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FoodNavigator-Asia Food & Beverage Trailblazers: In conversation with APAC's ground-breaking food and beverage start-ups
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‘Plugging the gaps’: Market consolidation in cultivated protein sector vital to overcome ‘disillusionment’
Singapore cultivated seafood firm Umami Bioworks believes that strategic mergers are crucial to overcome doubts about the sector and achieve buy-in from major brands which can help the category scale-up.
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Flexitarian fix: Why focusing on vegan’s won’t drive APAC’s plan-based growth
Focusing on flexitarians and doubling down on the perceived health benefits of consuming less meat and dairy is the best way for APAC’s sluggish plant-based sector to secure significant growth.
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Quality over quantity: Why APAC tea sector needs to focus on functional innovation to drive growth
The APAC tea sector need to focus on functionality and format innovation and not just increasing blend varieties if it is to enjoy sustained growth, according to Sri Lanka and Europe-based tea specialist English Tea Shop.
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Dry and high: Ambient plant-based innovation the way to go for clean label products to become more mainstream
Singapore-based plant-based products firm Thoughtful Food believes that the sector needs to look more closely at dry and ambient innovation as a key driver, particularly for brands seeking to solve ultra-processing challenges or go more clean label.
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‘Super cheap’: Affordability trumps protein and sustainability as main driving factor for insect-based foods in APAC
Affordability is emerging as the main driving factor for insect-based foods in the APAC region, possibly even more significant than its often-lauded protein or sustainability factors.
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Lessons learned: How can APAC cultivated meat sector avoid past alt protein ‘pitfalls’?
The cultivated meat industry in APAC needs to focus on localisation and realistic pricing strategies to avoid repeating past alternative protein ‘pitfalls’, says pioneer Aleph Farms.