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Recent data shows that a whopping 92% of people in the U.S. who bought plant-based meat for the first time during the Covid-19 pandemic plan on continuing to do so in the future, with the main drivers being health, food safety and…
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Chinese food tech venture capital Bits x Bites has announced that it has raised US$30 million in the first close of its US$70 million fund investing in technologies that will help transform China’s agri-food supply chain. Investors backing…
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Oatly, the world’s most famous oat milk brand, has recently landed in Singapore as part of its ambitions to grow its presence across Asia, a region where the dairy market is ripe for disruption. Now available across the city-state’s…
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Meati Foods, a Colorado-based food tech, has secured US$28 million in its Series A funding round. It follows its earlier secret restaurant trial of its plant-based steaks made from fungi and announcement that it will soon roll out its…
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A new report from Dutch multinational financial firm ING predicts that the plant-based meat and dairy market in the European Union and the U.K. will balloon to €7.5 billion (US$8.87 billion) in the next five years. The analysis also found…
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The need for new technologies to accelerate innovation in the food industry has never been greater, as the world battles the interrelated crises of climate change, food insecurity and the coronavirus pandemic. The upcoming Future Food-Tech…
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According to new research, if the world makes a just a 10% shift away from animal meat and replaces it with plant-based alternatives, it could lead to as much as 38 million hectares of land being freed – an area larger than that of…
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The ProVeg Incubator has announced its new batch of startups joining its accelerator programme as the fifth cohort, made up of six food techs working on sustainable solutions ranging from algae-based dairy to vegan chocolate. With 10 of…
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Australian startup Provectus Algae has secured US$3.25 million in a seed funding round led by Hong Kong-based early stage venture studio Vectr Ventures. Provectus Algae optimises algae growth and uses synthetic biology to create a platform…
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Israeli food tech Aleph Farms has recently announced the launch of its new program to produce its cultivated meat in outer space. Called “Aleph Zero”, the project will see the company collaborate with space agencies to bring local…
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Editor's Update: This article has been updated to reflect that while NR Instant Produce Pcl does indeed manufacture plant-based products including sauces, condiments and jackfruit-based products, the company is not exclusively plant-based-…
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Held last month in Shanghai, the GFI Consultancy’s (GFIC) seminar session on fermentation and cultivated meat marked the first event of its kind to take place in mainland China. It saw over 80 scientists, investors, food companies and…
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The European Union has voted against proposals that would have banned plant-based products from being labelled with “meaty” terms such as burgers and sausages. While the decisive vote to keep veggie burgers on the menu was hailed a win for…
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Animal-free dairy makers Perfect Day has recently announced that Robert Iger, former CEO and current executive chairman of The Walt Disney Company has joined the startup’s board of directors. Filling the first founder-designated board seat…
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Lab-grown meat is scaling like the internet, in the words of Ron Shigeta. He’s the co-founder of science accelerator IndieBio, former chief scientific officer of plant-based pet food brand Wild Earth, current resident scientist of…
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While meat alternatives tend to get the lion’s share of the spotlight when it comes to the food tech world, many have overlooked alternatives for one of the most convenient and affordable animal proteins in the world – eggs. Aside from…
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Following Israeli cultivated meat food tech Meat-Tech 3D’s earlier announcement that it has signed a letter of intent to purchase a cultured fat company, the startup has now revealed that the company in question is Peace of Meat. It has…
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Heura, the Barcelona-based vegan meat startup, has just launched a new burger dubbed as the healthiest on the market. Thanks to its innovative fat analogue that helps transform extra virgin olive oil into a solid form, Heura’s latest…
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Stephen Michael Co is the co-founder and CEO of WTH Foods – aka Worth The Health – the first homegrown plant-based meat startup in the Philippines. Having recently joined Big Idea Ventures’ (BIV) latest food tech accelerator programme, the…
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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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