<Market Overview> Beyond Price Hikes: How CPGs Stay Competitive The Food Institute, 2025/1/23 #Premiumization #2024 Value Wars #Novel food development #M&A intensifies
Nostalgia, authenticity, and adventure - The flavours trending in 2025 Food Navigator, 2025/1/22 #Nostalgic flavors: espresso, toffee, forest berry #Authentic flavors: bulgogi, harissa, Japanese dashi #Focus on texture #Unusual taste combinations #Healthy indulgence
<Future Food> Introducing Egg-Free Dorayaki: UMAMI UNITED and Shinshodo Collaboration (Japanese Only) PR Times, 2025/1/28 #🇯🇵UMAMI UNITED JAPAN #Balancing tradition and innovation #Umami egg
Unlocking next-gen plant-based: Cargill focuses on food tech Food Navigator, 2025/1/27 #🇺🇸Cargill #Investing in mycoprotein and 3D printing #”Putting the plant back in plant-based”
Banyu secures seed funding to transform Indonesia’s seaweed industry The Fish Site, 2025/1/22 #🇮🇩Banyu #Current seaweed industry involves over 1 million small-scale farmers #Seedling cultivation
Mosa Meat submits cultivated fat application to EU Food Navigator, 2025/1/22 #🇳🇱Mosa Meat #Cultured Beef #Cultured fat #Crucial role in flavor, aroma, and texture #Food safety and quality
Danone’s yogurt sales surge among US consumers using GLP-1 drugs Food Dive, 2025/1/22 #🇪🇸Danone #14% of US adults have taken GLP-1 #Protein Yogurt #Supplement deficiencies with nutrient-rich options
Project Eaden raises $15.6m Series A to launch ‘ultra-realistic’ plant-based meat using fiber spinning tech AgFunder, 2025/1/22 #🇩🇪Project Eaden #Fiber Spinning Tech #Giving texture to plant-based meat #Customizable
No Comp-roe-mise: Asian Alt-Seafood Leader Swims Into Gen Z TikTok Trend with Cultivated Caviar Green Queen, 2025/1/21 #CaviarTok #🇸🇬Umami Bioworks #Caviar sales up 74% compared to 2020
Belgian company develops fish biomass from cultured meat of sea bream (Japanese Only) Foovo, 2025/1/21 #🇧🇪Fishway #Alternative fish #Cultivate fish cells #Develop nutrient-rich biomass
<Personalization> Samsung Health is adding these personalized wellness features - and they’re much needed ZDNET, 2025/1/22 #Mental Health #Mindfulness features #Smart home optimization for sleep environment
<FutureRetail & Restaurant> Private label sales hit record $271B in 2024 Food Dive, 2025/1/21 #🇺🇸Walmart #🇺🇸Amazon #🇺🇸Kroger #Beating national brands
<Future Kitchen> DayBreak, Announced the Release of a New Model of its "Art Lock Freezer" (Japanese Only) PR Times, 2025/1/27 #Improved cooling performance #Equipped with “food-specific mode” #Addressing labor shortages
<Food × AI> Nuritas CEO on how to transform ingredient discovery with AI Food Dive, 2025/1/23 #🇮🇪Nuritas #Plant-derived peptides #Meeting the needs of health-conscious consumers #AI accelerates discovery process
Gurunavi launches new app: Attracting young people by using generative AI to recommend restaurants (Japanese Only) Nikkei, 2025/1/20 #🇯🇵Rakuten Gurunavi #Search for restaurants using chat function #Improved recommendation accuracy through accumulated input data
<Agriculture> Highest Quality Wasabi Harvested in Yokohama, Semiconductor Trading Company "Macnica" Conducts Demonstration Experiment at a Plant Factory (Japanese Only) Yahoo! News, 20251/28 #🇯🇵Macnica #🇯🇵Agri-Venture NEXTAGE #Container plant factory #Hydroponic cultivation shelf #Supreme grade “Mazuma Wasabi
<Sustainability & Regeneration> Renewable Energy as a Resource! Crowdfunding begins January 2025 for a New Type of Power Plant. Functions for Regional Revitalization Agriculture, Tourism, and Education (Japanese Only) PR Times, 2025/1/15 #Tama Empower #Power Generation #Solar Sharing #Blueberries cultivated under solar power facilities #Currently crowdfunding
<Local Food System> The Key to Sharing Food Culture with the World: Ensuring Qualified Translators(Japanese Only) Nikkei, 2025/1/26 #Japan Travel #Value of Kaiseki Cuisine #The Culture of Craftsmanship
<Partnerships & Ecosystem> Accelerating Food Innovation with the "Foodα" Initiative - Sustainable Food Museum to Reopen on February 3rd (Japanese Only) PR Times, 2025/1/28 #Urban Renaissance Agency #Leave a Nest #Sustainable Food Asia #UnlcoX #Nippon Steal Kowa Real Estate #Start-up growth support #Creating value in “food” to solve social issues
China Opens $11M Cultivated Meat Centre with Support From Local Govt & Businesses Green Queen, 2025/1/24 #Protein Food Science and Technology Innovation Base #Beijing #Cultured meat #Fermented foods #Funded by local government and businesses
CH4 Global teams up with Mitsubishi on livestock methane reduction AgFunder, 2025/1/21 #🇺🇸CH4 Global #🇯🇵Mitsubishi Corporation #Methane gas reduction #Asparagopsis seawood #Searching for large-scale production sites
Tender Food, Ginkgo Bioworks, and Others Secure Millions in DOE Grants for Low-Carbon Food Innovation Vegconomist, 2025/1/21 #🇺🇸Tender Food #Low-energy fiber-spinning for plant-based whole-cut protein #🇺🇸Ginkgo Bioworks #Precision fermentation #🇺🇸Michigan State University #Sustainable plant protein production #US Department of Energy Fundings #Decarbonizing US industry
Danish Startup Partners with 7-Eleven to Debut ‘THIC’ Upcycled Cocoa-Free Chocolate Green Queen, 2024/12/10 #🇩🇰Endless Food Co #Beer less-derived alternative chocolate #”This Isn’t Chocolate” (THIC) #Collaborative cookie sales at 7-Eleven in Denmark
<Food for Well-Being> What’s Up With the Downturn in Alcohol Consumption? Progressive Grocer, 2025/1/22 #Dry January #Sober-curious shoppers #Demand for nonalcoholic beverage options
Why ‘food as medicine’ will dominate 2025 Food Navigator, 2025/1/21 #Food as medicine market will reach $36.6bn by 2034 #Gut health #Functional Foods #Beverages that promote sleep
New GLP-1 Study Says Grocery Spending Goes Back To Normal After 1 Year of Use Green Queen, 2025/1/17 #After 3 months of use, spending on food and beverages decreases #GLP-1 users spend more on CPG products
"Food Noise": What is it when you can't stop thinking about food? (Japanese Only) Nikkei, 2024/12/6 #Obsessive focus on food #Some people spend 80% of their day thinking about food #GLP-1 administration reduces food noise
<Eaters & Eating Behavior Trend> GLP-1: Chasing the food industry’s satiety Holy Grail Food Navigator, 2025/1/24 #Appetite Suppressant #GLP-1 #Science of feeling full | 
