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Cultivated chicken meat, ‘bean-free’ coffee: S’pore start-ups aim to boost food security
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Meatiply's cultivated kampung chicken yakitori. Investments in alternative proteins grew exponentially to US$169.8 million (S$225.6 million) in Singapore in 2022.
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SINGAPORE - Singapore start-ups are embracing diverse methods to drive sustainability and bolster long-term food security, even as the food technology sector faces high costs and mixed funding.
Prefer creates “bean-free” coffee with fermentation using by-products from beer, bread and tofu manufacturing. It is preparing to launch its products later in 2023, after raising US$105,000 (S$140,000) in pre-seed funding in December.
