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#IWD2020: 8 Asian Women Changing The Future Of Food
International Women’s Day is internationally recognised on the March 8th every year, and represents a focal point for women’s rights and is a celebration of the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. With climate!-->…
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Startup Atomo Makes Sustainable & Climate Resilient “Molecular Coffee”
In addition to bringing about frequent disasters, rising temperatures and extreme unpredictable weather events, the consequences of climate change extends to the staple foods we consume daily. One of these is coffee, which is already being!-->…
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Singapore To Spend SGD100 Billion To Adapt To A Hot, Flooded, & Food Insecure Future
Singapore has a S$100 billion plan to help the city-state adapt to a world stricken by the climate crisis. The island nation’s plan targets measures to survive in high temperatures and floodwaters as global heating continues to escalate,!-->…
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Report Finds Plant-Based Meat Will Seriously Disrupt Global Protein Industry, Especially China
A new report published by global consultancy firm OC&C Strategy Consultants finds that the rise of plant-based meat substitutes is causing a serious disruption to the protein industry. According to the research, the Chinese market is!-->…
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Cultivated Food Tech Startups Unite To Create Industry Alliance & Lobby For New Regulatory Framework
A new Alliance for Meat, Poultry & Seafood Innovation comprised of 5 cultivated food tech companies has been established to work with governmental bodies to determine regulation and labelling policies for cell-based products. This!-->…
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Nestlé Commits To Global Plant-Based Innovation As Vegan Food Becomes Mainstream
Swiss multinational food and beverage giant Nestlé believes that the future of “reviving” pre-prepared dishes and cooking aides lies in going plant-based, citing the rapid growth in popularity of its meat-free products in the past year.!-->…
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Eat JUST Announces New Frozen Plant-Based Egg Launch
Eat JUST, the food tech startup behind plant-based JUST Egg and widely known as JUST, has just announced that they will be launching a new frozen version available for retail this April. The announcement follows the company’s rapid sales!-->…
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Green Queen Releases First-Ever Asia Alternative Protein Report
Green Queen Media has just released Asia’s first-ever in-depth report on the alternative protein industry in the region. From definitions, regionally-specific sociocultural and environmental challenges and market trends to the latest “2.0”!-->…
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Bühler & Givaudan To Open Plant-Based Food Innovation Center In Singapore By Year End
Food processing technology giant Bühler and major flavour and fragrance manufacturer Givaudan is to build a new Innovation Center dedicated to plant-based food in Singapore. Opening later this year, the facility will host food processing!-->…
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Alpha Foods Secures US$28M In Funding, Eyes Further Asia Expansion
Los Angeles-based plant-based startup Alpha Foods has just completed their Series A round with US$28 million in funding, led by early-stage venture investment firm AccelFoods. With the fresh injection of capital, the Californian vegan!-->…
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Women In The Boardroom: How Gender Inequality Is As Pervasive In Food Tech As All Tech
Unfortunately, new (and old) research is pointing to the fact that even in the most progressive industries of today - such as the booming food-tech sector working on sustainable solutions for global food insecurity - companies are still!-->…
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Taiwan’s Bafang Yunji Is Selling 1 Million Omnipork Dumplings A Week Across Almost 1,000 Locations
Hong Kong-based Green Monday has partnered with Taiwan’s largest fast casual restaurant chain, Bafang Yunji, to debut plant-based Omnipork dumplings across Taiwan. Across its nearly 1,000 stores across Taiwan, Bafang Yunji is selling over!-->…
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Unlimeat: Korean Plant-Based Beef Made From Upcycled Grains Launches In Hong Kong
Unlimeat, a 100% plant-based beef product made from upcycled ingredients that would otherwise be thrown away, has just launched in Hong Kong. Made by South Korean food manufacturer Zikooin, the vegan beef alternative is made from!-->…
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Singapore’s TurtleTree Labs Is Launching Lab-Grown Breast Milk By 2021
Singapore startup TurtleTree Labs, the makers of dairy milk without cows, will be launching lab-grown breast milk by 2021. Originally only focused on disrupting the unsustainable dairy farming industry with their lab-grown cow’s milk, the!-->…
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INTERVIEW: Chicken-Less Egg Maker Clara Foods Founder “We Can All Get Behind The Fact That Factory Farming Shouldn’t Exist”
We recently had the opportunity to sit down with Arturo Elizondo, the CEO and co-founder of Clara Foods, a San Francisco-based food technology company that is making eggs without chickens. Founded in 2014 with David Anchel, Clara Foods is!-->…
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Memphis Meats Secures US$161M Series B, Largest Funding Round In Cultivated Meat History Industry
California-based food tech startup Memphis Meats has just completed a historic US$161 million Series B round of funding, which attracted investment from big institutional names Softbank, Temasek and Norwest Venture Partners. The milestone!-->…
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India Vegan Milk Startup Goodmylk Raises US$400K In Second Seed Funding Round
Veganarke Enterprises, the India-based operator of plant-based milk alternative brand Goodmylk, has just completed its second seed funding round with US$ 400,000, bringing the total financing raised so far to around US$ 800,000. With the!-->…
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Quorn Debuts Low-Carbon Food Labels To Display Emissions Footprint Of Products
In a bid to make the environmental impact of the foods we eat more visible to consumers, Quorn, the long-time vegetarian and vegan-friendly meat substitute brand, has just launched new low-carbon food labelling on their products. With this!-->…
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Singapore’s TurtleTree Labs, Maker Of Milk Without Cows, Secures Pre-Seed Funding
Singapore startup TurtleTree Labs, the first company in the world to reproduce the full composition of dairy milk without cows, has just completed its pre-seed funding round. The financing was backed by Lever VC, K2 Global and KBW!-->…
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Plant-Based Milk & Yogurt Company Califia Farms Secures US$225M In Funding
Plant-based milk brand Califia Farms has just announced that it has completed a landmark US$225 million financing in their latest Series D funding round. The investment was led by the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) alongside other big!-->…
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3D-Printed Vegan Steak: NovaMeat’s Version 2.0 Is Most Realistic Beef Yet
NovaMeat, the Spanish food tech startup that has developed vegan-friendly 3D-printed “meat” using only plant-based proteins has just unveiled version 2.0 of their vegan steak, described as the most realistic product yet to mimic the!-->…
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