste Catering Trend
Social media has given rise to a new catering trend that's a heck of a lot more stylish than traditional finger foods: behold, the grazing table. Gone are the days of boring cheese cubes, stale chips and cheap dips from social…
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HAKU Unveils Exquisite Seasonal Vegetarian Kaiseki Menu Celebrating Japanese Produce
The unstoppable rise of Hong Kong's plant-based scene has paved way for upscale Japanese-French restaurant, HAKU, to unveil its first high-end vegetarian kaiseki offering. We ate our way though the late summer tasting menu featuring a…
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Eco, Organic & Plastic-Free Baby Guide – The Ultimate Green Queen New Mom Guide
One of the biggest eco awakening moments in a person's life is when they are about to become a parent. Suddenly, what fabrics you wear and what products you use and what foods you eat matter so much more. Suddenly, your baby's health and…
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Where To Find Hong Kong’s Best Vegan Pizzas
Ooey, gooey, and deliciously cheesy pizza...Who doesn't love it? For vegans and those on dairy-free regimes, it's one of the hardest dishes to give up. Until recently, plant-based pizzas in Hong Kong were mostly cheese-less. Not exactly…
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Asia CSR Women Heroes: Ellie Tang of New World & K11 Concepts “I Feel Accomplished When I Convert Naysayers”
In this new series, we celebrate the women who bring corporates to task from the inside, pushing for greater environmental and social forward policies.
What is your full title and where do you work?
I am Head of Sustainability at New…
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Pure Group’s nood food Launches Plant-Based Impossible Burger Menu
Impossible Foods has partnered with Asia's leading lifestyle brand, The Pure Group, as the latest company to launch the famed vegan patty to their in-house cafe, nood food. Introducing four new Impossible dishes at Pure Fitness'…
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Plastic-Free Party: A Guide to Zero Waste Event Planning in Hong Kong
Hong Kong has a packed event calendar all year round. We have markets and festivals and community gatherings and fairs. For those of us that lucky enough to live here, it makes weekends super fun. There's only one problem: events cause so…
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IRIS Your Escape 2018 Health & Wellness Festival Returns For 7th Edition Sep 22-23 at Central Harbourfront
Break away from the hustle and grind of Hong Kong to find your inner zen at the largest health and wellness festival this weekend, September 22 - 23 2018. Back again for its seventh release, IRIS: Your Escape is taking over Central…
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1-Star Michelin Restaurant Arcane Launches First Ever Vegan Menu
Not content to rest on its Michelin-starred laurels, Central lunch crowd favourite Arcane has launched a brand new vegan tasting menu. You may remember that we featured their vegetarian menu early last year, a successful Green Monday …
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MANA! Launches Build Your Own Burger Pop-Up: ‘Made With Plants, Not In Them’
Vegan cuisine really shines at MANA! Fast Slow Food. Since opening its doors in March 2012, the re-invented 'fast food' establishment serving up vegan, vegetarian and raw food dishes made from consciously sourced local organic farms has…
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Food’s Future Summit 2018 by Foodie Returns w/ JUST EGG CEO Josh Tetrick Keynote
In 2050, the world population will be nine billion people. But according to the numbers, there won't be enough to feed half that population at our current food production rates. So what are we to do? On September 21 - 22, the Food's Future…
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Social Dining Heaven on Lamma Island – Olive Leaf Serves Up Vegan Israeli Feasts
On a beautiful sunny Hong Kong Saturday, we board a small ferry from Aberdeen pier to be transported 20 mins away to Pak Kok Village, on Lamma Island. This is not the usual Lamma ferry, nor the usual Lamma stop. Pak Kok Village…
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Leading Regional Show Natural & Organic Products Asia (NOPA) Opens 5th Edition August 29-31 2018
As consumers are making a conscious effort to take charge of their diet, the health industry's most established educational platform and product exhibition is back again for its fifth year to highlight all the latest in health and…
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Biorna Quantics: Not Your Average Meal Delivery Company
April 2019 Update: Biorna Quantics has closed down operations.
When it comes to anyone looking to transform their lives by getting stronger and leaner, Biorna Quantics is at the forefront of a quantified approach to health in Hong Kong.…
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Shi Fu Miz 2018: Hong Kong’s First Zero Waste Plastic-Free Music & Arts Festival
Mark your calendars, y'all! Hong Kong's Shi Fu Miz Festival is coming back more conscious and livelier than ever this October 27th & 28th. Backed by a growing number of adventure seekers with an affinity for mixing art, music,…
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10 Reasons You Need To Eat Less Meat: All The Facts
Not sure why everyone you know is suddenly going meatless? Unless you live in a cave, you will have noticed that there are more and more headlines about people going vegan and about the negative environmental and health consequences of…
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