The NIKKEI Asian Review has outlined how COVID-19 reinforces the demand for plant-based meat in Asia and is creating competition within the Asian market. Both new brands as well as established food producers are now […]
Even more news from China this week: VC firm New Crop Capital, an early investor of Beyond Meat, together with its Chinese investment partner Dao Foods, launch a new incubator project for plant-based startups and entrepreneurs. […]
Starbucks, the world’s biggest coffee chain, has revealed that it is partnering with global plant-based leaders Beyond Meat, Omnipork and Oatly to launch a brand new plant-based menu called GOOD GOOD in China, as the […]
Asia has been cited in a recent report as the continent to watch as the alternative protein industry takes shape globally. Within Asia, Singapore is emerging as the food tech capital, with its government investing […]
Major Taiwanese convenience store chain FamilyMart has partnered with Green Monday to release the very first instant cup meals containing vegan pork product Omnipork. This marks the first time for OmniPork to co-brand with FamilyMart’s […]
The Asian market is at the forefront of conversation in vegan business today and represents the potential for huge growth due to increased meat prices, and of course the coronavirus. David Yeung, perhaps the the […]
Green Queen Media has recently released an in-depth report that provides a comprehensive overview of the alternative protein industry across Asia. The report highlights the complexities in the Asian market but ultimately that it has […]
A recent report shows that in Japan, more consumers are choosing good-for-me, good-for-earth foods, due to increased environmental concerns, animal welfare, and for their own health. However, just only 20% of Japanese are choosing eat […]
On September 1st 2019 Wellfairs GmbH (Germany) and Fair Connections (China) signed a licence agreement for the organisation of the VeggieWorld trade fair series. Accordingly, all VeggieWorld trade fairs in Asia, the Middle East and […]
With sustainability at the core of its business philosophy, Malaysian start-up Phuture Foods is planning a Singapore launch of its vegan minced pork by the end of this year. According to its statistics, the plant-based pork […]
Whether it be Impossible Foods’ Fishless Fish or BlueNalu’s cell-based fish meat, the vegan seafood revolution is well underway. Even more niche dishes are coming to market, in this case the innards of the sea […]
Malaysian start-up Phuture Foods is launching a vegan pork meat in Hong Kong. The plant-based pork is halal, an important factor for markets like Malaysia and Singapore, where the company hopes to soon expand.
Impossible Foods has set its sights on Asia; the Asian market accounts for more than 46% of the world’s meat consumption, according to a 2019 UN report. In CEO Patrick Brown‘s own words, Impossible is […]
As the population in China continues to grow exponentially, currently approaching 1.4 billion, its consumer habits and key trends are evolving in new directions. The Chinese food service industry is now having to cater for […]
On March 20th, Food Beverage Daily reported that industry giant Nongfu Spring announced a new series of yogurt products, which will hit Shanghai grocery and convenient store shelves in April.
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