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Ruten Japan Launches Single Day flash Sale everyday as low as 60% off with promotion code

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TOKYO, Oct. 26, 2020 — The Singles’ shopping festival is here, and Ruten Japan will launch the "Singles’ Day Flash Sale" event! In addition, during the event, limited members not only get free shipping over $50, but also $5 off by using promotion code at checkout. Event will begin from October 26th to November 11th for all 13 countries and regions* around the world. A new set of promotionial codes will be announced everyday at 11:00 GMT+9.

Ruten Japan Launches Single Day flash Sale everyday as low as 60% off with promotion code
Ruten Japan Launches Single Day flash Sale everyday as low as 60% off with promotion code

Ruten Japan’s CEO Yun Su said that the Single’s day shopping festival is considered a large-scale e-commerce festival in Asia. Many e-commerce platforms will hold various large-scale promotional activities on double eleven day to attract consumers’ attention and stimulate purchases on their platform. This year, Ruten Japan "Singles’ Day Flash Sale" will announce the promotional code of the day. Lucky contestants can immediately redeem the promotional code at checkout.

Other than the promotion code, the bestseller items on Ruten website and in Japan will be cheaper than the lowest market price during the Double 11 Day sales. Within the consecutive 17 days, the items of day will be presented in flash sale mode in order to get the best deal for Ruten’s customers. Ruten Japan’s customers get to enjoy the full and borderless shopping experience during this annual Double 11 Day sales.

The "Singles’ Day Flash Sale" includes items such as 3C appliances, Japanese Omiyage, toys & games, health products, cosmetics, fashion, household appliances, snacks, and etc. Minimum 60% off pop-up flash sale everyday starting today. Many best-selling products have also joined the ranks of the "Singles’ Day Flash Sale" shopping event. Specially recommended products  for this selection includes: Japan’s hot-selling Tokyo Campanella gift box at $37.67, Perfect Grade Unleash RX-7-8-2 Gundam Collectibles item at $3,751, Wakamoto health care product at $23.07, and etc.

Ruten Japan Single Day flash Sale URL:
https://en.ruten.co.jp/campaign/1111_EN

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*Remarks: Ruten Japan ships to these destinations: Singapore, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Taiwan, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Indonesia, Macao, Malaysia, Philippine, Thailand and Korea.

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Firmenich Announces the World’s First AI-Created Flavor

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GENEVA, Oct. 2, 2020 — Firmenich, the world’s largest privately owned perfume and taste company, is proud to announce it has created the first ever flavor by Artificial Intelligence (AI), a delicious lightly grilled beef taste for use in plant-based meat alternatives. A key milestone in Firmenich’s digital transformation across its value chain, this breakthrough provides customers with uniquely tailored taste and nutrition solutions, with unprecedented speed-to-market. Leading the industry in augmented creativity, the Group is currently in advanced testing on several new AI-generated Flavors across its core tonalities.

 

"Firmenich is marrying the most fundamental elements of our DNA: ground-breaking innovation with the unique creativity of our Flavorists for enhanced formulation," said Firmenich’s Chief Digital and Information Officer, Eric Saracchi. "AI enables us to explore new boundaries by empowering our Creators with a precise formula starting point, as well as additional suggestions for optimized ingredient combinations from which they can create bespoke tastes."

Firmenich Flavors President Emmanuel Butstraen added: "The Covid-19 crisis has changed the food innovation landscape as well as the consumer marketplace. We must understand and respond to these rapidly-evolving needs with more creativity at an even faster pace. Whether through offering moments of comfort and delight or addressing the larger shift towards healthier food & beverages." Butstraen continued, "The exciting addition of AI allows us to better leverage different raw materials and explore new creative leads. Taking into account specific product parameters such as 100% natural ingredients and regulatory requirements, the technology enhances our flavorists’ capability to create superior taste solutions and accelerate our product development."

The world’s first AI flavor was created in collaboration with Microsoft®, leveraging the entirety of Firmenich’s broad raw material database. The resulting grilled beef flavor capitalizes on Firmenich’s unique palette of ingredients and SmartProteins™ expertise in plant-based protein alternatives. 

