Shimadzu and NARO have been collaborating on joint research into functional ingredients in food products since 2019 Shimadzu Corporation and the National Agriculture and Food Research Organisation (NARO), in Japan, had opened the NARO Shimadzu Testing Laboratory in March 2022 in the Shimadzu Healthcare R&D Center. The collaboration aims to[Read More…]
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Korean firm CJ CheilJedang strategically invests in US-based startup Aqua Cultured Foods
Global plant-based seafood market is projected to reach $1.3 billion by 2031 US-based food tech startup Aqua Cultured Foods has raised $5.5 million in seed funding to bring its ultra-realistic seafood alternatives to market. The round was led by Stray Dog Capital, a venture capital fund specialising in alternative protein[Read More…]
Samsung picks cultivated meat startup TissenBioFarm for Accelerator Programme in Korea
TissenBioFarm is the world’s first company to develop mass-production technologies for whole-cut cultivated meat TissenBioFarm, a cultivated meat startup based in South Korea, has been selected for the “SAMSUNG Welstory TechUP+” programme. SAMSUNG Welstory and startup accelerator FuturePlay discover and support promising startups in the field of sustainable future food technologies through the programme.[Read More…]
Nisun International explores new expansion in China’s wheat flour market
Nisun International Enterprise Development Group signs agricultural product procurement agreement with Shandong Binliang Industrial Development Co. Nisun International Enterprise Development Group has announced that the company’s controlled affiliate, Fintech Supply Chain Management has entered into a wheat flour sales and purchase agreement with Shandong Binliang Industrial Development Co., a company[Read More…]
Thailand offers innovative packaging for foods and beverages
Thailand’s FDA reinforces the quality of PCR PET plastic resins PTT Global Chemical Public Company (GC) and ALPLA Group have joined hands with customers and partners to innovate better for the world by creating packaging for food and beverages using 100% Post Consumer Recycled PET (PCR PET) plastic resins under the[Read More…]
Japan reports mechanisms of bacteria-derived fibres in supporting gut health, preventing obesity
Researchers show that exopolysaccharide, a bacteria-derived prebiotic has many health-related benefits In a study recently published in the journal Gut Microbes, researchers from Kyoto University, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, and Noster Inc. in Japan, report the mechanisms of bacteria-derived fibres in supporting gut health and metabolism and preventing obesity. Probiotic foods such[Read More…]
Australia develops FODMAP cook book for people with irritable bowel syndrome
FODMAPs are found in many common foods, including fruit and vegetables, grains and cereals, nuts, legumes, dairy foods and manufactured foods A team of researchers at Australia’s Monash University have launched FODMAP (fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides and polyols) cook book for people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) with recipes and[Read More…]
Thailand takes lead in making Southeast Asia global hub for FoodTech
To develop world-class innovations that solve some of the food industry’s challenges SPACE-F has launched Batch 4 of its world-class food-tech startup incubator and accelerator programme, as it continues to drive the exponential growth of the global food industry through technology and innovation and transform Southeast Asia into a global[Read More…]
Japan establishes future creation consortium for cultured meat
Contribute to solving environmental and food problems, improving people’s health, and proposing future foods The Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Shimadzu Corporation, Itoham Yonekyu Holdings Inc., Toppan Inc., and SIGMAXYZ Inc. have established “the future creation consortium for cultured meat.” The consortium focuses on concrete initiatives for practical implementation[Read More…]
Israel inks MoU with US to advance innovation in agri-food tech sector
To support the mutual growth of both countries’ AgriFood Tech ecosystems and the connections between them SVG Ventures|THRIVE, a leading AgriFood Innovation and Investment platform headquartered in Silicon Valley in the US, and Start-Up Nation Central, a nonprofit that promotes the Israeli innovation ecosystem around the world, have signed a Memorandum of[Read More…]
