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'Cell-based food' naming, Meiji lactic acid bacteria research, e-commerce for food trade and more feature in this edition of Science Shorts.

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‘Not a quick win’: China’s plant-based brand Youkuai on collaboration crusade to crack the world’s largest consumer market

The China plant-based sector has lost ‘some of its hype’ and is far from a ‘quick win’, claims one of the category’s pioneers in the country, which has recently announced a significant new distribution deal.

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Riding the mylk wave: Tapping into the minds of plant-based milk consumers in Indonesia

Delve into Indonesia's plant-based milk market with customer insights, trends and tips.

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Trust as important as tech: How to convince SEA smallholders to drive climate-smart farming

Innovators in the South East Asia ag-tech space need to devote as much time and resources into building trust among smallholder farmers as they do on developing their products, if climate-smart practices are to be more widely adopted.

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Squid games: Thai Coconut expands horizons beyond beverages to enter plant-based foods sector

Coconut specialist Thai Coconut is expanding its horizons beyond its traditional milk and coconut water strongholds to enter the alternative protein sector, including with plant-based calamari.

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Cautious Chinese travellers: Food and beverage brands need to brush up on experience innovation to overcome sampling reluctance

Food and beverage brands with a stake in the travel retail space need to increase efforts to create novel retail experiences because cautious Chinese consumers are no longer as keen on sampling and tasting products.

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High vitamins use in NZ, but uncertainty over regulations felt by industry and consumers

New Zealand’s consumer watchdog has published data showing that 80% of those surveyed had taken a supplement in the last year, but doubts over the regulatory regime and its future persist among industry and consumers.

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‘Quality, affordability and convenience’: Rage Coffee on strategy to tempt Indian consumers to RTD coffee

Delhi-based Rage Coffee has embarked on a ‘keep it simple’ strategy for its first RTD coffee launch as it seeks to tempt Indian consumers to the category and away from tea.

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‘2028 to reach cost parity’: Steakholder Foods targeting food firm partnerships as it eyes 3D cultivated meat printing commercialisation

3D printed cultivated meat firm Steakholder Foods is targeting cost parity with conventional products by 2028, while also exploring new partnerships to boost its 3D printing capabilities, which it hopes to fully commercialise next year.

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Upcycling upside: Singapore’s Confetti Snacks in talks with Walmart and Target as collaboration with Dole and Disney lays on the horizon

Philippines R&D foods guidelines, Singapore's Nutri-Grade analysis, Indonesia's food safety standards and more feature in this edition of Policy Picks. ©Getty Images

Policy Picks: Philippines R&D foods guidelines, Singapore's Nutri-Grade analysis, Indonesia's food safety standards and more feature in our round-up

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Science Shorts: 'Cell-based food' naming, Meiji lactic acid bacteria research, e-commerce for food trade and more feature in our round-up

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Eat your greens: Post-COVID-19 fruit and vegetable purchases in Japan see major boost

Premium positioning: Fast-growing Asia RTD cocktail category ‘will become a mainstay’ in alcohol sector

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