About Firmenich

Firmenich is the world’s largest privately-owned perfume and taste company, founded in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1895 and has been family-owned for 125 years. Firmenich is a leading business-to-business company operating primarily in the fragrance and taste market, specialized in the research, creation, manufacture and sale of perfumes, flavors and ingredients. Renowned for its world-class research and creativity, as well as its leadership in sustainability, Firmenich offers its customers superior innovation in formulation, a broad and high-quality palette of ingredients, and proprietary technologies including biotechnology, encapsulation, olfactory science and taste modulation. Firmenich had an annual turnover of 3.9 billion Swiss Francs at end June 2020. More information about Firmenich is available at www.firmenich.com

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Informa Markets in Japan Proves Exhibitions are Returning and Relevant

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TOKYO, Sept. 18, 2020 — This week Informa Markets successfully held four exhibitions in Japan, including Call Center/CRM Demo & Conference Osaka, eCommerce Fair Osaka, Diet & Beauty Fair (Tokyo) and PROJECT Tokyo. These events altogether hosted over 500 exhibiting companies and over 20,000 attendees.

Eager delegates practice social distancing while queuing for seminars at eCommerce Osaka 2020
Eager delegates practice social distancing while queuing for seminars at eCommerce Osaka 2020

 

Learning continues during Diet & Beauty Fair 2020 at Tokyo Big Sight Exhibition Center
Learning continues during Diet & Beauty Fair 2020 at Tokyo Big Sight Exhibition Center

 

PROJECT Tokyo 17-18 September 2020, a branded fashion event, signs new business
PROJECT Tokyo 17-18 September 2020, a branded fashion event, signs new business

 

Thermal Checking Units setup at entrances provide secure event experience at Call Center Osaka 2020
Thermal Checking Units setup at entrances provide secure event experience at Call Center Osaka 2020

These exhibitions were among the first to be held in Japan since the suspension of events caused by the COVID-19 outbreak. The events were held in line with health & safety guidelines issued by the Japan Exhibition Association and all relevant national and local government ordinances including temperature checks at the entrances to the halls, hand sanitization, compulsory wearing of masks, and frequent sterilization of frequently used surfaces.

Call Center/CRM Demo & Conference Osaka, focusing on customer relations solutions and technology for customer contact centers, and eCommerce Fair Osaka, focusing on applications and services for online businesses, were held on 15-16 September at the MyDome exhibition halls in Osaka. Additional space was rented in order to allow sufficient social distancing on the exhibit floor and in the numerous seminar rooms.

Diet & Beauty Fair, which along with the co-located Anti-Aging Japan and Spa & Wellness Japan forms a comprehensive trade event for the beauty and health industry, were held on 15-17 September at Tokyo Big Sight Exhibition Center. Physical beauty treatment demonstrations and food & beverage samplings were conducted in accordance with beauty salon industry guidelines. PROJECT Tokyo, a branded fashion event, was held on 17-18 September at Hikarie Hall in the heart of Tokyo’s Shibuya fashion district, showcasing apparel and accessories for the 2021 Spring-Summer season.

Christopher Eve, Managing Director of Informa Markets Japan, comments: "I am delighted that all of our exhibitions could be held as scheduled this month. We had a lot of support and encouragement from the exhibiting companies, all of whom were eager to get ‘back to business’ and see face-to-face exhibitions as the most effective way to meet with existing and new business partners. Naturally, we put a lot of effort into ensuring that the exhibitions were held in as safe and secure an environment as possible, working in close coordination with the venues, local authorities and all participants."

Informa Markets is scheduled to hold two more exhibitions in Japan this year; Call Center/CRM Demo & Conference Tokyo on 12-13 November (https://www.callcenter-japan.com/tokyo/en/) and Health Ingredients Japan on 16-18 November (https://www.hijapan.info/en/).

About Informa Markets

Informa Markets creates platforms for industries and specialist markets to trade, innovate and grow. We provide marketplace participants around the globe with opportunities to engage, experience and do business through face-to-face exhibitions, targeted digital services and actionable data solutions. We connect buyers and sellers across more than a dozen global verticals, including Pharmaceuticals, Food, Medical Technology and Infrastructure. As the world’s leading market-making company, we bring a diverse range of specialist markets to life, unlocking opportunities and helping them to thrive 365 days of the year. For more information, please visit www.informamarkets.com.

For any media queries please contact:  

Christopher Eve — Christopher.Eve@informa.com

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“Halal Restaurant Week Korea 2020” is coming online: KTO presenting “Halal TV” videos for Muslim tourists who miss Korea

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SEOUL, South Korea, Sept. 8, 2020 — Korea Tourism Organization ("KTO", led by President Ahn Young-bae) will broadcast "Halal TV" for about two months from Sep. 14 to Nov. 16 on its YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/c/WOWKOREASUPPORTERS) to promote the beauty of Korean tourism for potential Muslim tourists although overseas travel is limited due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

KTO’s "Survey on Muslim Tourists’ Travel to Korea" revealed that many Muslims find the lack of Halal restaurants inconvenient during their visit to Korea. Accordingly, the tourism organization has hosted an annual event called "Halal Restaurant Week Korea" for the past few years to address this issue. The main point of the event is to provide reliable information about Muslim-friendly restaurants serving Halal foods and special offers, including discount coupons.

