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What Do Asian Consumers Want From Plant-Based Meat? 4 Startup Founders Spill All.
At a major APAC food tech conference in Singapore last month, I spoke to four alt-meat founders from India, China, the Philippines and Australia to find out what Asian consumers want from plant-based meat products.
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The Asia F-List: How Fossil Fuel Companies are Gaslighting Asians with Greenwashing Campaigns
A new report by marketing activism group Clean Creatives explores how Asia's fossil fuel industry is failing communities in the region, using greenwashing techniques to shift the blame from its climate impacts. These include loyalty credit!-->…
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‘The Centre of Challenges & Solutions’: 7 Alt-Protein Takeaways from GFI APAC’s State of the Industry Report 2023
The Good Food Institute (GFI) APAC's first State of the Industry report highlights the funding rollercoaster that is alt-protein, Singapore's reputation as an innovation launchpad, barriers to the adoption of plant-based meat, and the!-->…
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APAC AgriFood Report: Funding Hits A Low, But Farm Tech & Novel Foods Are On the Rise
Agrifood tech startups in Asia-Pacific saw an investment of $6.5B in 2022, a 58% fall from the year before – but agtech funding for farmers and primary novel food production increased by 24% year-on-year, according to a new report by!-->…
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Smart Protein India: 7 Key Takeaways From GFI India’s First State of the Industry Report
Alt-protein think tank the Good Food Institute (GFI) India has just released its first State of the Industry report for the country and by all accounts, there is much to be optimistic about. We break down the seven key highlights from the!-->…
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India’s Future Food Changemakers: How Heritage Vegan Brand Carra Got Indians to Love Dark Chocolate
In our Indian Changemakers series, we interview brands and founders shaping the future of food in the world's most populous country. Here, we speak to Komal Khosla, founder of Delhi-based vegan craft chocolate brand Carra, about the!-->…
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‘Hybrid Could Unleash Alt-Seafood’: Vegan Fish Startup Seaspire on Indian Consumers, Launching in Foodservice and Why Retail Isn’t…
Indian vegan seafood company Seaspire has launched in D2C channels after months of foodservice trials in major cities in its home country. The startup's co-founder Varun Gadodia tells Green Queen about India's appetite for alt-seafood,!-->…
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Can the Green Tuesday Cafeteria Campaign Help Vietnam Lower Its Meat Emissions?
Non-profit organisation Vegan Outreach has expanded its Green Tuesday Initiative to Vietnam after five years in India. The programme hopes to reduce the impact of the country's diet on the environment and is in talks with over 100!-->…
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India’s Shaka Harry Makes Its International Debut In With 15 Plant-Based Products In Singapore
Leading Indian plant-based protein label Shaka Harry has announced its expansion into Singapore.
The expansion marks the company's first foray into the international market. Shaka Harry is set to introduce 15 innovative products at!-->!-->!-->…
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India’s Fermbox Bio and Dyadic International Announce a Global Partnership For Sustainable Bio-Alternatives
Indian-based synthetic biology company Fermbox Bio, known for utilizing microbial precision fermentation for sustainable production of bio-alternatives, is joining forces with global biotechnology company Dyadic International Inc.
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First Bite: APAC Initiative Backing Future Food Founders Choose 4 Alt Protein Startups
APAC alt protein fund Better Bite Ventures unveils four new investments via early-stage funding initiative First Bite and reopens applications for aspiring founders.
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India Smart Protein Industry: 4 Things You Need To Know
Our four takeaways from an industry panel covering India’s smart protein sector, from industry growth to the country's indigenous crop diversity.
By Poorvasha Kar
In a country like India where communities have varied and deep-seated!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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Op-Ed: Public Policy Is Key to Mainstreaming Sustainable Proteins in India
Climate change will affect hundreds of millions of Indians and bring about widespread food insecurity- government support of alternative proteins is essential to achieving national food security and independence.
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One Good Acquires India’s ‘Best’ Vegan Cheese Brand
Following its acquisition of plant-based nutrition brand Pro2fit earlier this year, India's leading plant-based dairy brand One Good has added Angelo Vegan Cheese to its portfolio.
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Another Foods Launches India’s First Plant-Based Food-Service-Ready Chicken
Mumbai-based Another Foods says its new plant-based chicken is made specifically for food service to support the demands across the hospitality and restaurant industries.
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The Future is Asian: Green Queen Publishes 2022 Edition of Award-Winning APAC Alt Protein Report
A new report by Green Queen Media argues that while plant-based meat sales may be flat in the US and Europe, in Asia Pacific, the alternative protein industry is booming.
Green Queen Media has published the 2022 edition of its!-->!-->!-->…
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Phyx44, India’s First Full-Stack Precision Fermentation Dairy Company, Raises $1.2M Seed
Phyx44 is well on its way to disrupting India's dairy sector with its $1.2 million seed funding for its precision fermentation technology.
The Bangalore-based Phyx44 says it's using precision fermentation to create whey and casein!-->!-->!-->…
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Vecan Foods Brings Plant-Based Meals ‘Made By Moms’ to India’s Growing Flexitarian Market
Vecan Foods has launched its plant-based meals in India to fill a gap in the market. The company, founded by two moms, Mahima Gupta and Guneet Kaur, is out to help flexitarian consumers embrace healthier eating with homestyle meals.
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India’s ‘Smart’ Protein Sector Poised for Rapid Growth
The Good Food Institute India, in partnership with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, held its first in-person Summit in New Delhi last week since the pandemic, taking a look at the smart protein industry and how!-->…
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India’s Licious Adds Veggie Chicken and Lamb As It Moves to Take Over the Category
Licious, the Temasek-backed Indian meat company, has announced the launch of UnCrave, its first foray into vegetarian meat.
The new launch will see Licious work directly with consumers on the UnCrave products, focusing on Delhi, Mumbai,!-->!-->!-->…
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These 16 Food Tech Startups Are Revolutionising India’s Food Ecosystem
These 19 food startups are leading India’s emerging alternative protein space, developing 100% plant-based and cell-based alternatives.
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