DALIAN, China — Nestle plans to start selling plant-based meat imitation in China by the end of the year, betting its consumers will embrace fake meat as the coronavirus pandemic reduces pork imports from overseas. The world’s largest food company will spend a little over 100 million Swiss francs ($103 million) to […]
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Japan’s plant-based meat industry beefs up its menu
TOKYO — Plant-based meat is finally starting to catch on in Japan, with rising numbers of health-conscious consumers spurring food manufacturers to offer more and tastier selections. The trend — largely imported from the West — initially attracted non-meat food processors. Since then, established meat companies such as NH Foods […]
Starbucks brings vegetarian fake meat to China
Starbucks is betting on real coffee and fake meat to expand its Chinese market. The U.S. coffee chain has unveiled a plant-based menu featuring products from faux-meat maker Beyond Meat for its locations in China, the company said in a statement. The vegetarian menu includes three dishes using the California-based […]
Japan’s sheep meat import prices remain high despite coronavirus
TOKYO — Japan’s import prices for sheep meat remain stuck at high levels, even as prices for many other types of meat coming from abroad are falling due to a slump in the food-service industry’s sales amid the novel coronavirus outbreak. Sheep meat import prices between January and February this […]