This year, however, KTO carries out an online promotion for the event as it has become difficult for Muslim tourists to physically visit Korea due to the global pandemic. It plans to post new Halal-themed videos on its YouTube channel. The first video is titled "Halal K-Food Cooking Studio," showing Halal-safe Korean food recipes that are also easy to follow. Hosted by Chef Choi Gwang-ho (winner of MasterChef Korea Season 3), it features easy recipes for some of popular Korean dishes, such as Bibimbap, Tteokbokki, and K-Ramyeon (noodles), using ingredients easily found outside Korea.

In the second video called "Halal Restaurant Tasty Party," Muslim expats in Korea will share their views on some of well-known Halal restaurants across Seoul. It will be hosted by Zahid Hussain, who used to be on a popular Korean show called "Non-summit TV Talk Show". The panels will introduce some of the restaurants participating in the Halal Restaurant Week Korea event and promote a variety of Halal foods, ranging from traditional ones such as Shakshouka and Kebab to fusion dishes such as Halal Bulgogi.

A total of 10 videos will be uploaded every Monday from Sep. 14 to Nov. 16 on KTO’s YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/c/WOWKOREASUPPORTERS). In particular, an online promotional event will be organized, where viewers will get a chance to win gift cards when they post the photos or videos of making the dishes introduced on Halal TV’s first video ("Halal K-Food Cooking Studio") on their social network accounts and leave the link in the comments, or write comments about the video.

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The Olive & Latte Suite presents: Olive and Latte, Dashingly Very Good Living VGD, Olive & Latte ABS, Olive & Latte Home Lounge to Engage for Moments

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SINGAPORE, Aug. 28, 2020 — This year 2020 marks the year for Olive and Latte Suite that is a globeshop of stories and biographies, that features all the following sites from the main sites with Olive & Latte ABS www.oliveandlatteabs.com , to Olive and Latte http://oliveandlatte.com/, and Dashingly Very Good Living that is an affordable luxe website https://www.dashinglyverygoodliving.com/ . And the Shopify sites at: https://oliveandlatte.myshopify.com/, and https://dashinglyverygoodlivingvgd.myshopify.com/.

The Olive & Latte Suite
The Olive & Latte Suite

The new websites that were launched this year were Olive and Latte Home Lounge http://www.oliveandlattehomelounge.com/ while Engagevu, the pr and marketing collaborative outfit presents Engage for Moments https://www.engageformoments.com/ .

Sharon Vu, Founder of Olive and Latte ABS (arts, bites, shop) with #OliveandLatte suite including #DashinglyVeryGoodLiving, and PR and Marketing outfit Engagevu, Vu Marcoms says, "Thanks to our collaborators, we have manage to fulfil the Olive and Latte Suite and we will continue to update with stories and biographies and with curated items and products for the globeshop."

Markus Flamman, Senior Advisor with Engagevu, and Adjunct Lecturer at the Henan University of Economics and Law commented, "These websites supply a wealth of views on F&B, recreation, and travel from the perspective of a carefully appointed group of personalities (that you will get to see in coming years) with very different backgrounds. You can read about their experience and even buy at discounted rates a growing selection of curated items from the concierge menu or globeshops."

Markus Flamman continued by saying, "Finding the right group of individuals to deliver content has been challenging. The demands on their performance operates in a niche where they’re to share experiences that fall in the category from ‘affordable luxury‘ to ‘home away from home experience during their trips‘.  So this group enjoys life locally and travels a lot, and at the moment virtually. While doing so, visit unique locations, avoid touristy places and demand an upscale environment that is comfortable to relax at, due to work schedules.

Not only do they bring back unique items from their travel, they also return with stories. These stories they share on the websites Engage for Moments and Olive and Latte Home Lounge in return, assist to find an easy route to these same experiences.

So head on over and be inspired for your next virtual dream trip from the comforts of your own home.  We are pleased with the launch of Olive and Latte Home Lounge and Engage for Moments and look forward to writing more of ‘Markus Anecdotes’, who knows this might go onto ebook format together with Sharon Vu."

