Podcast
Food & Beverage Trailblazers
Hosted by William Reed Ltd · EN
FoodNavigator-Asia Food & Beverage Trailblazers: In conversation with APAC's ground-breaking food and beverage start-ups
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RTC pastes: Culture and convenience combo crucial to entice young Asian consumers
May 21, 202500:16:18Tap to summarizeReady-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.
Transcribe →Bespoke blooms: Petale Tea on finding a niche in Singapore’s crowded hot beverage category
Mar 12, 202500:13:39Tap to summarizeSingapore’s Petale Tea believes it has found a unique niche in the market for premium, personalised consumption in the shape of blooming tea balls.
Transcribe →Kava drinks set to shake up NOLO market as next-gen alcohol alternative - The Calmer Co
Jan 15, 202500:15:51Tap to summarizeAustralia-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.
Transcribe →HaruPlate to tap gaming and cultural triggers to get young children eating healthy
Dec 11, 202400:23:20Tap to summarizeSingapore-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.
Transcribe →Drink your biotics: Bright colours and visual appeal crucial to deliver healthier beverages to children – Tummy Buddies
Oct 16, 202400:21:40Tap to summarizeAustralia’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.
Transcribe →In focus: Can Asia’s AI-powered productivity drink find a niche in the market?
Aug 14, 202400:22:19Tap to summarizeSingapore-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.
Transcribe →‘Not all protein is made the same’: Mamame touts nutritional benefits of black-eyed beans to boost healthy snacking
Jul 24, 202400:22:15Tap to summarizeTempeh 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.
Transcribe →Fat for fitness: Smaller packs and keto options driving nut butter popularity in Asia
Jun 19, 202400:24:08Tap to summarizeNew 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.
Transcribe →‘Plugging the gaps’: Market consolidation in cultivated protein sector vital to overcome ‘disillusionment’
Apr 17, 202400:25:39Tap to summarizeSingapore 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.
Transcribe →Flexitarian fix: Why focusing on vegan’s won’t drive APAC’s plan-based growth
Mar 13, 202400:17:59Tap to summarizeFocusing 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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