MAPPED: Singapore’s Plant-Based Meat B2B Ecosystem
A first-of-its-kind database from GFI APAC provides a broad view of the B2B ecosystem for plant-based meat production in Singapore.
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Asia’s Top University Offers Graduate-Level Module on Alternative Proteins
Teaching the science of making meat from plants and cultivating it from cells means empowering students with the skills necessary to save their own future.
8 Things Alt Protein Insiders Said Behind Closed Doors
In late September, GFI APAC quietly convened eight closed-door roundtable discussions, available only to a hand-picked list of Asia-based invitees.
APAC Restaurant Scorecard Reveals High Interest in Plant-Based Food, But Not Every Chain Delivers
New research shows that chains across the region are still figuring out how to capitalize on what experts have called a “once in a generation opportunity.”
SCALING UP: World’s First Approval of a Cultivated Meat Industrial Manufacturing Platform Granted
Cultivated meat—grown directly from cells, rather than farming animals—has been sold in limited quantities around Singapore since late 2020. But to scale up and reach plates everywhere, the industry needs to be supported by a thriving ecosystem of existing manufacturing companies, which already have the infrastructure to mass-produce products for their partners.
UN Advisor: “The Global Food System Must Evolve,” Nations Should Invest in Alt Protein R&D
Industrial animal agriculture threatens vital ecosystems "in a potentially irreversible way," according to a new report.
APAC’s First Alternative Protein University Course Coming to Singapore
In a historic decision, Nanyang Technological University (NTU)—one of the top universities in Asia—has approved a new undergraduate course titled “Future Foods - Introduction to Advanced Meat Alternatives.”
WHO and GFI Convene Historic Workshop to Discuss Global Regulations for Alternative Proteins
The World Health Organization’s Regional Office for the Western Pacific (WHO WPRO) joined forces with GFI’s global affiliates to host a historic two-day workshop focused on “Regulatory and Food Safety Aspects of Alternative Proteins for Conventional Animal Products.”
BREAKING: Cultivated Meat Available for Home Delivery for the First Time
Yet another step towards mainstream normalization of this revolutionary food technology.
Record $3.1 Billion Invested in Alt Proteins in 2020, APAC is Fastest-Growing Region
The investor community is waking up to the massive social and economic potential of food technology to radically remake our food system.