Patwant Singh, the Guest Blogger and former Channel NewsAsia personality and ex-broadcast journalist, who is currently a media consultant and trainer comments, "Enjoyed partnering Olive and Latte Home Lounge in sharing my travel and professional experiences. The platform is ideal to reach out to targeted and like-minded individuals and looking forward to more tie-ups."

"I’ve come to know Sharon as a meticulous and conscientious partner to work with. I’m inspired by her relentless motivation to bring ‘good’ goods & services to the marketplace. A real joy working with her," ChinKar TAN, Publisher, Write Editions commented.

Ram Santhanaram a Professional Speaker/Emcee, a Masterclass Trainer and a renowned Laughter Coach is being featured on Olive and Latte Shopify, Dashingly Very Good Living, Dashingly Very Good Living VGD Shopify says, "Why feel trapped in a dungeon of worries and self-created sufferings when we can instead swim to the shores of possibilities and move to along the freeway of happiness?"

Richard, the Shanghai expat says, "Collaborating with Olive and Latte and Dashingly Very Good Living have provided an opportunity to feature the products picked from travels and to look forward to the private tours to places such as Yunnan or Tibet to be featured in the two brands."

Please reach Olive and Latte Suite at contact@oliveandlatte.com or contact@engagevusg.com for partnerships and enquiries.

To view the websites, please find at

Globeshop

(Affordable Luxe):

1.  www.dashinglyverygoodlivingVGD.com

2.  Installment payment Hoolah (3 mths interest free) is available on: https://dashinglyverygoodlivingvgd.myshopify.com

3.  http://oliveandlatte.com

4.  Installment payment Hoolah (3mths interest free) is available on: https://oliveandlatte.myshopify.com/

New Websites

5.  http://oliveandlattehomelounge.com

6.  http://engageformoments.com

About Olive and Latte Suite, Olive & Latte Home Lounge and Engage for Moments

Through Olive and Latte ABS (www.oliveandlatteabs.com), the company started in 2014 as an online content generation and sharing of stories across social networks and platforms. Olive and Latte eGlobeshop http://oliveandlatte.com http://oliveandlatte.myshopify.com, a shop around the corner, was launched on 7 Feb 2018, as an extension and an ecart to describe memorabilia and items from across the globe curated by Olive and Latte with Artists, Shoppers and Biz Innovators. The items have interesting and engaging stories behind them, or sometimes as retail therapy when people travel and getaway.  Olive and Latte Plug and Play is an engagement service where they plug into companies in functions to assist and engage, for Public Relations, Marketing and more, with their core of Publicists, Communicators and Marketers.

Dashingly Very Good Living VGD has the 3-pronged concept for the Affordable Luxury segment, and with the addition of the e-carting of Marketing to Solutioning services for the Individual and companies pre-paid, and with categories of Global Local Designers that Dashingly Very Good Living VGD will source, partner and procure and with the category of the Personality.

Olive and Latte Home Lounge http://www.oliveandlattehomelounge.com/ aims to cover everything about Home including notes on Enrichment, Deals of the Day and Week and Home recipes as a Home companion for those working remotely or at home. Engage for Moments https://www.engageformoments.com/ is a blog about the moments, the virtual Attractions, Travel and Anecdotal Moments and experiences be it in the online sphere and spaces.

For more information, please contact:

Sharon Vu
Director, Vu Marcoms, engagevu
Mobile: +65 8138 6913
Email: sharonvu@engagevusg.com

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Announcing World Food Travel Market

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New online marketplace revolutionizes the culinary travel trade business

LONDON, Aug. 4, 2020 — Today the World Food Travel Association (WFTA) announced the launch of World Food Travel Market, the world’s first and only business-to-business marketplace for the culinary travel industry.

World Food Travel Market is a secure platform that connects trade buyers and sellers of culinary travel products. Buyers can search for culinary tour operators, culinary tourist guides, culinary attractions and similar products and services, based on criteria like location, specific keywords, hours of operation and more. Sellers can showcase their full range of capabilities, their extensive digital content libraries, their own blog articles, and all of their social media links including TripAdvisor. Every member’s microsite is available in up to 100 languages, allowing members to easily discover each other and do business together, no matter where they are located.

The idea for World Food Travel Market came from members of the World Food Travel Association’s own community, who sought new and creative ways to connect in a marketplace focused specifically on the food and beverage tourism industry. "Our industry really needed a way to connect directly with other like professionals – in a way that was not previously available," said World Food Travel Market member Juan Jose Munozcano, owner of Madrid Experience, a food and wine tour operator in Spain. "The Market is exactly what I was looking for as a business owner."

