Southeast Asia

Indonesia's premier plant-based protein brand, Green Rebel, has teamed up with Malaysian budget airline, AirAsia, to provide meatless alternatives of traditional Southeast Asian delicacies for the inflight menus on regional routes. …
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Asia's surging demand for alternative proteins could open up new export avenues for manufacturers in Australia and New Zealand, according to recent research. The new report, Alternative Proteins and Asia, was compiled by independent…
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A new study from Asia Research and Engagement (ARE) highlights the impact of animal protein production on greenhouse gas emissions across Asia's ten largest markets. The new ARE study, entitled "Charting Asia’s Protein Transition",…
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Indonesian food-tech startup Green Rebel is broadening its presence across the Asia-Pacific, establishing partnerships with top quick service restaurants including Starbucks Malaysia and Nando’s Singapore, as it gears up for a series A…
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Singaporeans will have a chance to try the world's first gelato made from air at the restaurant Fico. Developed by Finnish food tech company Solar Foods, the new dessert is made using ingredients derived from air. Last September,…
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WTH Foods is expanding its presence in both the European and Southeast Asian markets with a new range of low-sodium, clean-label plant-based seafood products. Known for its popular Umani brand of plant-based meat alternatives that…
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Sandhya Sriram is co-founder and CEO at Shiok Meats, a Singapore-headquartered cultivated meat and seafood company founded in 2018 that has raised over $30 million in funding. Below, she talks to Green Queen‘s Sonalie Figueiras about where…
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Leading Indian plant-based protein label Shaka Harry has announced its expansion into Singapore. The expansion marks the company's first foray into the international market. Shaka Harry is set to introduce 15 innovative products at…
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Singapore-based coffee franchise, Flash Coffee, has announced an exclusive partnership with fellow Singaporean oat milk maker Oatside, which will be the default in any milk-based drinks, replacing dairy. The shift to oat milk makes…
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Indonesia's whole-cut plant-based meat brand Green Rebel has announced a partnership with Nando’s Singapore for a limited menu collaboration. The announcement marks the first time Nando's, the South African-based chicken chain, has…
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Over the past few years, the average Singaporean’s food habits have gone through some major changes. Led by a younger generation that is more climate-aware than ever, two in five Singaporeans are now following a flexitarian diet, which…
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Dutch food technology pioneer Meatable says it has achieved a significant milestone by hosting its first-ever cultivated meat-tasting event in Singapore as it moves closer toward approval from the Singapore Food Agency. Over the past…
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Global seafood company Thai Union has made alternative proteins a key part of its future business strategy. Not only has the company launched multiple lines of plant-based seafood alternatives including vegan tuna under its flagship John…
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In a global first, Israel's Steakholder Fodos and Singapore's Umami Meats showcase a 3-D printed grouper fish created using cellular agriculture. Steakholder Foods, a Nasdaq-listed company and a leader in the cultivated meat industry…
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Singapore wants to attract more talent in the AI and food-tech sectors via a new visa scheme. Called COMPASS, which stands for Complementarity Assessment Framework, Singapore's new employment visa program is pointed at employers working…
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Singaporean start-up Jungle Kitchen has launched a six-product tropical vegan food range focused on Indigenous ingredients and cooking techniques. Jungle Kitchen is on a mission to bring Southeast and South Asian ingredients, recipes,…
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APAC alt protein fund Better Bite Ventures unveils four new investments via early-stage funding initiative First Bite and reopens applications for aspiring founders. First Bite, a startup initiative created that backs early founders…
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Slated to launch in Q4 2024, Cell AgriTech says its first cultivated meat production facility will also be Malaysia's first. Cell AgriTech says it plans to be in full production by spring of 2025, pending regulatory approval for…
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South Korea's plant-based food manufacturer Pulmuone and cell-based startup Simple Planet have teamed up to co-produce hybrid cultivated meat. Pulmuone and Simple Planet say they're working to co-develop and commercialize hybrid…
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While it’s true that forest destruction in Indonesia is at its lowest pace in twenty years, deforestation policies in Indonesia are anything but a model of success. I wrote this response to the Wall Street Journal article, "Indonesia…
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Good Meat, the cultivated meat division of San Francisco's Eat Just, has secured the world's first regulatory approval for a serum-free media. The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has granted Eat Just approval for its new media used for its…
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