Next Gen Foods Appoints Former Tesla and Impossible Foods Executive Rachel Konrad as First Independent Board Member
Next Gen Foods has named former Tesla and Impossible Foods executive Rachel Konrad as its first independent board member. Asia’s leading food startup, Next Gen Foods, aims to make the global food system sustainable and significantly improve public health by…
Deloitte: Demand for Fresh Food Shows No Signs of Cooling Yet Consumers are Checking Out More Frozen Alternatives
Key takeaways Consumers are worried the fresh food on store shelves isn’t as fresh as it used to be. Sixty percent say the time between buying and spoiling has gotten shorter recently. Meanwhile, 3 in 4 consumers say storing frozen…
Fast-Food Restaurants Introduce Vegan Ice Cream & Vegan McPlant Burger Globally
Undoubtedly, the fastest-growing markets today are the vegan and plant-based industries. From vegan hair care to plant-based nutrition shakes, fast-food restaurants are not falling far behind in this trend either. KFC just announced its newest addition with an Oatly vegan…
New Age Meats Raises $25M in Series A Funding To Speed Development of Cultured Meat
New Age Meats announced today that it has raised $25 million in Series A funding, a crucial milestone that will allow the Berkeley-based cultured meat company to begin production by 2022. Hanwha Solutions of South Korea led the funding round,…
Insectmeal Outcompetes Fishmeal in Shrimp Diets
Singapore headquartered, Nutrition Technologies, recently announced the results of their recent trial using the alternative protein, Black Soldier Fly Meal (“BSF meal”), to replace fishmeal in shrimp diets. The trial found that shrimp fed with diets using the BSF meal,…
Impossible Pork Made from Plants Outperforms Pork from Pigs in Hong Kong Debut
Impossible Foods announced the commercial launch of Impossible Pork Made From Plants, available in restaurants in Hong Kong starting on Oct. 4 and in Singapore later this fall. Chef David Chang will debut Impossible Pork at his famed Momofuku Ssäm…
Inaugural Singapore International Agri-Food Week to Catalyse Sustainable Food Production in Asia
▪ Series of events to put a spotlight on innovation in supply chain resilience, urban food systems, alternative proteins and affordable nutrition ▪ Industry leaders to explore strategies for sustainable systems and production to build a vibrant agri-food hub in…
Grains of Truth: New EAT-GlobeScan Global Consumer Research on Healthy and Sustainable Food Systems
Just half of people worldwide (53%) find buying healthy and sustainable food easy according to a new global consumer research survey conducted by GlobeScan, an insights and strategy consultancy, and EAT, the science-based non-profit for global food system transformation. However,…
MILKLAB Launches Oat Milk in Singapore to Provide Coffee Lovers with Delicious and Healthy Milk Option
Australia’s most popular barista milk for coffee has added Oat milk to its offering. MILKLAB Oat milk is now available in Singapore through select participating cafés and food service outlets. MILKLAB Oat milk is versatile for use in both hot…
Above Food Launches New, Traceable, Plant-Based Food and Ingredients Direct-to-Consumer, Bringing its “Seed to Fork” Platform to the Masses
Above Food Corp. (Above Food), a first-of-its-kind vertically integrated plant-based food company, today announces the launch of its new direct-to-consumer e-commerce platform. Plant-based food sales surpassed $7 billion in 2020 (source), and Above Food is rising to meet the increasing…
