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Smartpress Releases Six Sustainable Signage Materials

Online printer Smartpress.com is celebrating National Recycling Day with six new eco-friendly sign substrates. Along with two existing sustainable signage materials, these new offerings give their customers a variety of green alternatives and bolster the carbon neutral printer’s socially responsible…

Temasek Establishes the Asia Sustainable Foods Platform to Accelerate the Commercialisation of Sustainable Foods in Asia

Temasek recently announced the launch of the Asia Sustainable Foods Platform to focus on addressing the challenges of scaling up the production of alternative proteins, as well as accelerating the growth of sustainable foods in Asia. The Asia Sustainable Foods…

FHA-Food & Beverage Move to 5-8 September 2022

Informa Markets today announced that Asia’s leading industry event for food & beverage FHA-Food & Beverage will be moving from original date in March 2022, to 5-8 September 2022. Singapore Expo remains as the venue for the event. The 3rd…

Strategic Investors Cultured Seafood Investors LLC and Yi Sung Yong of Grain join Shiok Meats’ Oversubscribed Bridge Round

Shiok Meats, Southeast Asia’s first cultivated seafood & meat company, and the world’s first cultivated crustacean meat company, today announced the addition of two new, strategic investors – Cultured Seafood Investors LLC run by Sandiip Bhammer, a prominent investor in…

TurtleTree Raises US$30 Million in First Tranche of Series A Funding

TurtleTree has successfully raised US$30 million in the first tranche of their Series A funding, one of the largest investment rounds to date in Asia’s cell-based food sector. Rapidly gaining prominence for its novel use of cell-based technology in milk…

Climate Change Improvements from Eating Less Meat

Not everyone needs to be a vegan to help combat climate change, but reducing meat consumption is both good for the planet and good for individual health, according to two national/international groups creating awareness of climate change impacts related to…

bettermoo(d), Bryan Adam’s-Backed Dairy Alternative Company Announces Significant Milestones Along With Go Public Transaction

Bettermoo(d) Holdings Corp. (“bettermoo(d)”) is a privately held purpose driven plant-based dairy alternative company driven by the motto “What A Cow Eats and A Human Needs”. Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, bettermoo(d) is committed to providing consumers with quality,…

Yili Group Reports Operating Revenue of RMB 85 Billion in the First Three Quarters of 2021, with a Net Profit Growth of Over 30%

On October 28, 2021, Yili Group released its financial results for the first three quarters of 2021. During the period, Yili achieved a total operating revenue of RMB 85.007 billion and a net profit of RMB 7.967 billion, representing a…

Microalgae Milk Pioneer Sophie’s Bionutrients Moves to Europe’s Alt-Protein Hotspot

Singapore-based Sophie’s Bionutrients introduced the world’s first milk alternative made from protein-rich microalgae earlier this year. CEO and founder Eugene Wang now aims to expand the business to the Netherlands to tap into its plant-based protein ecosystem. Algae-based ingredients have…

Over Half of ASEAN Food & Agriculture Policymakers Note Climate Change as the Top Challenge Facing Regional Food Systems

Initial findings officially released today highlight a key challenge raised by ASEAN food and agriculture policymakers – chiefly that more than half (51%) believe climate change is the biggest challenge regional food systems face today. This finding is part of…