{"id":10745,"date":"2022-08-03T15:59:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T15:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prnasia.com\/story\/archive\/3825653_CN25653_0"},"modified":"2022-08-03T15:59:00","modified_gmt":"2022-08-03T15:59:00","slug":"70-30-food-tech-first-to-launch-mycelium-based-alternative-for-china-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transmediavictoria.net.au\/?p=10745","title":{"rendered":"70\/30 Food Tech First to Launch Mycelium Based Alternative for China Market"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">SHANGHAI<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">Aug. 3, 2022<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; <span class=\"xn-location\">Shanghai<\/span> based alternative protein startup 70\/30 Food Tech is set to launch its ready meal products, using its inhouse biomass fermented protein. This protein, the key component developed by the R&amp;D team of the startup, serves as a meat replacement that mimics the texture and nutrition profile of shredded chicken.<\/p>\n<p>The company will be the first to launch a mycelium protein product onto the Chinese market and recently closed its angel round for an undisclosed amount, from&nbsp;global impact investor New Crop Capital and others.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>70\/30 is also a company in the Dao Foods Investment portfolio, a VC firm that is laser focused on accelerating alternative protein companies serving the mainstream Chinese market. Since its launch, 70\/30 has sold 25,000+ functional plant-based meals with zero advertising budget.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\" id=\"DivAssetPlaceHolder5713\" readability=\"7\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/1865419\/1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/1865419\/1.jpg?p=medium600\" title=\"Shredded Chicken Alternative made with 70\/30 Tech\u2019s Biomass Protein\" alt=\"Shredded Chicken Alternative made with 70\/30 Tech\u2019s Biomass Protein\"><\/a><br \/><span>Shredded Chicken Alternative made with 70\/30 Tech\u2019s Biomass Protein<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span id=\"spanHghlta8bb\">The <\/span>company&#8217;s innovation strategy <span id=\"spanHghlt3a9f\">lead<\/span>, Eve Samyuktha, said, &#8220;It was clear to us that we needed a meat replacement that is textured like meat but is also as natural and whole as the other components of our meal bowls. This biomass protein is &#8216;harvested&#8217; with our in-house process and utility <span id=\"spanHghltedcd\">design. <\/span>&#8221; She is <span id=\"spanHghltcc24\">an<\/span> Imperial College London graduate and a chemical engineer with over 15 years of experience in product scale up science. She is also the founder of Plant Based Consulting China.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"spanHghltdf6f\">The <\/span>Good Food institute (GFI) recognizes fermentation as the third pillar in the alternative protein industry (alongside cell-cultured and plant-based), and it has attracted <span class=\"xn-money\">$435m<\/span> in investment capital in 2020 alone, according to GFI.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We sold over 25,000 ready meal products to over 1,600 customers in 2021 as part of our pilot test launch. We have gathered valuable data on how the average &#8216;996&#8217; worker in cities make their food decisions, and their expectations of&nbsp;plant-based food,&#8221; said co-founder and Chief Product Developer Mike Huang.<\/p>\n<p>70\/30 will increase production capacity with their manufacturing partner, Shanghai Qingmei Green Food Group, an industry giant in <span class=\"xn-location\">China<\/span> that has a massive network of cold chain logistics at their new facility in <span class=\"xn-location\">Shanghai<\/span>. Through this partnership<span id=\"spanHghlte429\">,<\/span> 70\/30 will scale-up production and reach nationwide distribution of its healthy and tasty meal plans in the last quarter of 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The company will soon launch its series A round of funding for scaling-up production of the mycelium protein, growing the research and development team and bring out exciting new products created for the Chinese consumer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\" id=\"DivAssetPlaceHolder8976\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/1868040\/2.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/1868040\/2.jpg?p=medium600\" title=\"70\/30 Ready Meals\" alt=\"70\/30 Ready Meals\"><\/a><br \/><span>70\/30 Ready Meals<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>Contact Details<br \/><\/b>Eve Samyuktha<br \/>Founder, Technologist<br \/>Email: <a href=\"mailto:eve@7030tech.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">eve@7030tech.com<\/a>&nbsp;<br \/>LinkedIn Profile: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/eve-70\/30-tech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/eve-70\/30-tech\/<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-person\">Mike Huang<\/span><br \/>Cofounder, Product Developer<br \/>Email: <a href=\"mailto:mike@7030tech.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">mike@7030tech.com<\/a>&nbsp;<br \/>WeChat:&nbsp;Mike7030<\/p>\n<p><b>About 70\/30 Food Tech<\/b><\/p>\n<p>70\/30 Food Tech makes functional plant and mycelium-based ready meals and develops its own biomass protein. 70\/30&#8217;s philosophy is that 70% of what we eat should be made up of a variety of plant-based whole foods, and 30% of our food should be fun. Founded in 2020 by F&amp;B consultants working in the <span class=\"xn-location\">China&#8217;s<\/span> plant-based sector, the startup makes functional meal plans for the busy white-collar professionals living in tier 1 cities of the country. Its mission is to improve human health and battle climate change by making healthy food convenient, accessible, and affordable for all.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.prnasia.com\/releases\/global\/www.7030foodtech.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">www.7030foodtech.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"PURL\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Cision\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" alt=\"Cision\" src=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/img\/favicon.png?sn=CN25653&amp;sd=2022-08-03\"> View original content to download multimedia:<a id=\"PRNURL\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/7030-food-tech-first-to-launch-mycelium-based-alternative-for-china-market-301598851.html\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/7030-food-tech-first-to-launch-mycelium-based-alternative-for-china-market-301598851.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SHANGHAI, Aug. 3, 2022 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; Shanghai based alternative protein startup 70\/30 Food Tech is set to launch its ready meal products, using its inhouse biomass fermented protein. 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