<Market Overview> 2023 World's Top 100 Food Companies by Sales - Japan Ranks Second in Number of Companies (Japanese Only) The Japan Food Journal, 2025/2/12 #🇨🇭Néstle dominates the market #🇺🇸ADM #🇺🇸PepsiCo #🇺🇸P&G #🇬🇧Unilever #🇯🇵Suntory #🇯🇵JT #🇯🇵Asahi #🇯🇵Kirin #🇯🇵Ajinomoto
More pain to come? Agrifoodtech investors brace for a tumultuous 2025 AgFunder, 2025/2/10 #2025 year of “chaos” #Water Tech #Ozempic Effect
Canada needs ‘larger and more engaged’ investor base for agrifoodtech: report AgFunder, 2025/2/6 #Canadian Food Innovation Network #Widening gap for later-stage funding #Untapped potential
Japan's Food Exports Surge to Record ¥1.5 Trillion, Strong Demand from US, Europe, and Southeast Asia (Japanese Only) Nikkei, 2025/2/5 #Strong Sales of Processed Foods #Diversification of Export Destinations #Curry sales are growing #🇯🇵S&B Foods
Global Food Security at Risk as U.S. Freezes Foreign Aid Programs Foodtank, 2025/1/31 #Suspension of Foreign Aid #Trump Administration #Food Security
<Future Food> Negative Advertising - How Plant-Based Meat Weathered the Storm (Japanese Only) WIRED, 2025/2/12 #🇺🇸Beyond Meat #Vegan Meat #Attack ads targeting processed foods
The Electric Taste: Can We Engineer Deliciousness Through Electrical Stimulation (Japanese Only) Nikkei, 2025/2/11 #🇯🇵Ajinomoto #Virtual Reality #Wearable Device #Electric Seasoning
Meatly Launches World's First Cultured Pet Food in the UK (Japanese Only) Foovo, 2025/2/7 #🇬🇧Meatly #The Pack, a plant-based dog food company #Pets at Home, a major pet supplies retailer
The "Optimal" Hard-Boiled Egg Cooking Method: 16 Dips in 30°C Hot Water (Japanese Only) Nikkei, 2025/2/7 #🥚 #Italian Research Team Discovery
Nestlé seeks start-ups with innovative nutrition solutions for women’s health Nutra Ingredients, 2025/2/5 #🇨🇭Nestlé #R+D Acceleator #Women’s Health
Thai Union, a Global Tuna, Focuses on Pet Food (Japanese Only) Nikkei, 2025/2/5 #🇹🇭Thai Union #Pet Food #Restructuring Unprofitable Business and Focusing on M&A #Aiming for 1 Trillion Yen in Total Sales
J-Oil Generates SAF from Non-Edible Plants, Complies with International Standards (Japanese Only) Nikkei, 2025/1/29 #🇯🇵J-OIL MILLS #Sustainable Aviation Fuel
<Personalization> Startups Fay and Berry Street each bank $50M with growing investor appetite for personalized nutrition Fierce Healthcare, 2025/2/7 #🇺🇸Fay #🇺🇸Berry Street #AI-driven platform #About 1/2 of all American adults have 1 or more preventable chronic disease
<FutureRetail & Restaurant> "I-Robo2" Introduced at Ippudo Toyosu Store, Reopened 2/1 PR Times, 2025/2/10 #🇯🇵TechMagic #🇯🇵Chiakaranomoto #🇯🇵Ippudo #Stir-frying cooking robot
Yum Brands launches integrated tech platform Restaurant Dive, 2025/2/6 #🇺🇸Yum Brands #Byte by Yums #SaaS #Kitchen Management #Point-of-Sale Tools
<Future Kitchen> Panasonic HD Considers Options for TV Business, CEO Hints at Potential Sale (Japanese Only) Nikkei, 2025/2/5 #Panasonic Holdings #Group restructuring policy #Consolidated sales for FY2024 expected to fall short of the previous forecast of 300 billion yen
After More Than a Decade, Wireless Power For The Kitchen Is Set to Become a Reality The Spoon, 2025/2/2 #🇺🇸Wireless Power Consortium #Ki Cordless Kitchen #🇺🇸Kitchenery
<Food × AI> Juchheim, to Present Baumkuchen Baked in AI Oven at Osaka Expo (Japanese Only) Nikkei, 2025/2/5 #🇯🇵Juchheim #AI-Powered System Learns Optimal Baking from Pastry Chefs
