Interviews

In this brand new limited edition series, we are partnering with Hong Kong Shifts to bring you the stories of everyday shift workers across Hong Kong who work tirelessly in the background of our busy lives to keep Asia's world city…
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For years, the quiet executive director of Hong Kong’s Green Monday has been fighting hard to grow the plant-based movement across Asia, but no victory has been quite as sweet as the launch of Wanchai Ferry’s new vegan-friendly Omnipork…
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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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Green Queen founder Sonalie Figueiras and I recently sat down with Nick Halla, one of Impossible Foods leading figures, who has been instrumental in helping visionary founder Pat Brown build the now world-famous Silicon Valley food tech.…
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Abhishek Sinha is the co-founder and CEO of GoodDot, a plant-based meat startup creating healthier and planet-friendly alternatives in India. As one of the leading figures in the country’s growing alternative protein movement, Abhishek has…
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Maintenance matters: when it comes to water filters, quality servicing is absolutely key. Hong Kong-based Life Solutions has been specialising in providing safe, clean drinking water via water filtration systems for almost two decades.…
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Vlad Ixel is an elite ultramarathon runner powered entirely by a plant-based diet. Since beginning his professional running career in 2012, the Australia-based athlete quickly became one of the leading athletes on the trails, running over…
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SpiceBox Organics is a boutique USDA-certified organic store and café in Hong Kong that specialises in high-quality ingredients, snacks and freshly prepared grab-and-go meals that are healthy and earth-friendly. Since its inception in…
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Welltodo founder Lauren Armes, the doyenne of wellness media, has watched a niche trend grow into one of the most watched industries on the planet and her b2b wellness platform has been at the very centre of the sector's skyrocketing…
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Has it really been one year since the Beyond Meat IPO that rocked the world, breaking records as the year's second most successful listing and the most successful vegan one of all time? In many ways, it feels like only yesterday. In…
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Jasmine Nunns founded Kembali to re-wild city-dwellers and connect them back to nature. As Hong Kong’s first certified Nature & Forestry Therapy Guide, she knows a thing or two about why our connection to earth, animals and community…
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As part of our special Covering Climate Now partnership, we're featuring a week of Climate Solutions coverage ahead of Earth Day's 50th anniversary. Reducing meat and dairy consumption is the most impactful action consumers can take to…
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We recently had the opportunity to speak to Jenny Quinton, the founder and project designer of Ark Eden, an organisation in Lantau whose mission is to protect the natural environment of Hong Kong. Throughout the year, Ark Eden hosts…
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We recently had the opportunity to chat with the co-founder of UK-based premium tea brand Teapigs Louise Cheadle. Founded in 2006, Teapigs was launched by Louise and Nick Kilby with the aim to make high quality teas popular amongst 21st…
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Twenty years ago, Eric Brent presciently founded HappyCow, a free online service that lists sources of vegan and vegetarian food all over the world including restaurant, grocery stores and all other type of vegan-friendly businesses and…
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We recently had the opportunity to sit down with Arturo Elizondo, the CEO and co-founder of Clara Foods, a San Francisco-based food technology company that is making eggs without chickens. Founded in 2014 with David Anchel, Clara Foods is…
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In this interview, we chat to Stefano Passarello, a serial entrepreneur known to some as the "Greater Bay Area Bio-Hacker." Stefano is also the founder and CEO of Kapuhala Retreat, Koh Samui's newest eco-wellness paradise that he hopes…
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Former director of the Hong Kong Observatory Chiu-ying Lam is an expert conservationist and meteorologist, and we recently had the opportunity to interview him on Hong Kong’s environmental issues. Since retiring from the chief position at…
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We had the fantastic opportunity to sit down with children’s book author Valentina Giannella, who recently penned We Are All Greta. First published in Italian last April, it has since been translated into 13 languages, with the translated…
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Bruce Friedrich, the executive director and co-founder of the Good Food Institute (GFI) is responsible for some of the most iconic plant-based startups that have disrupted the global understanding and perception of vegan meat. A former…
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We recently sat down with Emily Au-Young, co-founder of menstrual care charity Reemi. Based in New Zealand, the organisation has developed the world's first self-disinfecting period reusable underwear product, which will see 100% of the…
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