Creating solutions to help F&B companies optimise their operations ROSS Digital, a local F&B-centric robotics and automation SME, and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) in Singapore, have established a joint research and innovation programme to drive innovation in robotic platforms for the Food Services industry. This programme[Read More…]
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Coca-Cola launches Hong Kong’s first “Recycle Bar”
To help foster recycling habits and promote proper recycling of beverage packaging To demonstrate that recycled PET bottles can be given a new life – again and again – thus helping to foster recycling habits of the public, The Coca-Cola Company in Hong Kong joins hands with the City Plaza[Read More…]
InsideOut Institute’s $8 M funding enhances support for eating disorders in Australia
Two $4 million grants from the Australian Government to support digital initiatives The Australian Government has funded the InsideOut Institute’s award-winning eClinic and Digital GP Hub which aim to improve outcomes for those living with an eating disorder. The InsideOut Institute for Eating Disorders is a collaboration between the Sydney Local Health[Read More…]
Israel’s Steakholder Foods unveils 3D Bio-printing business model
Business model will focus on selling 3D bio-printers and bio-inks designed to develop cultivated meat from ethically harvested cells Steakholder Foods, Israel-based deep-tech food startup at the forefront of the cultivated meat industry, has focused its business model to target B2B meat manufacturers and cultivated meat producers, by offering manufacturers the ability[Read More…]
Australia uses mushrooms for developing sustainable solution to plastics
Mushroom derived material emerging as alternative to plastics Researchers from the University of Sydney, Australia have developed a biological growing process that uses mushrooms to turn organic waste into compostable products as a low-cost, sustainable solution to plastics. Their work presents an approach for growing sustainable myco-materials – a mixture[Read More…]
Amcor to buy New Zealand-based Moda Systems for production-ready fresh protein packaging solution
To offer new option and choice in automated protein packaging Switzerland-headquartered Amcor, a global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging solutions, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire New Zealand-based Moda Systems, a leading manufacturer of state-of-the-art, automated protein packaging machines. Moda Systems designs, assembles, and supports innovative, high-performance[Read More…]
Israel’s gummy supplement manufacturer TopGum launches caffeine gummies
Coffee-flavored gummy line is created with new proprietary microencapsulation technology Gummy supplement manufacturer TopGum has launched Gummiccino, its new line of high-dosage caffeine gummies. The product marks the first use of TopGum’s new proprietary microencapsulation technology designed to enhance flavour and boost absorption. The functional gummies are infused with an[Read More…]
Seafood industry in Australia resists push to reel in traceable wild fish
Origin of most seafood is untraceable, as it may have been caught illegally or unsustainably Seafood giants are resisting the push to use technology to trace wild seafood and clean up the industry as it may bite into their profits, a Monash University report reveals. The article found an oligopoly of big[Read More…]
Singapore’s Chef Roboto revolutionises future of cooking with Fryer-bot
Chef Roboto is currently in midst of developing more cooking robots to be launched in the future Chef Roboto, a Singapore-based company specialising in kitchen technology, has unveiled its latest invention, Fryer-bot. Chef Roboto is a subsidiary of HOPE Technik, Singapore’s homegrown leading engineering system integrators for robotics and automation. Chef Roboto marks[Read More…]
Landing pad programme for Singaporean food startups seeking Mainland China market entry
Applications for the first cohort are now open, targeting 2-3 companies per cohort Brinc, a leading venture accelerator with a global sustainability mandate; and Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG), a Singapore government agency championing enterprise development, are launching the Food Technology Programme to provide the tools, expertise, and commercial network necessary to help Singapore-based food technology startups successfully enter[Read More…]
