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Australia’s largest bulk foods and zero-waste retailer, The Source Bulk Foods, has just unveiled its first Singaporean outlet located in Cluny Court. The new packaging-free destination will be stocked with over 350 pantry staples,…
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A leaked draft report by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reveals that keeping global temperatures down cannot be done without a total transformation in our current food production and land management…
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The majority of the meat that people will be eating in 2040 will not come from slaughtered animals, but will instead be laboratory-grown “clean” meat or are plant-based meat alternatives, according to a newly published report. Greater…
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Amongst the winners and finalists announced at the recent Asia Food Innovation Awards ceremony were a number of innovative plant-based food technology and sustainable packaging companies from the region including a Singaporean vegan cheese…
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Oatly, the Swedish plant-based milk alternative made from milled oats that has taken Hong Kong by storm - it is now regularly served up in the city’s two largest coffee chains Starbucks and Pacific Coffee - is expanding into mainland…
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Can a zero-profit activist vegan chocolate startup intent on price accessibility and uber-transparency convince the masses to change their snacking habits AND rally other would-be vegan entrepreneurs to take the plunge? Bite Society…
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The Story of The (Plant-Based) Burger That Changed The World Green Queen Editor-in-Chief Sonalie Figueiras sat down with Will Schafer, VP of Marketing for Beyond Meat, during his recent trip to Hong Kong in May 2019 to discuss how the…
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Days after the record-shattering Beyond Meat IPO, plant-based meat maker & food industry disruptor Impossible Foods announced that it had raised US$ 300 million in a star-studded Series E round, with the incoming funds to be used…
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There’s been a lot of hopeful but misguided information about how blockchain is supposed to help with making food supply chains more traceable and eliminate food fraud. This one about a WWF-backed fish blockchain is a good…
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Being an investor and the Asian distribution partner of Beyond Meat since its early days, I have the honour of having a front-row seat on their epic IPO. There is no doubt the record-shattering listing of BYND sent shockwaves around…
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Wall Street vastly underestimated the demand for the IPO of Beyond Meat, the world's first vegan meat alternative to list on the US Stock Market. Originally priced at US$ 25, the BYND shares almost tripled during trading hours, reaching a…
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Cell-based meat, also known as lab-grown meat or cultured-meat, is trending right now with headlines about cruelty-free chicken nuggets and shrimp wowing inaugural tasters and Hong Kong-born cell-based seafood startup Avant Meats is riding…
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Hong Kong’s premium burger eatery Beef & Liberty has launched additional vegan options to their menu and dishes featuring the “2.0” recipe launched by Impossible Foods for all foodies to enjoy – vegan, flexitarian and meat eaters…
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Popular pie chain, PizzaExpress, has debuted a brand new vegan menu in the Lion City. All five locations of PizzaExpress Singapore and online food delivery company, Deliveroo, will feature the special edition Verde menu full of vegan and…
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Silicon Valley foodtech startup, JUST, has announced plans to roll out their innovative vegan egg product in mainland China through a multi-channel approach in the coming months. JUST Egg, made from mung beans and free of antibiotics and…
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The revolutionary #foodtech company, whose beef alternative is popular among meat eaters and flexitarians alike, debuts their new and improved CES award-winning sophomore patty in Hong Kong, after announcing their Singapore launch last…
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If one more person tells me Hong Kong is not vegan-friendly, I may actually scream! No, but seriously. 2018 is the year that vegan diets went mainstream worldwide. It is also the year that Hong Kong's vegan dining offerings got seriously…
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While the majority of startups are busy building the next big thing in blockchain, AI, Big Data, fintech, biotech or ICO, my team and I have been focusing on re-inventing the most unsexy, un-talked-about basic necessity that the world…
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Devoted to fighting climate change and global food insecurity, Hong Kong's homegrown social startup, Green Monday, has been at the forefront of promoting practical transitions to sustainable living by advocating plant-based meals…
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CALLING ALL PLANT-BASED FOOD ENTREPRENEURS: Hong Kong-headquartered venture accelerator Brinc announced Asia's first 100% plant-based accelerator program, in partnership with Silicon Valley foodtech unicorn JUST in order to solve…
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Impossible Foods has partnered with Asia's leading lifestyle brand, The Pure Group, as the latest company to launch the famed vegan patty to their in-house cafe, nood food. Introducing four new Impossible dishes at Pure Fitness'…
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