Investing in the Movement: Plant-Based Food Is the New Black
An old investing proverb states “the trend if your friend.” Tested and proven through time, the proverb rarely does an investor wrong. To that point, two emerging trends that should be commanding attention are plant-based foods and food delivery. Both…
Dao Foods Announces Second Cohort of Alternative Protein Ventures
Dao Foods International welcomes its second Cohort of Chinese and China-focused alternative protein ventures under its Dao Foods Incubator initiative. “In our Incubator’s first cohort, the majority of our companies were consumer-facing companies that have been directly introducing new alternative…
China Alternative Protein News Media Platform, NewProtein.cn, Launched by Lever China
Lever China, a Shanghai-based consultancy specializing in the alternative protein sector, announced today the launch of a new media platform covering China’s growing alternative protein industry, http://www.newprotein.cn. The news portal provides comprehensive coverage for industry players, investors and consumers to…
Great Eagle Group And Green Monday Join Hands To Initiate Hong Kong’s First Plant-Based Culinary Arts Academy
Great Eagle Group is continuing to raise the benchmark for its dedication towards championing plant-based dining and sustainable food systems. In another first, the city’s leading conglomerate and Green Monday Group have partnered to launch new green projects to create…
Squareat is Ready to Revolutionize the Food Concept and is Now Live on the Wefunder Platform
Squeareat’s fundraising on the Wefunder platform, already reached the minimum target (100,000 dollars) and new investors continue every day to believe in the project by bringing the company closer to the final goal of $700,000 dollars. Squareat is an innovative…
Leading Beverage Brand Health-Ade Announces Acquisition and Growth Financing
Health-Ade, a sales leader and pioneer in kombucha beverages, today announced that longstanding partner First Bev has acquired a controlling stake in the company. The deal is also backed by powerhouse investors including Manna Tree, a Vail, Colorado-based investment firm…
Olam International Limited Announces Olam Food Ingredients’ Intention to Seek Primary Listing on the London Stock Exchange, with Concurrent Listing in Singapore
Olam International Limited (“Olam”) today announces that its operating group, OFI, a global leader in natural and sustainable food ingredient solutions, intends to seek a primary listing on the premium segment of the London Stock Exchange. OFI will concurrently seek…
Shiok Meats Acquires Singaporean Cell-based Red Meat Company Gaia Foods
Shiok Meats, Southeast Asia’s first cell-based seafood & meat company, and the world’s first cell-based crustacean company, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Gaia Foods, Southeast Asia’s first cell-based red meat start-up. Gaia Foods was founded in…
Singapore Alternative Food Startup Hoow Foods Bags $2.2m
Hoow Foods, a Singapore-based foodtech startup, announced it has raised S$3 million (around US$2.2 million) in its latest round. More funding details Lead investor: Farquhar VC Existing investor: Trive Ventures Stage: Pre-series A More company updates The company will use…
Shiok Meats Raises Bridge Funding, Plans R&D, Facility and Operations Expansion
Shiok Meats, the world’s first cell-based crustacean meat company, has raised a bridge funding round from South Korea’s leading food industry players Woowa Brothers Asia Holdings and CJ CheilJedang Corporation and Vietnam’s top seafood exporter Vinh Hoan Corporation. This brings…