"There has never been an easier way for the food and beverage tourism industry to connect and do business," said World Food Travel Market founder Erik Wolf. "And because World Food Travel Market exclusively serves the food and beverage tourism trade, members are not distracted by irrelevant content or businesses."

World Food Travel Market is the right tool at the right time in the current economic climate to help the world’s food and beverage travel trade companies to do business better. Businesses can get started today at WorldFoodTravelMarket.com.

World Food Travel Market was created by the World Food Travel Association, the world’s leading authority on food and beverage tourism.

ABOUT THE WORLD FOOD TRAVEL ASSOCIATION (WFTA)

The WFTA is a non-profit organisation that was founded in 2001 by its current executive director Erik Wolf. It is recognised as the world’s leading authority on food/ culinary/ gastronomy tourism. The WFTA’s mission is to preserve and promote culinary cultures through hospitality and travel. Every year, the organisation serves almost 200,000 professionals in 150+ countries. For more information, visit www.WorldFoodTravel.org.

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Farmmi Expands Use of Online and Cloud-based Sales & Marketing Platforms to Drive Growth

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LISHUI, China, July 7, 2020 — Farmmi, Inc. (“Farmmi” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: FAMI), an agriculture products supplier in China, today announced it has been expanding the use of online and cloud-based sales and marketing platforms to drive growth in sales of its Shiitake mushrooms, Mu Er mushrooms, other edible fungi and agricultural products. The Company has attended various online fairs and sales events, such as the Cloud Canton Fair (the Canton Fair held online), the Cloud Live Sales Event held by the Economic and Commercial Bureau of Liandu District, Liandu District Fusion Media Center, and Liandu District Market Supervision Administration, and the 2020 Online Export Agricultural Products Fair held by the Zhejiang Export Agricultural Products Virtual Expo (Global Station). Farmmi also joined the government’s procurement cloud computing service platform The Company’s increased focus on strategically using online marketing tools and platforms is helping to drive sales with new customers and has resulted in multiple additional repeat orders in China, the U.S. and Israel, and other markets worldwide.

Ms. Yefang Zhang, Farmmi’s Chairwoman and CEO, commented, “With the onset of the global COVID-19 pandemic, we quickly prioritized the health and safety of our employees and customers. Temporary business shut-downs, social distancing and the implementation of broader safety measures made traditional marketing based on large gatherings no longer practical. From there we made the strategic decision to upgrade and accelerate our use of digital technology and platforms, and our online and cloud-based sales and marketing efforts. Farmmi has fully embraced and supported the move online for important events like the newly renamed Cloud Canton Fair and the 2020 Online Export Agricultural Products Fair. These sales and marketing platforms are helping us to move additional products online, find new markets, develop new business opportunities, and inject new momentum to further promote the digital transformation of enterprises.” 

Ms. Zhang continued, “We are working to take advantage of online trading, broaden online cooperation channels and increase sales, as we leverage our online, cloud and digital programs to transfer sales channels online through limited promotions, while implementing group purchase discounts and other online marketing programs, ranging from webcasts to intuitive 3D product presentations. We view this as a major driver of future economic growth. We are encouraged by the positive, broad customer support for the new technologies and Cloud-based apps, which allow the customers to communicate and make purchases more efficiently and conveniently, while enhancing their overall buying experience. Over the long-term, we remain committed to maintaining an integrated online and offline presence, innovating our business model, and achieving our fully upgraded digital transformation, as we build value for the Company and shareholders.”

About Farmmi, Inc.

Headquartered in Lishui, Zhejiang, Farmmi, Inc. (NASDAQ: FAMI), is a leading agricultural products supplier, processor and retailer of Shiitake mushrooms, Mu Er mushrooms, other edible fungi, and many other sought-after agricultural products. The Company’s Farmmi Liangpin Market serves as a global trading platform for Chinese geographical indication agricultural products and is one of the largest platforms for consumers to access locally sourced agricultural products. For further information about the Company, please visit: http://ir.farmmi.com.cn/.

Forward-Looking Statements

This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact in this announcement are forward-looking statements, including the potential impact of COVID-19 on our business within and outside of China.  These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that the Company believes may affect its financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. Investors can identify these forward-looking statements by words or phrases such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “aim,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “potential,” “continue,” “is/are likely to” or other similar expressions. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent occurring events or circumstances, or changes in its expectations, except as may be required by law. Although the Company believes that the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot assure you that such expectations will turn out to be correct, and the Company cautions investors that actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results.

