Alt Protein

Launched by Tatler Asia, the annual Generation T (Gen.T) list recognises 400 figures who are shaping the region’s future, from founders and entrepreneurs to tech gurus and creatives who are working to drive positive impact. Last year saw…
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The appetite for alternative proteins is reaching new heights all over the world, especially in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, which has kicked off even greater consumer enthusiasm and investor interest in the fast-growing food tech…
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The LIVEKINDLY Collective, a plant-based food company formerly known as Foods United that rebranded after the acquisition of the vegan media publisher of the same name earlier this year, has announced that it has secured US$135 million in…
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Plant-based food tech Impossible Foods is making waves this week, announcing just shortly after launching retail in Asia for the first time that it is now planning to double the size of its Silicon Valley-based R&D team. Over the…
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Natural Order Acquisition Corp., a blank check company founded this year and focused on sustainable plant-based food products, has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to raise US$250 million in an initial public…
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Eat Just, the San Francisco-based food tech that pioneered the plant-based egg, has just announced a new partnership with a consortium led by investment management firm Proterra to build a new production facility in Singapore. It marks Eat…
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TurtleTree Labs, the world’s first startup to develop lab-grown milk with the same composition as real dairy milk without any cows, has just won the grand prize amongst the 175,000 companies competing at the Entrepreneurship World Cup…
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During an exclusive virtual media conference held today (October 20), which featured the food tech’s senior executives attended by Green Queen, Impossible Foods officially announced the first retail launch of its plant-based products in…
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Australian plant-based meat startup v2food has just announced a AU$77 million (US$55 million) Series B round, breaking records as the largest funding round in the category within the country. The financing was led by major institutional…
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Founded two years ago by a grandson of a Devonshire dairy farmer, Amsterdam-based plant-based cheese brand Willicroft is now bringing its products back into the U.K. market. Launching at major retailers including Waitrose, Wholefoods,…
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Returning for its third edition amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis, the Asia-Pacific Agri-Food Innovation Summit will take place November 18-20 this year, focusing on the crucial collective response to food security threats and the need…
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Last month, Dao Foods, a cross-border impact investment venture helping bring sustainable protein to China, announced the launch of its Dao Foods Venture Fund 1 to support 30 alternative protein companies within the next three years. Now,…
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At the recent Smart Kitchen Summit (SKS) held virtually this year and hosted by food tech news The Spoon, the founders of two of the world’s most recognisable alternative protein startups didn’t hold back in a showcase of their difference…
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A new rolling fund, Prithvi Ventures, has just launched on AngelList to help accelerate tech solutions to tackle the climate crisis. Aiming to open up the funding pool for the technologies that will have the greatest impact on combating…
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A cultured meat research consortium project called Meat4All has just been awarded a €2.7 million (US$3.16 million) grant under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 R&D funding programme. It marks the first cell-based meat project to…
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Plant-based meat brand Tofurky is challenging a new Louisiana law that would impose fines for meatless products labelled with terms such as “burger”, even if they have been clearly identified with the descriptions “vegan", "plant-based" or…
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Green Monday has made headlines yet again, now with a groundbreaking partnership between its food tech arm OmniFoods and McDonald's Hong Kong, making it the first plant-based startup in the world to land a major long-term collab with the…
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Just a day after Green Monday made headlines for its long-term collaboration with McDonald’s Hong Kong, launching an industry-first vegetarian menu across locations in the city and in Macau, the plant-based group is expanding its presence…
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The World Sustainability Organisation (WSO) and the Sustainable Seafood Initiative under the Good Food Institute (GFI) have teamed up to establish a joint certification program for plant-based seafood. It will be recognised under a new…
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French multinational cheese behemoth Bel Group, who owns multiple leading cheese brands including The Laughing Cow, Kiri, Babybel, Boursin and more, has announced its intention to offer plant-based versions of its core lines. The move is…
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The Good Food Institute India (GFI India), a nonprofit organisation supporting India’s burgeoning alternative protein ecosystem, recently hosted its Smart Protein Summit to great fanfare. Several key announcements were made during the…
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