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Sustainability
Impossible Foods may be the Tesla of meat
There is now an alternative for vegetarians — plant-based meat. It is part of the booming alternative protein industry.
May 14, 2021
F&B sector
Investor appetite for alternative meats grows amid concerns of food safety and security
For something dubbed "fake meat", the investment potential is quite real.
February 26, 2021
Sustainability
Beyond Meat faces an ancient rival in China — tofu
If Beyond Meat wants to get in on vegetarianism among China’s affluent classes, it needs a product to match the market.
December 03, 2020
Food & Beverage
Jack(fruit) of all Trades
Whole-plant based alternative meat brand, Karana, is offering a unique proposition to the Asian market: using jackfruit as pork.
September 18, 2020
Food & Beverage
Go green with Porta
Porta at the Park Hotel Clarke Quay could be the place you are looking for, for good eats with a conscience
March 27, 2020
Tong's Portfolio
A layman's guide to investing in tech companies
SINGAPORE (Oct 14): Investors on Wall Street are clearly losing appetite for overhyped loss-making technology companies with uncertain business models and unclear paths to profitability. The disaster surrounding WeWork’s planned and now-aborted IPO is t
October 11, 2019
Startups, Entrepreneurs, Digital economy
Singapore first in Asia to taste food made from spirulina algae
SINGAPORE (June 26): Following the footsteps of companies like Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat, Israeli startup Simpliigood wants you to eat its food products made from spirulina – a type of algae. And Singapore will be its first market in Asia.
June 26, 2019
Commentary
Beyond rich: Billion-dollar faux meat movement overlooks the hungry half
SINGAPORE (May 6): On May 2, the maker of what is essentially fake meat raised US$241 million ($328.36 million) in an IPO on Nasdaq. California-based Beyond Meat sold 9.63 million shares at US$25 each, the top of the pricing range. The listing gives the 1
May 06, 2019
Food & Beverage
From lab to table
Clever marketing and big money have combined to attract some consumers to meat replacements grown in labs. Is mass-market appeal a matter of time or an impossible feat?
May 06, 2019
Tech
Temasek-backed Impossible Foods to contest Bill Gates' Beyond Meat in Singapore
SINGAPORE (Mar 6): Starting today, blocks of Impossible Foods Inc.’s plant-based meat will be delivered to eight restaurants in Singapore to be made into a variety of cuisine from burgers and ‘meatballs,’ to char kway teow and ‘beef’ Wellington
March 06, 2019