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TurtleTree Labs raises US$3.2 million seed round as it accelerates cell-based milk development

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SINGAPORE, June 25, 2020 — Singapore-based biotech company TurtleTree Labs today announced the completion of a fresh round of funding from global investors. TurtleTree Labs is the world’s first-cell based biotechnology company creating real milk from mammalian cells, without the need for animals. As a platform, the company’s focus is on high value human breast milk followed by cow milk.

TurtleTree Labs Founders Max Rye and Fengru Lin
TurtleTree Labs Founders Max Rye and Fengru Lin

 

Over the past year TurtleTree Labs has attracted world class talent, currently boasting a team of more than 20 full-time scientists and engineers. With multiple cross-functional teams working in parallel, co-founder and CEO Fengru Lin says, “Our team is hungry, passionate and knows what it takes to accelerate to market. I’m so inspired when even the most junior scientists are sharing ideas of cutting costs or identifying better suppliers.”

With support from the Singaporean government, the startup has been privy to an array of resources that provided TurtleTree Labs with a tremendous financial boost, enabling it to continue working during the COVID-19 pandemic. Co-founder Max Rye, originally from the San Francisco Bay area explains, “Our teams are firing on all cylinders thanks to Enterprise Singapore and the support from our investors. We remain as focused as ever, and we aim to continue hitting milestones.”

“TurtleTree Labs’ goal of creating milk from animal cells provides a novel solution towards sustainable dairy production globally, and would also help to strengthen Singapore’s long-term food diversification efforts. We are encouraged that Singapore’s foodtech infrastructure has enabled homegrown startups like TurtleTree Labs to push technological boundaries and obtain quick access to capital. We will continue our efforts to develop a vibrant agri-food tech ecosystem in Singapore to encourage the creation of more innovative solutions,” said Ms Bernice Tay, Director, Food Manufacturing Division, Enterprise Singapore.

Investors taking part in the TurtleTree Labs seed round are Green Monday Ventures, KBW Ventures, CPT Capital, Artesian, and New Luna Ventures.

“Food tech innovation in Asia is way overdue. If the rapidly deteriorating climate change situation isn’t enough to convince the world, the pandemic surely hammers home the urgency that we need to overhaul the food system for the sake of public health, food safety, and food security. That explains why Green Monday Ventures is so excited to invest in and collaborate with TurtleTree Labs.  We see immense possibilities in their biotech innovation platform, as well as enormous impact we can drive together,” says David Yeung, founder, Green Monday Group

“KBW Ventures has invested in the seed round building on our initial commitment during TurtleTree’s pre-seed raise. We see the founding team commitment and the potential of this company and its technology as a winning combination. Now more than ever, people are waking up to the benefits of food technology and the massive positive implications of innovations in cellular agriculture,” said Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of KBW Ventures.

TurtleTree Labs raised its initial investment which was led by New York–Hong Kong based Lever VC in 2019, with investors from various geographies. “This fresh round of funding will enhance our scale up development, bringing us one step closer to commercialization,” said Max Rye.

For information and interview requests contact: pr@turtletreelabs.com

TurtleTree Labs – TurtleTree Labs is the first biotech company in the world with the ability to create milk from all mammals. Using their proprietary cell-based methods, they will shape the future of not just how we get dairy milk but how humans will feed their infants. To maximise impact, the team will work with industry leaders to adopt their sustainable and safe methods to create milk.  Their focus on impact will disrupt this multi-billion dollar industry while reducing the carbon footprint on this planet, while creating milk free of contaminants. Their innovation will provide millions access to safer, reliable and higher quality dairy products.

Green Monday Ventures – Green Monday Group has an overall mission to “Make Change Happen, Make Green Common” since its establishment in 2012. It is achieved by promoting plant-based eating and environmental protection through its multifaceted social venture model, in hopes of tackling climate change, global food in security and promoting public health. Green Monday Foundation, Green Monday Holdings and Green Monday Ventures are the three main branches of Green Monday Group. Green Monday Ventures is the impact investment arm aimed at accelerating the growth of mission-aligned entrepreneurs and startups globally.

KBW Ventures – KBW Ventures, founded by Chief Executive Officer HRH Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud, invests in companies with transformative technologies and business models and the potential for significant financial returns while also delivering positive social impact. The KBW Ventures portfolio spans the venture capital spectrum from earlier stage ventures, to more established companies looking to expand into the Middle East. 

CPT Capital – CPT Capital is the venture arm of a leading private family office. As a long-standing dedicated investor in the alternative protein space, CPT Capital has unmatched experience and expertise investing in companies disrupting the food system.

