Beijing News (Reporter Ouyang Xiaojuan) On November 8, the second Future Food Summit Forum and Beijing Plant-based Products Expo opened in Beijing. Industry insiders said that next year, the " artificial meat " product will be launched in the country. Exhibitors also revealed that next year, "artificial meat" products will be launched suitable for Chinese people's dietary habits.
"artificial" meat, eggs and milk appeared at
At the expo, more than 50 plant-based product companies from 10 countries and regions around the world, focusing on displaying the latest products and technologies in the field of "artificial meat". A reporter from the Beijing News saw that the Hong Kong company Green Common, a Chinese Hong Kong company, displayed its independently developed artificial pork products, as well as the artificial beef of the American Beyond Meat company represented by the company; mainland Chinese companies such as Ningbo Sulian Food and Tianjin Meikang Food also brought artificial meat patties and Chinese-style plant-based lion heads. In addition, products such as plant artificial egg , plant artificial milk, plant meatball , plant yogurt and other products have also appeared one by one.
exhibitors have expressed that they will launch "artificial meat" products that are suitable for the eating habits of Chinese people next year. Yang Dawei, founder of Green Common, told the Beijing News reporter that he plans to open a physical experience store of "artificial meat" in mainland China next year, with products covering artificial pork, artificial milk, etc. Currently, the company has 10 experience stores in Hong Kong, China, and the Tmall flagship store is also launched earlier this month. A reporter from the Beijing News learned that the company was established in 2012 and launched the "artificial meat" product in 2015. Its independently developed artificial pork was launched in April last year.
reduces costs
"Our 'artificial meat' products will be launched next year. In addition to artificial meat patties, we are also developing 'artificial meat' lion heads, 'artificial meat' meatballs, and artificial meat fillings for making dumplings and buns." Wang Zhanjun, executive general manager of Tianjin Meikang Food Company, said that since last year, the company began to develop "artificial meat" products. The current price is relatively expensive than real meat. Consumers are positioned in first-tier cities with faster life pace and certain purchasing power. "However, the cost will definitely be further reduced in the future."
China's first cell meat company also unveiled at this expo. Avant Meats, a company from Hong Kong, China, said it is currently developing fish cell meat. Its cultivation meat fish belly has held a trial event and is expected to be launched in 2022. Next, the company will be committed to reducing costs and making efforts in fish cultivation.
According to Xue Yan, Secretary-General of China Plant-based Foods Industry Alliance, since Beyond Meat was listed in May this year, there have been an average of three or four similar new companies registered in China every month, concentrated in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen and the southeast coastal areas. "In the past two years, my country's 'artificial meat' companies have been working silently, and next year's 'artificial meat' products will usher in full on the market." Xue Yan said that some institutions predict that within 10 years, the global artificial meat market size will reach US$140 billion, accounting for 10% of the meat market share.
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