Singapore Startup Alchemy Foodtech Targets China For International Expansion Of Its GI-Lowering Powder
Alchemy Foodtech recently revealed that it is eyeing China as its next potential market opportunity after launching its first product, Alchemy Fibre, in its home base in Singapore. The product, which comes in powder form, lowers the!-->…
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Tata Starbucks Opens Two New All-Women Operated Stores In India
Tata Starbucks, the joint venture that owns and operates Starbucks outlets in India, has just opened two new stores in Delhi and Mumbai that are entirely run and operated by female staff. The new all-women Starbucks stores are a part of!-->…
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Rise In Vegan Menu Offering Globally, Plus More Data From New abillionveg Report
From the number of vegan-friendly restaurants to new product launches on supermarket shelves, there is no doubt that the plant-based trend is taking the world by storm. But there are differences between regional markets, with some cities!-->…
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Hong Kong Student Urges Switch To Reusable Masks In High School Research Project
After seeking face masks littered everywhere in Hong Kong as the city continues to battle the coronavirus pandemic, Gaurika Pant, a secondary school student at Hong Kong International School (HKIS), decided to undertake her own research!-->…
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Big Meat To Lose US$20B This Year While Alt Protein Poised For Growth, Says New Report
A new report by New York-based market intelligence firm CB Insights is predicting a major tumble for the conventional meat industry. According to analysts, big meat is not just facing massive immediate losses amid the coronavirus pandemic,!-->…
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GFI APAC Asian Summit On Alternative Proteins Unites Industry Online For Sector Deep Dive
The Good Food Institute Asia-Pacific (GFI APAC), the Asia branch of the global nonprofit advocating for and supporting the alternative protein ecosystem, recently hosted its inaugural virtual event. Called the Asia Summit on Alternative!-->…
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Choux Dreams: Welcome To Bien Caramélisé, Hong Kong’s First 100% Plant-Based Pâtisserie
Hong Kong-Australian Chef Jessica Chow had the idea to explore plant-based pastries during her time in Berlin, the vibrant vegan-friendly city that she describes as a “place where anything can happen”. After moving back to Hong Kong and!-->…
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In-Depth: Ana Andjelic On The Business Of Aspiration & Why Consumers Now Care About The Planet
Ana Andjelic is a strategy executive, global thought-leader, author, speaker, sociologist and brand strategist who has worked at the world’s top brands and advertising agencies. Her popular newsletter (which is how I found her) The!-->…
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Good Catch Foods Opens 42,500 Square Foot Plant-Based Seafood Facility
Gathered Foods, the parent company of plant-based seafood food tech Good Catch Foods, has just announced the opening of its new 42,500 square foot facility in the U.S. state of Ohio. The new manufacturing plant will produce the brand’s!-->…
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Alicia Keys Teams Up With E.l.f. Cosmetics To Launch Vegan Beauty Line In 2021
Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter Alicia Keys will be launching a vegan beauty collection next year with e.l.f. Cosmetics. The California-based skincare and makeup brand revealed that the new collection will be focused on inner beauty!-->…
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90% Global Public Investors Have ESG Investment Policies, New Survey Finds
Over 90% of global public investors now have specific environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment policies in place or are in the process of implementing them, reveals a new survey from independent think tank OMFIF and American!-->…
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4 New Food Techs Developing Sustainable & Healthy Food Solutions
Hong Kong-based food Brinc just announced their newest batch of food technology accelerator startups joining its Spring 2020 cohort and there are some serious innovators to showcase. All of them are developing solutions to meet some of the!-->…
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4 Things Beyond Meat CEO Ethan Brown Has To Say About Plant-Based Meat Critics
In 2009, Ethan Brown quit his job as a clean energy executive to launch his new venture – a next-gen plant-based meat company called Beyond Meat. Back then, most people thought his idea wouldn’t make it. But it did, big time. Today, Beyond!-->…
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The Ultimate Hong Kong CBD Guide: From Lattes To Snack Bars To Dog Treats
The humble hemp plant is having a moment in our fair city. Hong Kongers in the know have been using CBD for a couple of years now (and we've banging on about it for a while), but suddenly it seems CBD is everywhere. Your aunt's tried a CBD!-->…
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The Body Shop Singapore Opens Sustainability-Focused ‘Activist Workshop’ Store
The Body Shop Singapore has just transformed one of its new retail stores at the Ion Orchard shopping centre into an “activist workshop”. At the store, customers can explore cruelty-free and sustainable products while also participating in!-->…
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Scientists Can Now Detect Microplastics In Human Organs & Tissues
Researchers in the U.S. are among the first in the world to examine microplastic and nanoplastic particles in human organs and tissues using a new testing technique. Isolating and discovering minuscule fragments of plastic has been a!-->…
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Climate Chaos: Extreme Heat, Wildfires and Record-Setting Storms Suggest A Frightening Future Is Already Here
By: Jeff Barardelli
From the historic heat wave and wildfires in the West, to the massive derecho that tore through the middle of the nation, to the record-breaking pace of this year's hurricane season, the unprecedented and!-->!-->!-->…
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Clean Break: Lightlife Attack On Beyond Meat & Impossible Foods Sees Vocal Industry Backlash
A salty debate has erupted amongst the netizens of the plant-based world, with industry watchers, food tech startups and big food names alike all chiming in with their take on the latest controversy: Lightlife Foods, the long-time U.S.!-->…
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Report Shows Plant-Based Meats Perform Better Than Animal Meat On Multiple Health Indices
A new report by Australia and New Zealand-based non-profit think tank Food Frontier finds that plant-based meats are on average healthier than their animal meat counterparts. For the study, the analysts examined the nutritional profile and!-->…
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Plastic Pollution In Atlantic Is 10 Times Worse Than Previous Estimates, Study Finds
New measurements of plastic pollution in the Atlantic ocean shows that the concentration of plastic is at least 10 times higher than previous estimates. Finding far greater amounts of tiny microplastic particles in the upper Atlantic!-->…
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Ocean Rebellion Campaigners Launch Protest Against Luxury Cruise Liner
Climate resistance group Ocean Rebellion, an ally of Extinction Rebellion, has launched a protest projecting messages onto the hull of a luxury cruise vessel in Falmouth, Cornwall in the United Kingdom. The protest aims to raise awareness!-->…
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