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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
Startups, Entrepreneurs, Digital economy
Temasek sows US$10 million seed funding into plant-based chickens
Plant-based meat is expected by UBS Group AG to be worth more than US$51 billion by 2025.
February 25, 2021
Food & Beverage
Jet-setters and local guests can now enjoy Violet Oon's dishes at Jewel Changi
SINGAPORE (July 24): Award-winning culinary doyenne Violet Oon has devoted her life to curating great food in Singapore and even at 70 years old, she still shows no signs of stopping. She recently received the Lifetime Achievement for Outstanding Contribu
July 24, 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
Equity raising
Temasek-backed Impossible Foods raises US$300 mil in latest Series E funding
SINGAPORE (May 14): Impossible Foods announced that it has raised US$300 million ($410.5 million) in its latest Series E funding round, led by existing investors Temasek and Horizon Ventures.
May 14, 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