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Beyond Meat Launches Retail Products In Mainland China In Collaboration With Alibaba Group
Beyond Meat, the El Segundo, California-based food tech at the forefront of the plant-based industry, has just entered consumer retail in mainland China. Following its recent high-profile foodservice partnerships with Starbucks China and!-->…
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Chinese National Advisory Body: Cell-Based Meat Development Key For Future Food Supply
In a plenary session between the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and the National People’s Congress (NPC), cell-based meat development was discussed as a major solution to make China’s food supply more!-->…
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Lever VC & Brinc Launch China Alternative Protein Joint Investment Fund & Accelerator To Fund Domestic Startups
Hong Kong and New York-based alternative protein venture capital fund Lever VC and Asia venture accelerator firm Brinc have announced a new joint investment fund and accelerator to support plant-based and cultivated meat and dairy meat and!-->…
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ALDI & Green Monday Announce China Partnership, Debut Omnipork Plant-Based Ready Meals In Shanghai
ALDI China has just launched its new line of meatless ready-made convenience meals in Shanghai made with Omnipork, the vegan-friendly pork mince analogue made by Hong Kong-based food tech OmniFoods. The new products will be available for!-->…
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China Food Tech Zhenmeat To Launch Vegan Crayfish & Pork Tenderloin
Chinese homegrown food tech Zhenmeat has recently revealed two new products – plant-based pork tenderloin and crayfish – which will be available in domestic restaurant chains. The latest additions to the startup’s original line up, which!-->…
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Ocean Park Dreams: How The Hong Kong Tourist Attraction Fuels The Taiji Trade Supplying China’s Dolphinariums
Between September and March every year, fishermen in the Japan's small coastal town of Taiji go on a gruesome hunt for dolphins. Famously depicted in the documentary film The Cove, the so-called Taiji dolphin hunters lure pods of dolphins!-->…
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Pangolin Scales Removed From China’s Official Traditional Medicine List
Update (July 2): This article has been updated to reflect that while China's 2020 pharmacopoeia has removed pangolins from the key traditional Chinese medicine list, it is still included as an ingredient in several listed patent medicines!-->…
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Animal Rights: Victory For Activists As China Reclassifies Dogs As Pets In New Guidelines
China’s agricultural ministry has just removed dogs from the national list of livestock, and has reclassified dogs as pets. The new set of guidelines comes as part of the broader nationwide crackdown on the wildlife industry after the!-->…
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Beyond Meat Launches In Select China KFC, Pizza Hut & Taco Bell
Beyond Meat is making headlines yet again, this time announcing that they are partnering with Chinese nationwide fast food operator Yum China to offer plant-based Beyond Burgers across select KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell locations across!-->…
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Food Industry Giants Seeking To Work With Food Tech Startups In China
Chinese food tech venture capital firm Bits x Bites has launched a new platform that will link up food industry giants with emerging startups working on future food solutions for the Chinese market. Dubbed the China Food Tech Hub, the!-->…
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Nestlé’s US$103M Tianjin Injection: China Plant-Based Factory News Hides Dairy Snack & Pet Food Investment
A Nestlé press release announcing a US$103.4 million (CHF 100 million) investment to grow its presence in China led to dozens of headlines across mainstream media outlets celebrating the FMCG giant's vague commitment to build its first!-->…
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Beyond Meat CEO: “We Will Establish Production Footprint In China By End 2020”
Beyond Meat, the meat alternative food tech company that recently announced a 141% year-on-year revenue growth in its latest first-quarter earnings report shortly after celebrating its one year anniversary of going public, is getting ready!-->…
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EXCLUSIVE: Chinese Plant-Based Meat Starfield Launches At Hundreds Of Restaurants Across China
It’s been an incredible week for the plant-based food industry in China. The latest to join in and break headlines is Starfield Food and Science Technology, a Chinese food tech that has created its own meat-free alternative. Considered the!-->…
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Dao Foods & New Crop Capital Partner Announce New China Plant-Based Incubator
Dao Foods, a cross-border impact investment venture helping bring sustainable protein to China has recently partnered with early stage venture capital fund New Crop Capital to launch a new incubator project for plant-based startups. The!-->…
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China Needs To Fight Its Massive Food Waste To Combat Climate Change
China is facing a massive food waste crisis. Over 6% of China’s total food production is already lost before reaching consumers, and restaurants in Chinese cities throw away an average of a third of food served. Amid the climate crisis and!-->…
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BREAKING: Starbucks China Launches Plant-Based Menu With Beyond Meat, Omnipork & Oatly
Global coffee giant Starbucks has teamed up with leading vegan foodtech players Beyond Meat, Omnipork and Oatly to launch a brand new plant-based menu in China. The new items will be available across all 3,300+ Starbucks locations across!-->…
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KFC Partners With Cargill To Launch Plant-Based Fried Chicken In China
International fast food giant KFC is slated to roll out plant-based fried chicken in locations across China for the first time this month. The chain’s operating group Yum China partnered with global agribusiness corporation Cargill to!-->…
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China To Dominate 3D Printed Meat Market Despite Covid-19 Crisis
Speaking to FoodNavigator, alternative protein industry expert Olivia Fox Cabane says she believes that China will retain its massive potential to lead the Asia-Pacific market for 3D printed protein due to its cost and speed advantage.!-->…
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Shrimp Virus To Hit China’s Seafood Industry, Another Blow To Food Security
Shrimp farmers in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong have reported outbreaks of Decapod iridescent virus 1 (Div1), a virus that affects shrimp populations. The disease is not known to be harmful to humans, but can decimate shrimp!-->…
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China Reopens Markets Selling Wild Animals As Coronavirus Wanes In The Country
As Covid-19 appears to ease in China, the country’s economy and daily life is beginning to resume. According to written reports and photographs by reporters on the ground, the markets that sell bats, pangolins and other wildlife has!-->…
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Online Illegal Wildlife Trade Another Loophole In China’s Ban Since Coronavirus Outbreak
China’s leading e-commerce platforms and delivery operators are now under more pressure to enforce the ban on the trade in illegal wildlife in the country. A temporary ban was imposed on China in January after the coronavirus pandemic was!-->…
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