As consumer dissatisfaction with traditional plastic packaging grows stronger and as the global plastic waste crisis continues to worsen daily, a slew of new material science startups are looking to algae for solutions, and investors are…
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Hong Kong is drowning in waste. Research indicates that a 2019 surge in takeout consumption has resulted in unsustainable amounts of packaging materials being sent to landfills. Contributing to street and beach litter as well, the issue…
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Who's leading the way forward in fixing our food system? These nine startups are making big progress. Last year during the Asia-Pacific Agri-Food Innovation Summit, nine exciting Asia-based startups pitched their sustainable…
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Mimic Seafood has announced its success in realising three aims for 2021. Completing its first funding round, embarking on sales and a key strategic partnership have all rounded off the year. Combined, the goals put Mimic in a strong…
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Digital publisher DayDayCook has announced plans to launch an accelerator program. The initiative will support food tech startups within Hong Kong. The Good Food Accelerator Program is designed to grow the food tech sector, bringing…
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Two-thirds of Gen Z believe that food production needs to be more sustainable. The findings have been revealed in an EIT Food-commissioned study. More than 2,000 individuals were polled, each being aged between 18-24. Participants were…
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Singapore-based vegan meat maker Growthwell Foods has announced the successful completion of its new innovation and R&D centre. Located within the JTC Food Hub in Senoko, the facility will act as a preliminary production plant, with…
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More than half of Americans believe that the future of food is plant-based, a new consumer poll has found. A new survey conducted by The Harris Poll reveals that over half of American consumers see plant-based foods as a trend here to…
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Luya Foods, the Swiss startup turning tofu waste into vegan meat, has raised seed funding to enter the retail market. It also plans to use the capital to scale production and ramp up R&D, after having initially debuted its natural…
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Alternative seafood brand Aqua Cultured Foods says it has closed one of the largest pre-seed funding rounds for a food tech company in the biofermentation protein space.
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Nordic FoodTech, the region's first dedicated fund investing sustainable food startups, has closed its first fund with €42 million.
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Only 9 years left to save the planet from irreversible damage caused by the plastic waste crisis, experts at the Plastic Health Summit warn.
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As our food system continues to battle challenges brought on by climate change and the coronavirus pandemic, innovation in the food tech startup world has been racing to come up with disruptive solutions. From gut-health to upcycled…
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The new UN photography exhibit and Ocean Conservancy report puts the forever nature of the world's plastic waste into the spotlight.
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Hooked Foods, the Swedish startup developing plant-based seafood alternatives, has raised €3.8 million in a new financing round. The funds will fuel the brand’s ongoing R&D and launch of its plant-based salmon product, adding to its…
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Aqua Cultured Foods says it is the first company in the world to create whole-muscle vegan seafood from a biofermentation process.
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To support budding Indian entrepreneurs and their ideas for a better food system, the India Smart Protein Innovation Challenge (ISPIC) has returned for its second year. Launched by GFI India and partners, the competition is now open to…
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Jybe is a new review app to helping users find out which restaurants use sustainable packaging for food takeout and online deliveries.
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Sonalie Figueiras talk to Larissa Zimberoff about her new book Technically Food: Inside Silicon Valley’s Mission to Change What We Eat.
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Overhauling the food, transport and energy sectors will bring about a 90% reduction in GHG emissions within 15 years, says a new report. The analysis, published by independent think tank RethinkX, offers a glimmer of hope for the global…
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A recent study found that India's groundwater is depleting, and this could spell doom for some of the country's most important crops.
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