China

China's Angel Yeast has begun operating an 11,000-tonne production line for its yeast protein, bolstering the country's sustainable food leadership. Already accounting for 15% of global yeast production and nearly 60% of the market in…
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JS Biosciences Co, a Shanghai-based culture media supplier, has expanded from biopharma to the cellular agriculture field to join China's booming alternative protein industry. With more patents than any other region in the world, and an…
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As China's future food leadership grows, its students will compete to solve real-world problems by developing new products in ProVeg International's next Food Innovation Challenge. Already a pioneer in electric vehicles and green…
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Nearly half of citizens in China's tier 1 cities would choose cultivated meat and seafood over conventional options – but health and safety remain the main concern. As China's government ramps up support for cultivated meat, people…
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A leader in green energy and electric vehicles, China is spearheading the protein transition too, with more cultivated meat patent applicants than any other nation. Could China be winning the alternative protein innovation race? …
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When it comes to plant-based diets, the V-March campaign says Chinese consumers are motivated primarily by health and food trends. With China's protein consumption surpassing that of the US, and a majority of it coming from plants, the…
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Some of the largest hotel companies in China have received an A+ rating for plant-based policy commitments in a scorecard released at Shanghai Climate Week. Marriott Greater China, Langham Hospitality, IHG Hotels & Resorts and eight…
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Chinese food tech player CellX has self-determined its first-of-a-kind morel mycelium ingredient as safe in the US, launching high-protein snacks under new consumer brand Mourish. Chinese startup CellX is entering the US with what it…
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Chinese government officials have called for a boost to the national biotech capacity and the introduction of a novel food framework at its Two Sessions summit. Chinese lawmakers have issued calls to speed up the development of its…
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China's annual Two Sessions summit is underway, and two documents released in the lead-up indicate drummed-up government support for alternative proteins. As political leaders from across China convene at the annual Two Sessions summit,…
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More than 175 food businesses across Asia have committed to improving their sourcing policies in light of sustainability and animal welfare, supported by a US non-profit. A total of 83 food companies committed to implementing improved…
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In its 11th year, participation numbers for Veganuary reached a record-breaking 25.8 million globally. This March, a similar campaign inspired by the monthlong challenge will debut in China. Participation in Veganuary broke records…
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In Beijing's Fengtai District, the New Protein Food Science and Technology Innovation Base is aiming to fill the gap in China's cultivated meat and microbial protein ecosystem. China has just opened its first alternative protein…
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Sydney-based All G has secured the regulatory greenlight to sell its precision-fermented lactoferrin protein in China. It expects to receive approval in yet another market imminently. In what is yet another marker of China's biotech…
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Funding for alternative proteins has grown by 85% this year in Asia-Pacific, mirroring a larger sector-wide recovery, a new AgFunder report shows. Asia-Pacific's agrifood tech sector is showing "remarkable" signs of recovery after two…
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Canberra-based Nourish Ingredients has partnered with Chinese fermentation specialist Cabio Biotech to produce and distribute its precision-fermented fat alternative. Highlighting American fears of falling behind China in the biotech…
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China is on course to becoming the world's third-largest dairy producer – what does that mean for its plant-based industry? People in China are eating more protein than Americans now, but a majority of this comes from plant-based foods.…
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China's potential biotech dominance – especially its progress with cultivated meat – has spurred Republicans to call for US action to ensure "continued leadership". What would it take for a Republican to support cultivated meat? …
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As the world's largest protein consumer and highest greenhouse gas emitter, alternative protein needs to succeed in China – here are four ways to do just that. China houses a sixth of the world's population, and consumes 28% of its…
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One of China's largest plant-based beverage companies, Viee, has received an undisclosed sum in private equity funding from L Catterton. Sichuan Viee Beverage Food Co., which describes itself as the largest plant-based drinks maker in…
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UN figures show that Chinese people are eating more protein than Americans, a majority of which comes from plant-based sources. China now consumes more protein per capita than people in the US, according to the latest data from the UN…
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