The Toyo Seikan Group has entered into a capital and business alliance with SprouTx Inc., a startup that develops and produces plant-based foods derived from germinated soybeans.
The Toyo Seikan Group will provide food processing technologies that bring out the aroma, texture, and compositional characteristics of ingredients. In addition, through the development of packaging containers and shelf-stable products, the Group will enhance the shelf life of plant-based foods and thereby help reduce food loss. By combining this expertise in food processing and preservation, the Group will offer total solutions across the sustainable food value chain, covering production, processing, filling, distribution, consumption, disposal, and regeneration of ingredients. In doing so, we aim to contribute to increasing the added value of plant-based foods and to work together to address social issues such as environmental impact and food crises.
Shiok Meats (now UMAMI Bioworks Pte. Ltd.)*, in which the Toyo Seikan Group has invested, is a food-tech startup with proprietary technology for isolating stem cells from shrimp and other crustaceans. Through cell-cultured production of crustaceans, the company aims to address social issues facing Asia, including the food and protein crisis, climate change, and marine pollution.
As an infrastructure company supporting people's dietary lives, the Toyo Seikan Group will work with Shiok Meats and other co-creation partners to advance the commercial production and supply of cultivated shrimp and crustaceans, with the aim of realizing a rich and sustainable food culture in Asia.
*In March 2024, UMAMI Bioworks Pte. Ltd. (a Singapore-based company that produces cultivated seafood using stem cell technology, AI, and automation) acquired Shiok Meats Pte. Ltd., in which the Toyo Seikan Group had invested.
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