Israeli startup Aleph Farms has struck deals enabling it to take an “asset-light” approach to scaling up cultivated meat production in Israel and Singapore. CEO Didier Toubia tells AFN Aleph is also scouting for sites in the US for a larger scale facility and believes it can achieve cost parity with premium beef by 2028.
The Covid-19 pandemic had a clear impact on brick & mortar restaurants and retailers, forcing them to innovate to stay afloat, so while globally there was a dip in investment during 2020, it soon picked up in 2021 as these stores adjusted to a new normal that forced many of them to digitize.
Entocycle, a UK startup that provides technologies and services for the insect farming industry, has secured $5 million in a Series A round from a
Operating both a B2B and B2C marketplace, Mayani has nearly 140,000 fish farmers on its platform.
Creating sustainable meat means developing more than just the same old chicken and beef analogues, says Vow’s CEO and cofounder.
It’s been a tough few months for the alternative protein startup category, particularly companies developing plant-based meat, dairy, and seafood alternatives
Eratani, an Indonesian startup providing digital farm management solutions has secured $3.8m in a seed round led by Singapore’s TNB Aura
In agtech, produce quality control platform Clarifruit raised $12 million while more layoffs struck the food delivery sector.
Innovative Food startups garnered $356 million in 2021; much of that went to Singapore alt-protein companies as well as those in China and India.
The Factory 1 cultivated meat facility will handle commercial production for Vow’s “extremely delicious” first product it aims to launch this year.
The UK alternative protein sector could be a leader but it needs to improve its regulatory process and provide more funding to support its growth.
Cargill joins Sucafina, Olam International and other corporates investing in ProfilePrint’s AI-based tech platform that accelerates the food grading process.
Eat Just secured world-first regulatory approval in Singapore for its GOOD Meat cultivated chicken back in December 2020.
Group CEO Manuel Bossi talks Asia plant-based opportunities, economic headwinds, and the pros and cons of family business setups.
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Bjorn Shen has crafted a mezze platter that’s being served in school and workplace canteens across Singapore.
The Singapore-based trend-spotting platform for food will grow its partnerships in North America and launch a new tool to speed up CPG product development.
The Singapore-based startup has acquired stakes in ag produce supply chain businesses in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam in recent weeks.
Bhattacharya tells AFN what Next Gen has planned for Tindle, and what it was about the startup that tempted him away from Temasek.
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