Shiok Meats acquires Gaia Foods to expand into cultivated beef
Singaporean alt-protein startup Shiok Meats has acquired local counterpart Gaia Foods in a deal which will see it expand beyond…
The Future is Female: Women Dominate Food Tech in Asia Pacific
So why is it that women are particularly well-represented in Asian plant-based and cultivated meat companies, compared with other industries…
Japan and Singapore top targets for cultured meat firm Aleph Farm’s pilot plant launch
In January, Aleph Farms signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mitsubishi Corporation’s Food Industry Group to explore the potential…
Asia-Pacific Agri-Food Innovation Summit, Nov 18-20 2020
The virtual Asia-Pacific Agri-Food Innovation Summit will offer three days of 1-1 meetings, interactive group discussions, and critical intelligence from…
Asia Summit on Alternative Proteins, 20-21 August 2020
The Good Food Institute Asia-Pacific will share the real stories behind this booming industry in our inaugural Asia Summit on…
Shiok Meats bags $3m in bridge funding ahead of series A
Singapore-based foodtech startup Shiok Meats said it has raised US$3 million in a bridge funding round from Agronomics, US-based VegInvest,…
China’s cell-based meat future: Calls for national strategy to accelerate sector’s growth
Plant-based meats are well-known and accepted in China such as Baicaowei’s recent plant-based sausage snack and Jinzi’s plant-based patties, and…
Japan’s IntegriCulture Raises US$7.4M, Largest Series A For Asia Alt Protein Sector
Japanese food tech IntegriCulture Inc. has just completed its Series A funding with ¥800 million (US$7.4 million). The round was…
Plant-based meat in China: a bullish future without meat
The investment buzz in the US capital market is well resonated across the Pacific in China. Shuangta Food, a company…