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India: Prime Minister Modi Told By Doctors & Experts To Encourage Plant-Based Diets
Several doctors, animal welfare activists and health professionals have recently called on Indian prime minister Narendra Modi to promote plant-based diets and regulate the meat and dairy industries, as reported by the Times of India. In a!-->…
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Beyond Meat Launches Retail Products In Mainland China In Collaboration With Alibaba Group
Beyond Meat, the El Segundo, California-based food tech at the forefront of the plant-based industry, has just entered consumer retail in mainland China. Following its recent high-profile foodservice partnerships with Starbucks China and!-->…
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Omnipork Strip Now Available In Retail, Omnipork Luncheon “Spam” To Come Soon
Green Monday, the Hong Kong-based group behind the vegan food tech OmniFoods and plant-based grocery chain Green Common has recently announced that its new Omnipork Strip product is now available for retail. Initially debuted alongside!-->…
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Chinese Confectionery Firm Multizen Invests In Vegan Dairy Startup Ripple Foods
Multizen, one of the largest B2B confectionery and snack companies in the Greater China region, has recently announced investment into Californian vegan pea-based dairy brand Ripple Foods. It marks Multizen’s first sustainable impact!-->…
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Alt Seafood: Bumble Bee Tuna Maker Commits US$40M To Sustainability & Plant-Based Alternatives
California-based seafood producer Bumble Bee Foods has announced a US$40 million commitment over the next five years to promote sustainability and plant-based seafood alternatives. Through a dedicated Accelerator Fund, the company will!-->…
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Vegan Arborist: New Online Platform Wants To Be “Apple Store” Of Sustainable Products
Vegan Arborist is a new London-based online business and consumer platform dedicated exclusively to sustainable and plant-based products. Launched earlier this year in April, the platform matches impact investors with sustainable companies!-->…
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Let’s Plant Meat Launches Vegan Burger Patties Across Thailand
Let’s Plant Meat, a Chiang Mai-based startup, has just launched its first plant-based burger product across major supermarket chains in Thailand, including Gourmet Market, Rim Ping and Tesco Lotus. The homegrown startup says that its!-->…
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Canada: Trudeau Announces $100M Investment Into Plant-Based Protein Production
On Monday (June 22), Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau announced that the federal government will be investing CAD $100 million (US$74 million) into Merit Functional Foods, a Canadian company specialising in plant-based protein!-->…
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Alt Dairy: Good Planet Foods Raises US$12M As Demand For Vegan Alternatives Skyrocket
Meltable plant-based cheese brand Good Planet Foods recently raised US$12 million in a Series A funding round. The allergen-friendly vegan cheese startup is available at major retailers in the United States as well as fast food operators,!-->…
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China Food Tech Zhenmeat To Launch Vegan Crayfish & Pork Tenderloin
Chinese homegrown food tech Zhenmeat has recently revealed two new products – plant-based pork tenderloin and crayfish – which will be available in domestic restaurant chains. The latest additions to the startup’s original line up, which!-->…
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Where To Eat (Plants) This June: New Vegan Restaurant Openings, Menus & Food News
As business begins to return to normal in Hong Kong, we’ve got exciting news coming up in the city’s thriving plant-based food scene. Plenty of new plant-based bites and eateries to try out across the city this month, and we’re here to!-->…
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Thailand’s Biggest Agribusiness To Launch Plant-Based Meat & Circular Economy Strategy
Charoen Pokphand Foods Pcl (CPF) will be rolling out plant-based meat products this year in response to growing demand, as well as operate using circular economy principles in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). For!-->…
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Adidas Turns Two Of Its Most Iconic Sneaker Designs Vegan
Global sportswear and sneaker giant Adidas is veganising its most iconic Adidas original designs. It has revamped two classic models, the Samba and the Continental 80, and both shoes are now completely animal-free and contains sustainable!-->…
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India’s Greek Yogurt Brand Epigamia Launches First Plant-Based Coconut Yogurt
Epigamia, a Mumbai-based greek yogurt brand, has just revealed its new 100% plant-based yogurt line made with coconut milk. The product range includes an unsweetened coconut yogurt and a coconut jaggery flavoured yogurt. Epigamia cites the!-->…
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Malaysian Food Tech Phuture Foods Rolls Out Vegan Mince In Singapore Restaurants
Malaysian food tech Phuture Foods has recently launched its new vegan pork mince product, Phuture Mince. The plant-based analogue is currently available at a number of restaurants in Singapore, with the startup planning to bring Phuture!-->…
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MycoTechnology Raises US$39M Series D From Big Food To Grow Plant-Based Functional Ingredient Platform
Colorado-based food tech MycoTechnology has just raised US$39 million in a Series D funding round, which it plans to use to enlarge its existing platform of functional plant-based ingredients. The investment round attracted big names!-->…
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Pandemic Meat Crisis Pushes Consumers Towards Plant-Based Alternatives From HK To US
The meat industry is in crisis, with the coronavirus outbreak seeing slaughterhouses and meat plants staying shut, propped up prices and supermarket shortages. Now, mainstream consumers are turning their attention to plant-based!-->…
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VegInvest & Shiok Meats Co-Founder Sandhya Sriram Invest In Evo Foods
India’s first plant-based egg startup Evo Foods has just announced new investment from vegan investment fund VegInvest and the co-founder and CEO of Shiok Meats, Dr. Sandhya Sriram. The news comes after the food tech welcomed veteran vegan!-->…
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Omnipork Luncheon Meat Will Soon Be Available In The Philippines
Shortly after Green Monday made headlines with its groundbreaking new Omnipork Luncheon Meat product, the world’s first vegan “spam” will be made available to consumers in the Philippines in the coming months. Spam is considered a staple!-->…
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Q&A: Impossible Foods’ Nick Halla Talks Asia Expansion, IPO Plans & Why The Brand Resonates With So Many
Green Queen founder Sonalie Figueiras and I recently sat down with Nick Halla, one of Impossible Foods leading figures, who has been instrumental in helping visionary founder Pat Brown build the now world-famous Silicon Valley food tech.!-->…
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Secret Ingredient: Motif FoodWorks To Replicate Animal Fat For Plant-Based Meat & Dairy
Motif FoodWorks, a Boston-based ingredient innovation startup, has just announced a new exclusive research collaboration with University of Guelph in Canada and founder of food tech Coasun Inc. and food science professor Dr. Alejandro!-->…
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