Artesian – Artesian is a full-stack VC firm investing from seed stage through to exit. The Artesian portfolio comprises over 400 investments across Australia, China, South East Asia, South Asia and the Americas.

New Luna Ventures – New Luna Ventures is a leading impact venture capital advisor and investor in the food 2.0, agriculture, energy, community enrichment, and enabling software industries. We help entrepreneurs build sustainable ventures and connect disruptive ideas with investors and partners. Together, we provide actionable plans, enhanced communications, and expanded access to markets.

 
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Meituan Demonstrates its Contributions with the 2019 Corporate Social Responsibility Report

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BEIJING, May 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Meituan Dianping (HKG: 3690), China’s leading e-commerce platform for services, today released its 2019 Corporate Social Responsibility Report (or “the Report”) to demonstrate how the company has created value for users, industry and society through platform resources and technology innovation.

Meituan Dianping 2019 Corporate Social Responsibility Report
Meituan Dianping 2019 Corporate Social Responsibility Report

In 2019, Meituan further strengthened focus on its mission of “We help people eat better, live better.” Meituan enhanced its commitment to sharing its social responsibility philosophy across its whole ecosystem in order to promote development and progress and to create better lives, a prosperous industry, and a harmonious society.

Highlights of Meituan CSR Report 2019:

  • Services for seniors and children became new territories for service consumption growth. In 2019, the number of delivery orders from the elderly increased by nearly 30% over that of the previous year. Meanwhile, child-friendly hotels and restaurants, as well as education services, also saw a boost. In particular, the number of user reviews of “child-friendly hotels” on Meituan more than doubled in 2019.
  • Meituan provides its 6.2 million merchants with comprehensive support programs to help accelerate their digital transformation. About 49% of China’s “time-honored catering brands” now provide delivery services on Meituan.
  • 3.99 million delivery riders obtained income through Meituan in 2019, an increase of 23.3% year-on-year, and 56.8% of riders were employed in their home provinces.
  • In 2019, among 257,000 delivery riders from state-registered poor households who earned income through Meituan, 98.4% helped their families out of poverty because of the increased income from their employment as delivery riders.

A better life for 450 million users

In 2019, the per capita service expenditure in China accounted for 45.9% of the total consumption. Meituan has made continuous efforts to meet the diversified needs for the quality life of 450 million users on its platforms through technology innovation, service innovation and product innovation.

The Report shows that services for seniors and children became new territories for service consumption growth. Meituan Waimai, the company’s on-demand food delivery business, has helped solve the difficulties in cooking and dining faced by the elderly. In 2019, the number of delivery orders from the elderly, people aged 60 or above, increased by nearly 30% over that of 2018. Meanwhile, for the younger generation, Meituan witnessed a sharp growth in transaction volume for child-friendly restaurants.

Based on deep consumer insights, Meituan provides users with convenient, quality and trustworthy consumption references. Meituan’s 2019 “Black Pearl Restaurant Guide” served as a credible reference for food lovers, while supporting the development of high quality restaurants by driving their number of online orders for set meals up 69% and the total online sales volume up 190% year-on-year.

At the same time, Meituan is committed to promoting a healthy diet and lifestyle. Its platforms witnessed rapid growth in demands for light, low-calorie, diet and healthy meals, sports and fitness activities and consumer medical and healthcare services in 2019.

The beginning of 2020 was marked by the outbreak of COVID-19, stalling a majority of in-store services. Delivery riders served as people’s lifelines while cities were under lockdown and people had to stay at home. Meituan statistics show that Meituan riders in Wuhan, Hubei province, delivered over 4 million orders during the 76-day citywide lockdown period and over 7,000 supermarkets, pharmacies and grocery stores on Meituan in Wuhan delivered groceries and medicines for residents. Meituan was as well the first in the industry to introduce a “contactless delivery” service to protect users and riders from the virus.

Empowering 6.2 million merchants on digitalization

In 2019, the number of active merchants on Meituan reached 6.2 million. Meituan provides diverse merchant support programs in marketing, delivery, IT support, supply chain, operation and financing, to help them lower costs and improve operational efficiency through digital transformation.

The Report shows that 49% of China’s “time-honored catering brands”, which operate about 3,100 restaurants in 246 cities nationwide, provide delivery services on Meituan, while 19.3% offer group purchase and reservation services and 23.5% use QR codes and other digital payment systems. Meituan’s digitalization support is driving a 23% revenue increase in new catering businesses.

