Haofood stands as a pioneer in revolutionizing meatless product tailored to Asian tastes. While Western markets have embraced meatless movement, Asia's journey has been slower, given the divergence from local culinary preferences. Haofood addresses this gap with innovation at its core. Leveraging cutting-edge technologies such as extrusion and molecular cuisine simulation, the company offers the Chickless and Meatless Dim Sum series. In the Chickless lineup, they proudly present clean-label creations composed of peanut, soy, and sunflower—void of additives and preservatives. Meanwhile, their Dumpling series takes the lead with the groundbreaking Meatless Xiao Long Bao, celebrated for its delectable, melting broth. With a profound understanding of Asian cuisine, Haofood is committed to preserving its heritage through technology.
Location: China, Shanghai
Total raised: $3.5M
Investors 3
| Date | Name | Website |
| 18.05.2022 | Unreasonab... | unreasonab... |
| - | Big Idea V... | bigideaven... |
| 15.09.2021 | Food Angel... | food-angel... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 12.04.2022 | - | $3.5M | - |
Mentions in press and media 20
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| 04.12.2023 | What Do Asian Consumers Want From Plant-Based Meat? 4 Startup Founders Spill All. | 10 Mins Read At a major APAC food tech conference in Singapore last month, I spoke to four alt-meat founders from India, China, the Philippines and Australia to find out what Asian consumers want from plant-based meat products. Last month, ... |
| 16.11.2023 | Data snapshot: APAC alt protein investment trends… Transitioning from CPG to picks and shovels | Data snapshot is a regular AgFunderNews feature in which we analyze agrifoodtech market investment data provided by our parent company, AgFunder. Click here for more research from AgFunder and sign up to our newsletters to receive alerts ab... |
| 08.08.2023 | Peanut Meat Brand Haofood Unveils Vegan Pork Mince Soup Dumplings | 3 Mins Read Shanghai food tech brand Haofood, known for its plant-based chicken made from peanuts, has launched soup dumplings filled with peanut-based pork mince. The first plant-based meat brand to use peanut protein as the base ingredien... |
| 04.08.2023 | Haofood Revolutionizes Dumplings with Peanut Meat Filling that Mimics Pork Mince | China’s Haofood, the first company in the world to use peanut protein to make plant-based chicken, expands its portfolio with a new vegan development: black truffle flavor dumplings (xiao long bao) filled with peanut meat and soup. Traditio... |
| 25.04.2023 | Brinc Announce Program to Support Singaporean Food Startups Seeking Mainland China Market Entry, in partnership with Enterprise Singapore | Introducing a landing pad program for commercially-ready food technology startups in Singapore looking to enter the Chinese market Applications for the first cohort are now open, targeting 2-3 companies per cohort Participants will be looki... |
| 16.02.2023 | Clean ‘Carefree’ Vegan Pulled Chicken Made From Peanuts Launches in China | 3 Mins Read Haofood, the leading producer of vegan chicken made from peanuts, says its clean-label plant-based chicken is now available in China. Made without any artificial additives, preservatives, thickeners, or MSG, Haofood’s clean Care... |
| 15.02.2023 | Haofood takes the lead in launching Asia's free from extra added artificial additives & preservatives plant-based meat | Consumers can expect clean label product that comes with stronger nutrition profile and a pocket-friendly price SHANGHAI, Feb. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Haofood, the world's pioneer in the development of plant-based chicken from peanuts, tod... |
| 11.05.2022 | Plant-based Chicken Brand Haofood Elevates Presence Through Partnership with Leading Convenience Store Chain Lawson | Haofood's satay nugget on a stick will retail at 2,300 Lawson stores in China SHANGHAI, May 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Haofood, today announced a new partnership with leading Chinese convenience store Lawson where customers will gain greater ... |
| 11.05.2022 | Chinese Alt Chicken Brand Haofood Rolls out into 2,300 Lawson Stores | China’s peanut-based chicken brand Haofood has announced a new retail partnership with leading Chinese convenience store Lawson. Haofood’s new vegan satay nugget on a stick product is now available for retail at over 2,300 Lawson stores acr... |
| 14.04.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: eGrocer BigBasket bags $131m, Choco lands $111m to fight food waste | This week, India’s BigBasket raised more than $100 million for online grocery delivery, as did Germany’s Choco to curb food waste by connecting restaurants to suppliers. New Zealand’s Leaft closed funding to make alt-protein from leaves. In... |
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