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  • Dryk-chokolade

    Denmark: Dryk to Bring its Plant-Based Beverages to China After DTC Model Success 

    February 25, 2021 Companies & Portraits
    Dryk, the Danish producer of plant-based drinks, has entered an agreement to supply drinks to a number of café chains on the Chinese market, including some of the world’s largest brands in the sector. Dryk [...]
  • tindle-burger Next Gen

    Next Gen Secures $10M in Highest Ever Plant-Based Seed Round  

    February 25, 2021 Hot Off The Vegan Press, Investments
    Following its recent regulatory approval for cultured meat, Singapore has rapidly become a leading centre of innovation for food-tech startups. One such company is Next Gen, which reveals today it has closed what it says [...]
  • Green Butcher Burger

    Green Butcher: Indonesia’s First Plant-Based Meat Producer Finalises Seed Round Investment  

    February 24, 2021 Investments
    Leading alternative protein venture capital firm Unovis Asset Management has announced the closing of its investment in Indonesia-based startup, Green Butcher. Located in Jakarta, the company claims to be the first plant-based meat producer in [...]
  • Alt Protein Continues in South Korea: Cultured Meat Developments & Plant-Based Whopper Arrives

    February 23, 2021 Market & Trends
    The market for plant-based and alt protein continues to thrive in South Korea, where a plant-based Whopper launches into Burger King, and two domestic cell-based companies announce significant developments.
  • The Government Cafeterias Spreading Veganism in Tokyo

    February 22, 2021 Market & Trends
    It is not widely known here in Japan that a vegan menu is available at a cafeteria of the government office of this country. That cafeteria is named “Kishocho Syokudo” and is based at the [...]
  • Oatly at festival 8

    Oat Drink Market Will Continue to Rise, Surpassing $435.4M by End of 2021

    February 22, 2021 Market & Trends
    A recent study shows that oat drinks sales increased at above 7% CAGR between 2016 and 2020 and that the market is set to grow at nearly 8% CAGR through 2031. The preference is for [...]
  • next-meats

    Japan: Alternative Meat Startup Next Meats Holdings Gets Listed on the American OTC Market

    February 17, 2021 Trade
    Japanese alternative meat company Next Meats Holdings, became listed on the American OTC Market on January 26th as NEXT MEATS HOLDINGS, INC (NXMH) after acquiring an American SPAC, paving its path into the American stock [...]
  • World’s Largest Tuna Brand Thai Union to Launch Vegan Shrimp as Thai Market Thrives

    February 17, 2021 Companies & Portraits
    Tuna giant Thai Union, which owns brands including John West and Chicken of the Sea, is to debut a plant-based shrimp in 2021. The launch comes in response to increased demand for vegan seafood globally, [...]
  • Next Meats Co.

    Japan: Next Meats Co. in Product Development Agreement With Microalgae Specialist Euglena

    February 16, 2021 Companies & Portraits
    Japanese plant-based meat startup Next Meats Co LTD recently announced it has signed a joint product development agreement with biotech company euglena Co. Also based in Japan, euglena specialises in the cultivation of the microalgae species [...]
  • Zellulin, cellbased collagen Avant

    World’s First Cell-Based Collagen Product ‘Zellulin’ is Revealed by Avant

    February 16, 2021 Fashion & Beauty
    Hong Kong’s Avant is known to vegconomist readers as the first cultivated meat company in China, whose proprietary technology platform produces animal-free fish proteins for various applications ranging from food to skincare. Avant today announces [...]
  • Hero Protein packaging

    “Plant-Based Meat is a Rising and Unstoppable Trend in China” – HERO Protein Closes Pre-Seed Round

    February 10, 2021 Investments
    Shanghai based alternative meat startup, HERO Protein, has closed a $850K pre-seed funding round, aiming to become the leading brand at the forefront of the plant-based revolution in China. 
  • Ippudo vegan ramen

    Japanese Restaurant Chain Ippudo Adds Vegan Ramen to the Menu

    February 8, 2021 Gastronomy & Catering
    Japanese ramen chain Ippudo has introduced a limited-edition vegan ramen dish known as the Plant-Based Akamaru. In collaboration with Fuji Oil, the chain has developed a rich broth that is completely animal-free.
  • TurtleTree Labs

    Turtle Tree Scientific Has Just Brought Us Closer to a Future of Animal-Free Meat

    February 2, 2021 Science
    Turtle Tree Scientific, a newly formed arm of Singapore’s Turtle Tree Labs, announces a partnership with Dyadic International, Inc, stating that “by leveraging industry-proven technology, this partnership brings us one step closer to the future [...]
  • reen Butcher x Starbucks - ALL menu

