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Fermentation-Based Alt Protein
The latest fermentation biotech news including precision fermentation and recombinant protein dna technology, biomass fermentation and traditional fermented foods.
Change Foods Closes Oversubscribed US$875K Pre-Seed Round For Animal-Free Cheese Made By Precision Fermentation
Change Foods is on a mission to create the dairy products that consumers love, but without the environmental, ethical and health issues associated with traditional dairy production. Unlike many non-dairy alternatives made from plants,!-->…
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Mushroom Steak: Meati Foods Raises US$28M Series A Round For Its Fungi-Based Whole-Cut Meats
Meati Foods, a Colorado-based food tech, has secured US$28 million in its Series A funding round. It follows its earlier secret restaurant trial of its plant-based steaks made from fungi and announcement that it will soon roll out its!-->…
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China’s First-Ever Fermentation & Cultivated Meat Seminar Unites Growing Industry
Held last month in Shanghai, the GFI Consultancy’s (GFIC) seminar session on fermentation and cultivated meat marked the first event of its kind to take place in mainland China. It saw over 80 scientists, investors, food companies and!-->…
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Alt Dairy Startup Launches US$2.9M ‘Bounty Hunt’ For Fungal Strain For Animal-Free Real Milk
Those Vegan Cowboys, a newly founded alternative dairy startup created by the founders of plant-based meat brand The Vegetarian Butcher, has just issued a record-breaking global “bounty hunt” for a fungal strain that can help develop real!-->…
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Hyasynth: Biotech Startup First To To Bring Fermented CBD To Market
Montreal-based biotechnology company Hyasynth has won the race to become the first to commercialise cannabidiol (CBD) produced and extracted through a yeast fermentation process, without the need for traditional cultivation or extraction!-->…
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Asian Investors Back Mushlabs In US$10M Round To Scale-Up Mushroom-Based Alt Protein
Biotech startup Mushlabs has recently raised US$10 million in a Series A funding round for its mushroom-fermentation technology. The financing round was led by Singapore’s VisVires New Protein and Switzerland’s Redalpine, with!-->…
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Perfect Day-Backed Urgent Company Launches Alt Dairy Ice Cream Brand
The founders of California-based food tech Perfect Day have joined with a product developer in the dairy industry to launch Urgent Company, a new sustainable consumer food company. Its first brand will be Brave Robot, which will offer a!-->…
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INTERVIEW: SpiceBox Organics Founder Punam Chopra “Eating Healthy Can Solve So Many Problems In Life”
SpiceBox Organics is a boutique USDA-certified organic store and café in Hong Kong that specialises in high-quality ingredients, snacks and freshly prepared grab-and-go meals that are healthy and earth-friendly. Since its inception in!-->…
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“Tea Is For Everyone:” New Guide Book Demystifies Traditional Chinese Tea Culture For International Audience
The world of Chinese tea has been for years shrouded in mystery for non-Chinese speakers. Inspired by the fascinating history and rich tradition of tea in mainland Chinese and Taiwanese culture, author Chan Sin Yan with local publisher Man!-->…
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Meet The Vegan Entrepreneur Who Created Vietnam’s Dairy-Free Cheese Market
Kashew Cheese is a startup on a mission to create a dairy-free cheese market in Vietnam. The young company produces healthy, plant-based artisan cheeses made with local ingredients, notably cashews, which are fresh and abundant in the!-->…
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Nongfu Spring: Company Launches China’s First Vegan Yogurt Brand Made From Walnuts, Coconut & Almond
After three years of research and development, the first “mainstream” vegan yogurt alternative by Nongfu Spring is now commercially available to Chinese consumers. The new vegan range by the Chinese food giant will feature three flavours!-->…
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INTERVIEW: Rice Girl Momoko Nakamura On Her New Plant-Based Tokyo Book & Why The World Needs ‘Better Rice’
We recently had the opportunity to interview Momoko Nakamura - more famously known as Rice Girl - the popular Japanese author, food television producer and advocate for healthy living. Momoko just launched her new book, PLANT-BASED TOKYO,!-->…
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Plant-Based Fromage Anyone? A Guide To Asia’s Best Vegan Cheese Startups
If there's one thing that's a little hard to give up when going plant-based, it's the cheeseboard. Pre-dinner, post-meal, during cocktail hour or just as a snack anytime, cheese and crackers is the ultimate in delicious gorging food. But a!-->…
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Sourdough Specialists: 3 New Artisan Bakeries Raise Hong Kong’s Bread Game
Breakfast for many Hong Kongers means picking up a pastry at a local bakery on the way to the office. Now, we know that not all bread is created equal... right? Carbohydrates are one of the most important sources of energy for your body.…
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Hong Kong Shopping Guide: Where To Buy Dairy-Free Coconut & Nut Yogurts
As one of the oldest and most popular fermented foods, yogurt is known all over the world and has been consumed for centuries. From traditional Indian raita, to classic Persian side dish Mast-o-Khiar to über popular and having a…
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What’s In My Fridge: 6 Hong Kong Nutritionists Dish On Their Favorite Foods
What to eat in order to feel like your best self can be a complicated matter. There's a lot of nutritional information out there and it's hard to know what foods are right for you. This is where a good nutritionist can help. Nutritionists…
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Grassroots Pantry Delights With New Spring/Summer Menu, Showcasing Rustic Regional Dishes Executed Flawlessly
Six years since laying the foundation for what is now one of the most venerable vegetable-forward establishments in the city, chef Peggy Chan has upped the ante. Pushing the boundaries of her creativity, the new Spring/Summer menu of…
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Vegan Bibimbap: Our #PlantBased Twist On This Korean Comfort Food Classic
Our first bowl of bibimbap was over 15 years ago during college in Philadelphia. Us college gals were looking for an alternative to the deep fried, sugary junk the university cafeteria specialized in. We had this idea that Asian food was…
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Bread Guide: Where To Find The Best Sourdough In Hong Kong
Poor ol' bread. Over the past few years, with the rise of gluten-free living, bread's reputation has been seriously maligned. And we get it: Wonderbread and its imitations are a crappy excuse for healthy, wholesome grains. But…
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Health Foods Of The Future At The World’s Largest Natural Products Expo
Thanks to our other jobs as co-founders of Ekowarehouse, a global B2B trade platform for certified organic and ecolabel products, we get to attend awesome natural and organic product trade shows all over the world. Since we are total…
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Green Queen Predicts: Health & Wellness Trends 2016
It looks to be an exciting year for health & wellness, and Green Queen shares her predictions for what will be 2016's biggest trends.
1. Bowl Everything
Mark our words, this coming year the already-huge-on Instagram fad is…
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