<Agriculture> Kubota Commits to ¥500 Billion to Research and Development (Japanese Only) Nikkei, 2025/2/6 #🇯🇵Kubota #Strategic Entry into Indian Market #North American Market Growth
New FBN pilot offers land loan rewards to farmers switching to regen ag practices AgFunder, 2025/2/5 #🇺🇸Farmers Business Network #Walton Family Foundation provides $750,000 PRI loan
Tuna Aquaculture on the Brink: Maruha Nichiro Reduces Output by 80% (Japanese Only) Nikkei, 2025/2/2 #🇯🇵Maruha Nichiro #Committed to Pursuit Aquaculture #Deterioration of Profitability Leading to Decline #Recovery of Natural Tuna Resources
<Sustainability & Regeneration> Latest Research Sheds Light on Rising Temperatures (Japanese Only) Nikkei, 2025/2/6 #2.3 Million Deaths Predicted from Rising Temperature #Urban Areas Hit Hardest #Europe Severely Impacted
Cocoa price hit record high: What does this mean for industry? Food Navigator, 2025/2/6 #Cocoa prices rising #Poor weather conditions in West Africa #Cacao swollen shoot virus (CSSV)
Extended Shelf Life Labeling for Food Products (Japanese Only) Nikkei, 2025/2/5 #Consumer Affairs Agency #New Guidelines Proposed for Loss Reduction #30% Reduction in Food Loss in 10 Years
<Local Food System> Mishima, Shizuoka - A Third Place Fostering Social Connection (Japanese Only) Nikkei, 2025/1/31 #Mishima, Shizuoka #Creating a Third Place #Building a Community
<Partnerships & Ecosystem> Seaweed Milk Latte? Israel’s Largest Drinks Company to Make Dairy Alternatives with Microalgae Green Queen, 2025/2/4 #🇮🇱The Central Bottling Company #Distributor for Coca-Cola #Microalgae protein #🇮🇱Brevel
Biotech Firm Liberation Labs Snags $50.5M for Precision Fermentation Factories in US & Saudi Arabia Green Queen, 2025/2/3 #Fermentation-based Alt Protein #🇺🇸Liberation Labs #🇸🇦Topian
Maruha Nichiro Aims to Revitalize Seafood Consumption, Partnering with JR East and the University of Tokyo (Japanese Only) Nikkei, 2025/1/31 #🇯🇵Maruha Nichiro #Research and Development for the Future of Seafood Consumption #Takanawa Gateway City
Nova Scotia Expands Precision Fermentation Hub with $1M Investment Vegconomist, 2025/1/30 #🇨🇦The Government of Nova Scotia #Verschuren Centre’s fermentation plant #Biomanufacturing
Meet the Asian Students Taking on the Future of Food with Global Industry Giants Green Queen, 2025/1/28 #ProVeg Food Innovation Challenge #Plant-based #🇬🇧Unilever #🇺🇸Mars #🇺🇸Beyond Meat #🇰🇷CJ Foods #🇹🇭Charoen Pokphand Foods #🇨🇳DaChan #🇵🇭Monde Nissin #🇹🇭Thai Union
New Food Innovation Center Launches in Nishi-Shinbashi, Tokyo - A Joint Venture by UR, Nippon Steel Kowa Real Estate (Japanese Only) Nikkei, 2025/1/28 #🇯🇵UR #Nippon Steel Kowa Real Estate #Sustainable Food Museum
<Food for Well-Being> Is Obesity a Disease? The Economist 2025/1/15 #GLP-1 #Redefine Obesity #Clinical Obesity
<Eaters & Eating Behavior Trend> Initiative Launched to Make Dining out Safe and Enjoyable for People with Food Allergies (Japanese Only) PR Times, 2025/2/6 #CAN EAT #Prevent Allergy Accident Association #Cross-operator collaboration #Systemization of know-how regarding dietary restriction support #Certification system and qualification system
Korean Culture Wave: Food Cosmetics, and Lifestyle Products (Japanese Only) 日本経済新聞, 2025/2/5 #4th Korean Wave Boom #🇰🇷CJ Food #Collaboration with Japanese Companies #K-culture consumption
This Dutch App Got 73% of Its Users To Reduce Their Meat Intake with Simple Recipes & Catchy Infographics Green Queen, 2025/1/31 #Food Waste App #🇳🇱Fork Ranger #Flexitarian | 
