Alt Protein

Singapore-based Shandi Global has debuted its latest product, a plant-based chicken drumstick, which will land on the market early this year. Made locally in Singapore, the product will be sold at a “similar price” to conventional chicken…
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Renowned chef Shimamura Masaharu of Michelin-starred Osaka restaurant Unkaku has launched DiverseFarm, a partner venture with Tokyo-based cellular agriculture company TissueByNet. The startup will bring together Masaharu’s culinary…
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Domino’s Pizza, operated by foodservice giant Jubilant FoodWorks in India, has launched a pizza with plant-based meat toppings. Available at all Domino’s locations across the major cities Delhi NCR, Mumbai and Bangalore, the move marks the…
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Matrix Meats, an Ohio-based startup developing nanofibre scaffolds for cultivated meat products, has announced the completion of an oversubscribed seed funding round. The investment will be used to expand the firm’s partnerships and…
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ClearMeat, India’s first cell-based protein startup, has announced that it has filed to patent its proprietary technology used to develop its cultivated minced chicken. The news comes shortly after the food tech completed a pilot trial of…
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2020 was a challenging and unexpected year, and most of the world was brought to its knees by the Covid-19 pandemic. It's been almost 12 months of bad, sad news and traumatic moments. But for the alt protein industry, 2020 has been an…
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Mainland Chinese cultivated meat startup Joes Future Food has raised 20 million RMB (US$3 million) in an angel investment round. The food tech, recently rebranded from Nanjing Zhouzi, will be using the funding to ramp up R&D and…
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The demand for plant-based meat is set to skyrocket an estimated 200% over the next five years in major Asia-Pacific markets, according to a new research report. Highlighting consumer concerns about health and sustainability as key drivers…
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Co-founder of U.K.-based movement Veganuary, Matthew Glover, has partnered with renowned chef and restaurateur Adam Lyons to launch a new vegan fried chicken brand. Dubbed VFC, the company is described as a “positive rebellion” against the…
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California-based alternative dairy startup Perfect Day will soon open its Singapore-based R&D centre this year, in partnership with the government-run Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR). Called the A*Star-Perfect Day…
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Just days after announcing that it has made the world's first-ever commercial sale of cell-based meat for human consumption to 1880 restaurant in Singapore, Eat Just recently invited guests taste the brand’s cultured meat, marking a…
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While the plant-based meat market tends to get all the attention, as more consumers begin shifting towards plant-based and flexitarian diets, we’re set to see the rise of vegan cheese and dairy. Already seeing a major boost in sales in the…
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Los Angeles-based vegan startup Grounded Foods began making its plant-based cheeses out of non-GMO hemp seeds and “ugly” cauliflowers last year. Now, the food tech is set to add three more products to its cheese offerings and is racing…
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There’s no doubt that it’s been a record-breaking year for the alternative protein industry, from the world’s first regulatory approval for cell-based meat to enormous rounds of funding despite the economic downturn amidst the pandemic. To…
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Hong Kong-based plant-based pioneer Green Monday has announced the opening of their tenth retail store in Asia and the first-ever retail location in mainland China, welcoming diners and shoppers alike at the new Green Common Shanghai in…
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One year ago, Michelle Egger and Leila Strickland founded Biomilq, a cell-ag startup farming breast milk outside of the body – a development that could disrupt the enormous profit-driven infant formula industry as we know it. Biomilq’s…
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Indian foodtech company Naka Foods, is known amongst health-conscious Indians for their 4pm spirulina snack bars. Today, the young startup is on a mission to address the limitations of the existing food system by providing sustainable and…
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The alternative protein market is on fire right now, estimated to be worth approximately $2.2Bn, and cultivated meat is expected to play an important role in the shift from traditional meat products. Experienced scientists are engaged in…
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Better Dairy, a London-based startup using fermentation technology to produce molecularly identical dairy proteins, has raised £1.6 million (US$2.17 million) in funding. The firm says that the capital will be used to fuel its research and…
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While plant-based proteins are showing double-digit growth rates and are forecasted to continue to shape the alternative protein industry, so will the rise of cell-based meat. In a new report, experts predict that cell-based proteins could…
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Chirag Sabunani of Supplant Foods is deploying material science expertise to create unique plant ingredients, and taking a deeper look at food formulation with novel products like chickpea flour, and understanding how texture plays a key…
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