January 2, 2023 | Company News

Next Meats focuses on delivering the best-tasting plant-based products to ensure a better future in Tokyo

In 2023, Next Meats Co., Ltd. and group company Dr. Foods Co., Ltd. Launched Vegan Foie Gras, Vegan Caviar, and shelf stable Next Meats products to the plant-based markets in North…

December 21, 2022 | Company News

Dr. Foods, Inc. and ImpacFat Pte. Ltd. announced their collaboration to advance development of alternative protein products in Japan and Singapore. 

Next Meats is a food-tech venture company based in Tokyo that specialises in the R&D of alternative meat products, with a strong focus on sustainability. The significance of this collaboration lies in…

December 14, 2022 | Beverages

Kerry enters licensing agreement for rice-derived postbiotic 

Kerry, a world leader in taste and nutrition, has announced a new commercial agreement with Japan-based Kameda Seika to market and distribute the company’s rice-derived postbiotic exclusively in Americas and…

April 6, 2022 | Cultured Meat

Integriculture develops cultured meat using serum-free medium

Established the world’s first method for producing cultured meat using inter-organ interactions -Culturing method forchicken / duck liver-derived cells using serum-free basal medium Integriculture Co., Ltd. has succeeded for the…

March 16, 2022 | Japan

Japan develops plant-based eggs made from vegetables

2foods Plant-Based Omurice uses Ever Egg, a plant-based egg product developed by TWO and Kagome A plant-based food brand 2foods by TWO Inc. has joined forces with Kagome, a Japanese…
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March 7, 2022 | Japan

Asia’s Biggest Food & Beverage Exhibition to be held at Japan

The exhibition will be held at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture for four days from March 8, 2022, and it will feature food trends such as a broad range of…
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February 17, 2022 | Japan

Major Breakthrough in Virus Inactivation with Green Tea Catechin (EGCg)

Green tea catechin EGCg has inactivating effects against viruses. However, it has a strong antioxidant effect and highly susceptible to oxidative deterioration and lack storage stability. HPG Co., Ltd. (Chuo-ku, Tokyo)…
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February 9, 2022 | Finance

Japan supports WFP with $66M for emergency food assistance

Japan has consistently been one of WFP’s top donors The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a total of $66 million in funding from the Government of Japan…
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December 30, 2021 | Ingredients

Research confirmed that lactoferrin present in milk activates immune cells

Morinaga Milk confirmed that lactoferrin activates plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) that play important roles in the initiation of viral immune response. Morinaga Milk confirmed that lactoferrin activates plasmacytoid dendritic cells…
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December 8, 2021 | Japan

Stem cell study in Japan paves way for manufacturing cultured meat

A technique that may revolutionise future production of meat Scientists have for the first time obtained stem cells from livestock that grow under chemically defined conditions, paving the way for…