    Starbucks Indonesia Launches Plant-Based Menu Created By Green Butcher

    February 2, 2021 Gastronomy & Catering
    Green Butcher, an Indonesian plant-based meat startup focused on Asian flavours, announces the closure of its seed round led by Unovis for an undisclosed amount, as well as the debut of a range of its [...]
  • Igloo Dessert Bar perfect day ice age

    Perfect Day Launches Asia’s First Animal-Free Dairy Ice Cream in Hong Kong

    February 1, 2021 Products & Launches
    Perfect Day has launched a range of vegan ice creams in Hong Kong in collaboration with Igloo Dessert Bar. The range, called Ice Age!, uses Perfect Day’s animal-free whey protein.
  • Green Common Singapore

    Green Common Enters SouthEast Asia With 3,000 Ft Sq Singapore Store

    January 26, 2021 Companies & Portraits
    After completing a US$70 million financing round last September, Green Common has been gradually announcing its plans for Taiwan, Singapore and Europe. Last week, David Yeung’s company opened its first store in Southeast Asia in [...]
  • Avant Meats fish

    Cultivated Fish Producer Avant Meats Gets Funding From Major Seafood Co

    January 25, 2021 Companies & Portraits
    Hong Kong: Cultured fish producer Avant Meats announces that VHC, the world’s largest pangasius fish company, will establish a strategic partnership with Avant to accelerate commercialization of cultivated fish protein.
  • Soglowek: The Israeli Meat Company That Donates to Clean Meat Research

    January 25, 2021 Companies & Portraits
    Israeli food company Soglowek is best known for its meat products. But in 2018, the company made a surprising announcement — it would be donating some of its products to clean meat startup SuperMeat.
  • Hexa Shoes

    Thailand’s Vegan HEXA Shoes Use NASA Certified Space Technology

    January 20, 2021 Fashion & Beauty
    HEXA shoes, a PETA-Approved fashion brand based in Thailand, has released a new collection called COAST SS2021, an entirely new line of vegan shoes and sandals using a NASA Certified Space Technology called Outlast® temperature [...]
  • Beyond Meat Launches Long-Term Menu With Beijing Chain Jin Ding Xuan

    January 20, 2021 Food & Beverage
    Beyond Meat announces that it will launch plant-based beef into all 18 locations of Beijing’s 24-hour formal dining restaurant Jin Ding Xuan. This makes the vegan-friendly restaurant the first foodservice location in Beijing to partner [...]
  • Chicken Drumstick Shandi Global

    “Replace Meat, Not Food” – Shandi Global Brings Vegan Chicken Drumstick to Singapore

    January 13, 2021 Food & Beverage
    After pitching its groundbreaking technology at the Asia-Pacific Agri-Food Innovation Summit in 2020, Singapore-based startup Shandi Global has developed a plant-based chicken drumstick. Scheduled to hit the market early this year, the drumstick will taste [...]
  • Nongshim Veggie Garden

    Nongshim Expands Vegan Range as South Korea Becomes Increasingly Plant-Based

    January 13, 2021 Companies & Portraits, Market & Trends
    After seeing the South Korean plant-based industry triple over the last decade, Seoul based food and beverage giant Nongshim has plans to further expand and promote its vegan food brand Veggie Garden this year. 
  • Hey Maet

    China’s Hey Maet Receives Undisclosed Multi-Millions in 3rd Funding Round in Ten Months

    January 8, 2021 Companies & Portraits
    Hey Maet, a Chinese plant-based meat startup, has announced it has raised tens of millions of yuan in a new investment round round, the third round since it was founded in March 2020, as competition [...]
  • TurtleTree scientific

    TurtleTree Launches Turtle Tree Scientific, Will Help Make Cell-Based Affordable

    January 6, 2021 Science
    Singaporean cell-based milk company TurtleTree Labs has created an arm called TurtleTree Scientific to produce food-grade growth factors. Cell-based companies are reliant on growth factors, but their high cost means that the industry currently struggles [...]
  • Leading Chinese Fast-Food Chain Dicos Replaces Chicken Eggs With JUST Egg

    January 6, 2021 Food & Beverage, Hot Off The Vegan Press
    Dicos, one of China’s leading fast-food chains, announces that its conventional egg patty will be replaced with JUST Egg‘s pre-baked, folded plantbased egg product, marking the first time a major quick service restaurant has swapped [...]

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