{"id":875703,"date":"2022-11-09T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-09T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenqueen.com.hk\/?p=63853"},"modified":"2022-11-09T01:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-09T01:00:00","slug":"has-the-food-revolution-arrived-86-of-chefs-say-they-want-to-serve-cultivated-meat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2022\/11\/09\/has-the-food-revolution-arrived-86-of-chefs-say-they-want-to-serve-cultivated-meat\/","title":{"rendered":"Has the Food Revolution Arrived? 86% of Chefs Say They Want to Serve Cultivated Meat"},"content":{"rendered":"
A new survey from Israel-based food tech company SuperMeat, finds the vast majority of chefs, 86 percent, are interested in serving cultivated meat\u2014an indicator of the potential for the category once countries grant regulatory approval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The new SuperMeat survey interviewed 251 chefs and food service professionals earlier this year. The research was conducted in partnership with Censuswide, an independent market research consultancy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Results of the survey were overwhelmingly in favor of cultivated meat\u2014protein that’s grown from animal cell samples in bioreactors instead of on farms. The tech has thus far only received approval in Singapore, with the Bay Area company Eat Just the first, and currently, the only, company approved for sale and consumption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The lack of regulatory approval has not slowed progress for the sector, though. Recent reports <\/a>show record funding raises and a number of start-ups entering the category. <\/p>\n\n\n\n But despite the interest from investors, consumer opinion on the tech has been mixed, with some critics lumping it in with genetic modification\u2014a technology typically used to make plants more resistant to heavy applications of herbicides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Still, consumers do want more ethical and sustainable choices. Sixty-five percent of chefs said they’ve seen increased demand in the last five years; 87 percent of Midwest restaurants and 82 percent of fast-food restaurants said they’ve seen increasing demand for meat alternatives. <\/p>\n\n\nCultivated meat demand and acceptance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n