4 Mins Read Silicon Valley food tech Impossible Foods’ plant-based pork has just been named one of the best inventions of the year on Time Magazine’s prestigious annual list. Impossible Pork debuted earlier this year at a major tech trade show held in Las Vegas and made the list because the “favorable environmental impacts of a pork alternative […]
4 Mins Read Australia is no exception to the global plant-based trend in recent years, with the movement only picking up pace since the coronavirus pandemic with consumers increasingly shifting away from conventional meat amid headlines of virus-ridden abattoirs. And as the demand continues to grow, homegrown startups are taking on the challenge to innovate new products that […]
3 Mins Read Indian first cell-based meat startup ClearMeat is set to pilot its first product, cultivated chicken mince, and has already reached price parity with its animal-based counterpart, marking a major feat for any alternative protein food tech in the race to displace unsustainable meat production. The startup has targeted cell-based chicken mince because it stands as […]
4 Mins Read H&M Group has just announced an expansion of its partnership with Swedish textile recycling startup Renewcell as it strives to become more circular. As part of the multi-year agreement, Renewcell will supply the fast fashion giant with its Circulose fibres made from unusable textile waste, which can be used to produce “millions” of sustainable garments […]
3 Mins Read The Very Good Food Company, the parent group of Canadian plant-based meat brand The Very Good Butchers, has been approved for trading in the U.S. after its first IPO on the Canadian Stock Exchange (CSE) earlier in June this year. It will be listed on the OTCQB Market, a venture market designed for early-stage companies, […]
4 Mins Read Shiok Meats has just unveiled the world’s first cell-based lobster meat. In an exclusive tasting event, the Singapore cultivated seafood food tech showcased its newly developed crustacean-free product in a range of dishes alongside their cell-based shrimp, marking yet another milestone towards the company’s ambitions to commercialise its cultured crustaceans by 2022. Singapore-based cultivated seafood […]
3 Mins Read Fast food giant Burger King has just partnered up with Australian food tech v2food to launch a new plant-based whopper to its menu in the Philippines. Firstly landing on the menus of Metro Manila and Luzon locations, the collaboration will see all Burger King restaurants serve up the new meatless whopper made with v2food’s plant-based […]
4 Mins Read Hong Kong-based Green Monday has announced that it has launched its famous OmniPork Luncheon, the world’s first plant-based version of Spam, and OmniPork Strips to Singapore. It will be available on menus of partnering restaurants and at several major retail locations across the city-state, ahead of Green Monday’s plans to open its first Singapore café […]
3 Mins Read Deliveroo, one of the world’s biggest food delivery platforms, has just revealed its latest statistics that show a massive surge in plant-based food orders. In the last twelve months alone, the platform has seen vegan orders increase by a whopping 100% in Hong Kong, with even higher figures reported in the U.K. as well as […]
3 Mins Read Los Angeles recently welcomed the Vegan Fashion Library, the world’s first showroom and boutique dedicated to supporting ethical vegan designers. Developed by the Vegan Fashion Week as a solution to the social distancing restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic, the multi-brand showroom will curate vegan, cruelty-free and sustainable clothing and accessories, featuring some of the innovative […]
3 Mins Read The Philippines has declared a moratorium on new coal power plants, which could mean the scrapping of new coal projects that have yet to be approved by the government. The move, which has been widely welcomed by environmental campaigners, is likely to signal to investors in the region that the country is taking a turn […]
3 Mins Read Hong Kong-based cell-based food tech Avant Meats has just unveiled its cultivated fish fillet in a regional first. The cultured fish fillet grown by the startup has been showcased in a cooking demonstration led by the city’s renowned private chef and culinary expert Chef Eddy in a fried fillet burger. Announcing the news on Wednesday […]
3 Mins Read While China’s plant-based meat industry is still in its early days, there are a growing number of homegrown startups rising to develop alternative proteins that are tailored to the local market, and Hero Protein is the latest to join the growing list. Founded earlier this year to offer a range of plant-based analogues for beef, […]
3 Mins Read Chinese fast food giant Dicos, famous for its fried chicken, has just announced a new partnership with homegrown plant-based food tech Starfield to add plant-based chicken burgers to its menu nationwide. Boasting over 2,500 locations in the country, putting it on the same ranks as QSR majors like McDonald’s, the move by the KFC-rival is […]
5 Mins Read Unilever has set a global annual sales target of €1 billion (US$1.19 billion) for its plant-based meat and dairy category within the next five to seven years. The Anglo-Dutch consumer goods behemoth says that the new goal will be driven by the roll-out of its acquired brand The Vegetarian Butcher across more markets, as well […]
5 Mins Read Every space and place has its impact on the planet, and tourist destinations, the places which are visited by millions of people everyday for their appeal and beauty, have their fair share of positive and negative outcomes on our environment. A report from The World Count reveals that 5% of total greenhouse gas emissions are […]
3 Mins Read MycoTechnology and BlueNalu have been named winner and runner-up of the Radicle Protein Challenge by Syngenta, bagging home US$1 million and US$250,000 in investment respectively. The challenge was launched by California-based VC Radicle Growth and ChemChina-owned Swiss agri-tech Syngenta Group to search for food techs who are transforming the future of protein. Competing against more […]
4 Mins Read Beyond Meat has just unveiled its newest product for the Chinese market, a plant-based minced pork. Dubbed Beyond Pork, the vegan version of the country’s favourite meat will be available in Shanghai at partnering restaurants for a limited-time trial, as the Californian food tech continues to ramp up its presence in the world’s fastest-growing major […]
5 Mins Read When Chef Jan Yeung took a turn in her culinary career to dive into product development with Chef Peggy Chan of former Grassroots Pantry and Nectar fame, she began to notice one big gap in the Hong Kong market – plant-based alternatives for dairy products. From vegan mozzarella and herby cream cheeses to 100% animal-free […]
3 Mins Read Alternative mycelium-based material firm MycoWorks has announced the completion of a US$45 million Series B funding round, which will go towards the scale-up of its Reishi animal-free leather material. The round saw participation from major institutions and VCs, as well as a number of high-profile celebrities and fashion brands amid the growing demand from consumers […]
3 Mins Read Agronomics, a U.K.-based investment company focused on cultivated meat and alternative proteins, has completed an oversubscribed equity fundraise of £10.0 million (US$13.2 million). The capital will go towards supporting the company’s existing portfolio, which includes BlueNalu, Mosa Meat, Bond Pet Foods and Shiok Meats, as well as investing in new opportunities in the fast-growing alternative […]