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Bringing Alternative Proteins to China

Alternative and plant-based proteins have hit the mainstream in much of the world, but the industry remains nascent in China. We’re working to change that.

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Reach The 400 Million Millennials in China Who Are Looking For New Alternatives

Reduce Consumer Demand for Animal Agriculture

Talking Alternative Protein with Green Queen: A Chinese Perspective

Tao Zhang

Jun 13

Talking Alternative Protein with Green Queen: A Chinese Perspective

Chris Kerr is the founder and chief investment officer of Unovis Asset Management, the shareholder and co-founding institution of Dao...

In Chinese President’s Remarks, More Encouraging Signs for New Protein Development

Tao Zhang

Mar 8

In Chinese President’s Remarks, More Encouraging Signs for New Protein Development

On March 6, Chinese President Xi Jinping visited with members of the agricultural, social welfare and social security sectors during the...

Dao Foods

Feb 15

Dao Foods co-founder Tao Zhang Addresses Starfield Fundraise in Vegconomist

Three years ago, if I had asked any of my international contacts to invest in a few Shenzhen-based entrepreneurs who do not speak much...

Let’s Curb Our Enthusiasm Around Cultivated Meat in China

Tao Zhang

Jan 31

Let’s Curb Our Enthusiasm Around Cultivated Meat in China

Last week, Time reported on the release of China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs five-year agricultural plan, highlighting...

Starfield Closes US$100M in Series B, Announces First Self-Built Factory in Xiaogan, Hubei

Dao Foods

Jan 13

Starfield Closes US$100M in Series B, Announces First Self-Built Factory in Xiaogan, Hubei

Chinese plant-based protein food technology company Starfield this Tuesday announced the completion of a US$100 million Series B...

Children's Education Goes Plant-Based: An Interview with WOW Kids founder Anna Yang

Dao Foods

Jan 7

Children's Education Goes Plant-Based: An Interview with WOW Kids founder Anna Yang

35 Dou covers the future of agriculture in China, with a focus on new, technology-driven food systems and how they can be used to support...

Dao Foods

Dec 21, 2021

36kr Features Dao Foods' Tao Zhang

替代蛋白市场风起云涌，践行影响力投资的「道夫子」如何将“食物革命”进行到底？在工业革命两百多年后，对地球生态环境的超负荷利用最终反弹回人类自身，人类开始寻求与自然的和解。“碳中和”“新能源”等概念愈来愈受重视，在恢复地球生态平衡的同时，人类也开始解救自己。而在投资界，商...

Should Investors be Worried About Backing Companies in China?

Tao Zhang

Oct 28, 2021

Should Investors be Worried About Backing Companies in China?

Tutoring is a big business in China. Or, at least it was. As recently as earlier this year, as many as 92% of families with school-aged...

Hong Kong start-up Geb Impact looks to scale up microalgae cultivation

Dao Foods

Oct 7, 2021

Hong Kong start-up Geb Impact looks to scale up microalgae cultivation

Hong Kong biotech start-up Geb Impact Technology is eyeing the rapidly growing plant-based food market as a sustainable supplier of...