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Oxford Study: Healthy Food And Sustainable Food Are One And The Same
A newly published study conducted by researchers at the University of Oxford has found that eating healthy plant-based foods is nearly always the best dietary option for the planet. The analysis aims to help inform better individual…
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Why India Urgently Needs A Sustainable Protein Revolution
India will become the most populous country, the largest economy and experience the greatest rise in meat consumption. We need to think more about how India will eat meat in the next 30 years and what that means for the global food system…
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Cambridge Study Finds Doubling Veggie Options On Menus Can Cut Meat Orders By 40-80%
A recent study by University of Cambridge scientists finds that increasing vegetarian options on menus reduces orders of meat dishes by 40 to 80%. This piece of research presents a new solution to encourage more plant-based eating amongst…
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The Best Omnipork Dishes To Try Across Hong Kong
Unlike Silicon Valley-based food tech startups that have predominantly focused on plant-based beef products, Hong Kong’s very own startup Omnipork has developed a vegan alternative for pork - Asia’s most consumed meat. Made with only plant…
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If 20% Rich Countries Went Vegan & Cut Food Waste, We Could End Global Warming By 2050
In a new study published in the journal Nature Climate Change, if just one in five of us in richer countries went nearly vegan and disposed one third less food, we could be looking at carbon absorption by 2050 as opposed to global warming.…
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The Ultimate Guide To Vegan Festivals In Asia
Veganism is officially mainstream. If you asked for vegan food at a restaurant a few years ago, you might get a surprised, even annoyed look in return. You might have had to explain that it meant "no dairy, no animal by-products, no egg" -…
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Singapore Startup Karana On A Mission To Popularize Jackfruit As Healthy Meat Alternative
Singapore-based startup Karana is using regionally abundant young jackfruit to create a sustainable and less processed plant-based meat alternative tailored for iconic Asian dishes. Currently served up in a number of restaurants in…
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Tokyo, Seoul & Quezon City Mayors Take Good Food Cities Pledge To Cut Meat Consumption & Food Waste
Mayors from major world cities have signed the “Good Food Cities” pledge to fight climate change by reducing meat consumption and food waste. The commitment was made by 14 mayors, including from Tokyo, Seoul, Paris and London. This follows…
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GoodDO: India’s First Vegan Restaurant Chain Makes Plant-Based Food Affordable & Accessible
An offshoot of India’s first plant-based chicken brand Good Dot, GoodDO is a vegan chain eatery that operates across 3 different Indian cities and is set to open more outlets in the coming months. With a mission to promote healthier,…
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Phuture Foods Joins Fight Against Pork Meat With Asia-Focused Plant-Based Alternative
Malaysian-Hong Kong food tech startup Phuture Foods will launch a vegan pork meat alternative in Hong Kong, Singapore and other Asian destinations in the coming months. The company is eyeing the Asian market especially given the recent…
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Meet The Vegan Entrepreneur Who Created Vietnam’s Dairy-Free Cheese Market
Kashew Cheese is a startup on a mission to create a dairy-free cheese market in Vietnam. The young company produces healthy, plant-based artisan cheeses made with local ingredients, notably cashews, which are fresh and abundant in the…
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Vegan Nutrition: 6 Vitamins & Minerals You Need And Where To Get Them (No Pills Included)
There are so many reasons to adopt a plant-based diet, whether it be a part of a more planet-friendly lifestyle, related animal cruelty concerns or for health reasons. There are enormous benefits to eating a whole foods vegan diet, but…
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Green Queen Travels: Where To Eat The Best Vegan Food In Seoul
South Korea is often thought of as a meat lovers paradise, with many visiting the tech-forward capital Seoul just to try out all the barbecue meats on offer. But scrape beneath that meaty surface and you will find many delicious…
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Green Monday Thailand: Global Plant-Based Movement Hosts Star-Studded Launch in Bangkok
Following recent launches in Singapore and Taiwan earlier this year, Hong Kong-based global movement and social venture Green Monday has expanded yet again, this time to Thailand, with the hope of spreading awareness about the benefits of…
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INTERVIEW: Taiwan Pro-Basketball Player Doug Creighton “The Year I Went Vegan Was The Best Of My Career”
Green Queen sits down with Doug Creighton, a Taiwanese-American professional basketball player for the Pauian Archiland team in Taiwan’s Super Basketball League. A vegan for many years, Creighton is now Green Monday’s Taiwan ambassador and…
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OmniPork, Zhenmeat Plant-Based Pork Alternatives To Help China Deal With African Swine Fever Epidemic
The country that eats more pork than any other could be looking at a pork-less future. As China battles the African swine fever that has wiped out millions of pigs domestically and across the wider Asian region, the alternative meat…
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INTERVIEW: TREEHOUSE’s Christian Mongendre “We Want To Create Environmental, Cultural & Spiritual Profit”
Yes, he’s back! Right at the centre of Hong Kong's plant-based food scene with his latest concept in the heart of Central’s Soho, TREEHOUSE. In an exclusive interview, Green Queen sat down with the man behind Hong Kong’s newest healthy…
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Better Nature: Foodtech Startup On A Mission To Make Indonesian Tempeh Mainstream
Foodtech startup Better Nature is on a mission to revolutionise tempeh, the high-protein traditional Indonesian fermented soybean product which is a staple of the country's daily diet. The company's founding team, which includes a Hong…
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Green Queen Travels: Where To Eat The Best Vegan Food In New Delhi
India has always been an incredibly welcoming country for vegetarian, a place where almost one third of the population avoids meat of any kind. While Southern India tends to be a vegan culinary sanctuary, the plant-based dining scene in…
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Green Queen Travels: Where To Eat Vegan Food In Japan’s Capital Tokyo
Who knew Tokyo was so vegan friendly? If you’re in love with Japanese food and thought you couldn’t find certain dishes made fully plant-based, then you’re in luck. From tempura and teriyaki-filled bento boxes to delicious ramen to…
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Green Common Debuts Animal-Free Chicken Nuggets & We’re Lovin’ It
Hong Kong’s plant-based grocery and café chain Green Common has rolled out Alpha Nuggets, a vegan take on fast food favourite chicken nuggets, across all its locations in the city. This marks another step forward in the accelerating market…
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