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SaladStop! Group, Asia’s First and Largest Healthy Food Chain, Closes Financing Round with Temasek, DSG, Vulcan, K3 and East Ventures

SaladStop! Group, the first and largest healthy food chain in Asia, today announced the closing of a SGD12 million series B investment round, featuring some of the most prominent investors in the region. The round, which was oversubscribed, was led…

Constellar Launches Singapore’s First Dedicated Exhibition Platform In Agri-Food Tech

Constellar has launched Singapore’s first focused exhibition platform for food production technology – Agri-Food Tech Expo Asia (AFTEA) – bringing together industry stakeholders in local and regional food production sectors to strengthen Asia’s food security and supply chains. The launch…

UPSIDE Foods Opens Cultivated Meat Engineering, Production, and Innovation Center (EPIC) As Next Step in Commercialisation Journey

UPSIDE Foods (formerly Memphis Meats), the leading company in the cultivated meat, poultry and seafood industry announced today the completion of its Engineering, Production, and Innovation Center (EPIC). The 53,000 square foot campus located in Emeryville, California, is the most…

Eat Beyond Portfolio Company Nabati Foods Expands Distribution in Asia and the U.S.

Eat Beyond Global Holdings Inc., an investment issuer focused on the global plant-based and alternative protein sector, is announcing that its portfolio company Nabati Foods has signed several new contracts to expand distribution of its products throughout Asia and the…

Get Inspired To Be Healthy and Sustainable The Plant-Based Way

From 1 to 3 November, the inaugural Plant Based Asia Summit will be hosted virtually with the mission to raise awareness and educate people in the Asia and Pacific region to the many health and environmental benefits of a plant-based…

Japanese Alternative Meat Venture Next Meats Announces Upgrade of Signature Barbecue Meat: Next Yakiniku Short-Rib 2.0

Next Meats Co. Ltd, a Tokyo-based food-tech venture known for developing the world’s first plant-based barbecue meats, the “Next Yakiniku” series, just announced the launch of their newest version of the Short-Rib style product: the Next Yakiniku Short-Rib 2.0. The…

GRAMMY-Nominated Rapper Jack Harlow Invests In The Plug Drink’s $1.5 Million Seed Round To Expand Leading Plant-Based Recovery Beverage Business

The Plug Drink (The Plug), a leading functional recovery beverage company created by brother duo, Ray and Justin Kim, using Asian-inspired plant-based formula, closed a successful $1.5 Million Seed funding round after gaining massive consumer traction online via direct-to-consumer, along…

Abbot’s Butcher Premium Plant-Based Meats Closes Series A Funding

Abbot’s Butcher (AB) announced today the close of a Series A Funding round led by Melitas Ventures. Owen Wilson and Woody & Laura Harrelson joined the round, along with existing investors Unovis and SOSV. The capital raise will be used…

Dole Sunshine Company Partners With EDB New Ventures To Create A New Business In Specialty Ingredients Developed From Fruit Side-streams

Dole Sunshine Company (DSC) is partnering the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) for its new corporate venture, Dole Specialty Ingredients (DSI). This new venture will focus on sourcing and transforming fruit side streams and unutilised fruit parts by repurposing them…

Yeo’s and Oatly Celebrate Singapore Plant Opening

Yeo Hiap Seng Limited (Yeo’s), a company that has been manufacturing plant-based beverages for more than a century, and Oatly, the world’s original and largest oat drink company, today announced the opening celebration of their Singapore oat milk facility, including…