May 21, 202516 min
RTC pastes: Culture and convenience combo crucial to entice young Asian consumers
Ready-to-cook (RTC) pastes can tap the rising at-home cooking boom in Asia by including a combo of heritage and convenience in their innovations.
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May 2025
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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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March 12, 202513 min
Bespoke blooms: Petale Tea on finding a niche in Singapore’s crowded hot beverage category
Singapore’s Petale Tea believes it has found a unique niche in the market for premium, personalised consumption in the shape of blooming tea balls.
January 15, 202515 min
Kava drinks set to shake up NOLO market as next-gen alcohol alternative - The Calmer Co
Australia-based The Calmer Co believes that kava-based drinks are well-positioned as part of the second generation of low-to-no alcohol (NOLO) beverages, providing relaxation functional benefits in addition to being an alternative to booze.
December 11, 202423 min
HaruPlate to tap gaming and cultural triggers to get young children eating healthy
Singapore-based children’s food firm HaruPlate is looking to tap on mediums of gameplaying as well as cultural influences to get kids in the APAC region to first eat at all, then eat healthier.
October 16, 202421 min
Drink your biotics: Bright colours and visual appeal crucial to deliver healthier beverages to children – Tummy Buddies
Australia’s Tummy Buddies believes that healthier product innovation for children needs to focus on bright colours and visual appeal in order to secure that crucial first purchase.
August 14, 202422 min
In focus: Can Asia’s AI-powered productivity drink find a niche in the market?
Singapore-based Flojo believes that it has found a sweet spot in Asia's beverage market with an AI-powered ‘productivity drink’ targeting consumers who regularly use a lot of brain power.
July 24, 202422 min
‘Not all protein is made the same’: Mamame touts nutritional benefits of black-eyed beans to boost healthy snacking
Tempeh chips brand Mamame has highlighted the multiple nutritional benefits of black-eyed beans as a key factor behind its success in the APAC healthy snacking sector, fuelling its upcoming growth into the UK and US markets as well.
June 19, 202424 min
Fat for fitness: Smaller packs and keto options driving nut butter popularity in Asia
New Zealand nut butter specialist Forty Thieves believes that its flexibility in providing smaller packaging options as well as a dedicated keto range is driving growth across the region.
April 17, 202425 min
‘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.
March 13, 202417 min
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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