DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences and IPSOS, a global market research firm published a new research study that shows a significant increase in demand for plant-based meat alternatives in key Asia Pacific (APAC) markets. In China and Thailand, demand for plant-based meat is forecasted to increase by 200 percent over the…
IMCD Launches New UHT Pilot Facility In Indonesia
As part of the strategic move to increase its regional technical footprint, IMCD, a leading distributor of speciality chemicals and ingredients, has launched an ultra-high temperature (UHT) pasteurisation laboratory in Jakarta, Indonesia. The facility is designed to support complex ingredient formulations in the application of dairy, beverages and soups. The…
Better Juice Joins GEA To Disrupt Global Juice Industry With Innovative Sugar Reduction Technology
Better Juice, Ltd., the sugar-reduction foodTech start-up, has announced a collaboration with GEA Group AG, Germany, a world leader in process engineering for the food and beverage sectors, in a push to scale up and expand its global footprint. This move comes as part of Better Juice’s commitment to transform…
CropLife Asia Urges Greater Cooperation And Adoption Of Technology In Response To Asia UN Food Security Report
The United Nations (UN) has released a report—"Asia and the Pacific Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition" on progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals and the World Health Assembly targets for 2030 on nutrition in the Asia and Pacific region. CropLife Asia has released a statement urging more partnership…
APAC Consumers Drinking Less Alcohol And More Health Wellbeing Products
Teetotalism trends in the Asia-Pacific region are becoming increasingly prevalent, with approximately *3three out of four (71 percent) of consumers drinking less alcohol in August 2020, according to a survey by leading data and analytics company GlobalData. However, the adoption of alternative soft drinks remains low, at only one in…
Redefine Meat Announces Commercial Availability of Alt-Meat Following Pilot Success
Israeli Alt-Meat innovator, Redefine Meat, has revealed its success of the largest-scale public blind-tasting of Alt-Meat products targeting meat-eaters. Conducted recently with high-quality Israeli meat distributor, Best Meister, the companies launched a food truck concept named “There’s a new meat in town”. Following an overwhelming response from the public, Redefine Meat…
Temporary Slowdown In Meat Reduction Trend As Processed Meat Sales Boom
The COVID-19 pandemic has proved to be a temporary setback for the flexitarian movement, with the proportion of adults limiting or not eating meat dropping significantly in 2020, according to new research from Mintel. But as the food and drink industry recovers from the pandemic, Mintel expects that momentum will…
Nestle Partners With GK-Plug And Play To Drive Future Food Innovation Efforts In Indonesia
Nestlé, one of the world's leading food, nutrition, health and wellness companies, has formed a new partnership in Indonesia with Plug and Play, a global innovation platform headquartered in Silicon Valley in a bid to drive its innovation efforts across Southeast Asia. Through this partnership, Nestlé will be able to leverage Plug and Play's innovation…
Beer Industry Veteran Launches East Asia Beverages
Seizing an opportunity where others saw crisis and bucking the market trend, beverage industry stalwart Adrian Sim has launched East Asia Beverages Pte Ltd (EAB) during a time when many others in the sector are taking a hit from the Covid-19 pandemic. Sim, who is Founder & CEO of East…
TurtleTree Labs Accelerates Cellular Agriculture Industry With The Launch Of TurtleTree Scientific
TurtleTree Labs, the global leader in cell-based milk, has announced the launch of TurtleTree Scientific, dedicated to the growth of food grade growth factors. Despite the costs of producing cell-based meat declining over the years, the cell culture media and growth factors remain one of the biggest cost contributors, hindering…