Building “new infrastructure” for digital life and a harmonious society

Meituan has been expanding the coverage and practices of social responsibility through programs in employment, poverty alleviation, and public welfare to help address social problems, leveraging its digital capabilities to build a dynamic, sustainable society with partners.

Delivery riders, which were recently added to the official national occupation list by China’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, have become a “new infrastructure” for urban life. The Report unveiled that 3.99 million delivery riders obtained income through Meituan in 2019, an increase of 23.3% year-on-year, while 56.8% of delivery riders were employed in their home provinces. Among the 257,000 delivery riders from state-registered poor households who earned income through Meituan last year, 98.4% helped their families out of poverty.

Since late January, after the virus outbreak, Meituan has recruited over 950,000 new riders to join its delivery network.

For the full Meituan CSR Report 2019, please visit:
https://about.meituan.com/about/society/responsibility

About Meituan Dianping

Meituan Dianping (HKG: 3690) (the “Company” or “Meituan”) is China’s leading e-commerce platform for services. With the mission of “We help people eat better, live better,” the Company’s platform uses technology to connect consumers and merchants. Service offerings on the platform address people’s daily needs for food, and extend further to broad lifestyle and travel services. Meituan is the world’s leading on-demand food delivery service provider and China’s leading e-commerce platform for in-store dining services. Meituan helps consumers discover merchant information, make informed decisions, complete online and offline transactions and enjoy on-demand delivery. The Company currently owns several household brands in China, including Meituan, China’s leading online marketplace for services, Dianping, China‘ s leading online destination for discovering local services, Meituan Waimai for on-demand delivery services, and Meituan Bikes for bike-sharing services. Meituan has 450.5 million Annual Transacting Users and 6.2 million Annual Active Merchants as of December 31, 2019. The Company operates in over 2,800 cities and counties in China.

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Kezzler Delivers Farm-to-fork Authenticate and Traceability System to Chinese National Agricultural Park

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Kezzler enables RunHui Agriculture to secure its supply chain and protect well-known Chinese food products from counterfeits

OSLO, Norway, May 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Kezzler was selected by RunHui Agricultural Comprehensive Development Co. Ltd (referred to as RunHui) to provide a traceability and authentication solution to The National Modern Agricultural Industrial Park in Hanting District, Weifang, Shandon Provence China. Kezzler’s serialization technology is initially being utilized for the production of the renowned Weixian radish, which is specific to the region. With full traceability across the entire supply chain, RunHui is able to ensure food safety and quality for their consumers.

Image (C) RunHui
Image (C) RunHui

The project involves the application of unique, secure, and traceable QR codes to every pack of radishes. In addition, there is a four-digit hidden pin code for authentication. 

Chen Hailin, Senior Project Manager at RunHui Agriculture commented,

“We were impressed with Kezzler’s technology and the speed and ease at which it could be integrated with our existing digital infrastructure. This enabled us to create a connected and visible supply chain to support the objectives of the Industrial Park. The solution helps ensure that our supply chain has the responsiveness to maximize productivity based on data collected and deliver high-quality and safe products. A quick and easy authentication process reassures consumers that they have purchased genuine Weixian radishes, protecting the reputation of the Weixian brand and the economic growth of the region. We look forward to our continued collaboration with Kezzler in the future.”

Kezzler’s state of the art traceability platform is integrated with the Industrial Park’s existing big data platform provided by Beijing Aokemei Tech & Service Ltd. Upstream information such as batch, picking dates and inspection can be associated with the unique codes, allowing all data to be stored in one central platform for full traceability. 

Christine C. Akselsen, CEO of Kezzler

“Kezzler is at the forefront of unit-level traceability, with the ability to change the global food industry forever by making every single product digitally unique and interactive. Our extremely agile and scalable suite of cloud-based solutions provides visibility from creation to consumption. Traceability supports food safety and opens up new channels for brands to engage directly with consumers who are demanding more information beyond that displayed on the product label. Food fraud poses a serious risk to public health and threatens the economic development of agricultural regions, therefore the ability for consumers to verify their purchases directly is of increasing importance. Kezzler is proud to support the efforts of RunHui to promote sustainable and efficient farming that benefits all parties.”

The solution is integrated with China’s popular WeChat platform allowing consumers to scan the product directly from within the app on their phone. By entering the four-digit pin code, consumers can receive instant verification that the product is genuine and experience the farm-to-fork journey of the exact product in hand.

In 2020 the serialization will be extended to cover Hanting watermelons. 

To learn more: visit kezzler.com/solutions/runhui

CONTACT: Cecilie Bergenstjerna, Phone: +47 90 211 200, Email: office@kezzler.com