Foodtech

Malaysia-based restaurant software platform FeedMe raises US$5 million

The funding will be used to accelerate its expansion into the Thai market

The wheat flour version developed by Gomez and her team contains probiotics – live microorganisms found in yoghurt and other fermented foods.

Scientists in Mexico develop tortilla for people without a fridge

As well as the nutritional benefits, the fermented ingredients mean the tortilla can be kept for up to a month without refrigeration, much longer than a homemade one, according to its creators

Mr Anesone Tikeri, a process technician at The FoodBowl – part of New Zealand Food Innovation Network (NZFIN) – setting up production at NZFIN’s open-access food innovation facility in New Zealand.
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A scientist preparing salted egg CulinaPlant chunks at dsm-firmenich's new facility FutureBites, which was launched on Sep 18.

Two new facilities for food R&D, perfume open in Tuas

These represent an investment of nearly S$30 million in Singapore to strengthen Swiss-Dutch company dsm-firmenich’s capabilities here

House of Seafood’s Francis Ng with plates of toasted insects. He will roll out 30 dishes featuring insects at its Punggol outlet once SFA approval is granted.

Crunch some crickets: Insects on the menu at some bars and restaurants in Singapore

A number of operators have seen keen interest in such items ahead of official nod

Cricket chips by CricketOne's sister brand Rec Rec. The Vietnamese startup has already seen interest from over 30 Singapore-based companies.

Insect protein players abuzz with excitement over upcoming Singapore regulatory nod

Republic’s reputation for food safety also expected to be springboard for brands to go overseas

Despite the low animal cell count, Good Meat says it has received positive consumer feedback on the product’s taste, texture, and look during testing.

Singapore’s Huber’s Butchery first retailer worldwide to sell lab-grown meat

SINGAPORE-BASED Huber’s Butchery has become the first retailer globally to sell lab-grown meat, or meat derived from cultivating animal cells, Wired reported. The new product was made through an exclu...

Eat Just’s facility in Bedok Food City was shuttered when The Straits Times visited it on Feb 29.

Cultivated meat producer Eat Just pauses operations in Singapore

THE world’s first cultivated meat product was approved for sale in Singapore in 2020 to much fanfare. But production of the cell-based meat by Californian firm Eat Just has been put on pause, The Stra...

From left: Alan Phua, co-founder and CEO at Alchemy Foodtech; Chee Hong Tat, Acting Minister for Transport and Senior Minister of State for Finance; and Michael Chen, director of international business division at Wei Chuan Foods Corporation, at the signing of the MOU.

Chinese F&B giant Ting Hsin inks S$8 million MOU with Singapore’s Alchemy Foodtech

CONSUMERS tucking in to the Master Kong brand of instant noodles could one day be chowing down on healthier products with flavour profiles similar to existing ones.

Neither side of Eat Just’s business makes money, and the company recently has had trouble paying bills.

Vegan egg maker Eat Just cuts jobs after raising money

EAT Just, a closely held maker of cultivated chicken and plant-based eggs, has dismissed roughly 40 employees, less than a month after raising US$16 million, according to people familiar with the matt...