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#12 David Yeung - Pioneering and Scaling the Plant-Based Movement in China and Asia while Building OmniPork, Asia’s Foodtech Powerhouse

#12 David Yeung - Pioneering and Scaling the Plant-Based Movement in China and Asia while Building OmniPork, Asia’s Foodtech Powerhouse

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#12 David Yeung - Pioneering and Scaling the Plant-Based Movement in China and Asia while Building OmniPork, Asia’s Foodtech Powerhouse

#12 David Yeung - Pioneering and Scaling the Plant-Based Movement in China and Asia while Building OmniPork, Asia’s Foodtech Powerhouse

#12 David Yeung - Pioneering and Scaling the Plant-Based Movement in China and Asia while Building OmniPork, Asia’s Foodtech Powerhouse

#12 David Yeung - Pioneering and Scaling the Plant-Based Movement in China and Asia while Building OmniPork, Asia’s Foodtech Powerhouse

Friday, 11th September 2020
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David Yeung is the Founder & CEO of Green Monday Group, a multi-faceted social venture with the mission to take on the world’s most pressing crises of climate change, food insecurity and public health. With the global sustainability movement initiated by Green Monday Foundation, the revolutionary food technology innovation in OmniFoods and OmniPork, the market-transforming plant-based retail, dining and distribution network in Green Common, and the impact investment arm in Green Monday Ventures, Mr. Yeung has pioneered a one-of-a-kind integrated platform that engages and empowers millions of people, along with public and private sectors, towards green awareness, action and economy.

His work earns him the award of “Social Entrepreneur of the Year” by the World Economic Forum and Schwab Foundation. Other honors and recognitions include “Roddenberry Prize”, “Cathay ChangeMakers 2020”, “Company of the Year 2019” by PETA Asia, “Ten Outstanding Young Persons Hong Kong” and “50 Most Innovative Companies” by Fast Company. As a noted environmentalist and entrepreneur, Mr. Yeung has spoken at the World Economic Forum, Milken Institute Summit, TEDx, as well as financial and academic institutions such as UBS and UCLA.

Green Monday Group has an overall mission to “Make Change Happen, Make Green Common” since its establishment in 2012. It is achieved by promoting plant-based eating and environmental protection through its multifaceted social venture model, in hopes of tackling climate change, global food in security and promoting public health. Green Monday Foundation, Green Monday Holdings and Green Monday Ventures are the three main branches of Green Monday Group. Since the company’s establishment, Green Monday Foundation has strived to promote the once-a-week plant-based meal philosophy that has now spread to over 30 countries. Green Monday Holdings’ business includes Green Common and OmniFoods. Green Common is the world’s first plant-based concept store to create a revolutionary food and lifestyle experience by introducing some of the most advanced global foodtech innovations. Its sales network has spread to over 10 countries and regions. OmniFoods has an established food science team based in Canada that developed OmniPork, OmniPork Luncheon and OmniPork Strip. These three food 2.0 ingredients are leading the development of the global foodtech industry and the future of food. Green Monday Ventures is the impact investment arm aimed at accelerating the growth of mission-aligned entrepreneurs and startups globally. David Yeung, the founder of Green Monday Group, was awarded “2018 Social Entrepreneur of the Year” by the World Economic Forum and Schwab Foundation. 

Website: https://greenmonday.org/en/

OmniFoods, a foodtech company, is a member of Green Monday Holdings. Established in April 2018, its mission is to innovate food that will treat the planet right, treat animals right and treat us right. Their established food scientist team in Canada innovates food 2.0 based on Asian eating culture and cooking habits while ensuring that the ingredients are cruelty-free, cholesterol-free, antibiotic-free and hormone-free. The launch of OmniPork, the first product of OmniFoods, has attracted international attention. In just two years, it has launched in several global markets and has become a popular plant-based ingredient. In May2020, OmniFoods launched OmniPork Luncheon and OmniPork Strip, leading a new wave in the foodtech trend. OmniFoods also has a Healthy Flash-Frozen Ready-to-Eat Meal series, that provide a range of healthy and nutritious ready-to-eat food.

Website: https://omnipork.co/

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