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‘Mediocre uptake’: Sustainable palm oil experts lament lack of demand from large Asian markets and urge government action

The uptake and demand for certified sustainable palm oil in major Asian markets is extremely low compared to available supply despite the demand for rigorous sustainability certification processes, and experts are urging local governments to take stricter action.

Growth Asia 2020: Asia’s plant-based future - Why PepsiCo, Just, Givaudan and Dupont think trend is here to stay

PepsiCo, Just, Givaudan and DuPont are confident that the plant-based trend is going to be more than just a passing fad for the APAC food industry, driven by consumer health and wellness demands as well as sustainability concerns.

‘Headed for failure’: Australian researchers criticise local food system inadequacies and overly complex governance

Australian researchers have called out the local food system for being uncoordinated and overly complex in its governance, urging the government to work out a coherent and strategic approach for food-related policy-making.

Prawn crackers: Aussie start-up turns processing waste into cooking oil and vinegar

Sydney-based start-up Seeweedery is transforming processing waste such as prawn shells into prawn oil for cooking, rescuing some of the flavours and nutrients lost, wasted or underutilised in Australia’s seafood supply chain.

Impossible Foods seeks to double size of R&D team, provides glimpse of work on Impossible Milk and egg alternatives

It’s not sharing launch dates, but Impossible Foods is making progress on developing egg alternatives and a milk that “is better than anything that comes from a cow,” company execs told reporters during a call outlining plans to double the size of the...

‘Stifling innovation’: India’s plant-based industry cites new consumer data in battle to ditch ‘dairy’ ban

The plant-based industry in India is calling on the Food Safety and Standards Authority India (FSSAI) to reconsider its recent announcement proposing to ban the use of dairy terms such as ‘milk’ and ‘cheese’ for plant-based products, based on data from...

First in Asia: Plant-based egg firm Eat Just and Proterra Asia to open Singapore factory in US$120m deal

Plant-based egg firm Eat just will open its first Asia manufacturing site in Singapore after securing a US120m partnership with a consortium led by Proterra Investment – with the two outfits also discussing opportunities in the cultured meat space.