HKUST - Alumni Sharing - Shaping the Food and Shaking the Cocktails of Tomorrow
Introducing new generation food to alleviate food shortage
Markus CHEUNG Po-Kwan (2007 MSc in Engineering Enterprise Management, 2000 BSc in Chemistry) aims to solve food shortage problems and deal with climate change. He founded food tech start-up Meat the Next in September 2020 and develop new generation plant-based protein products, using green and clean-label plant raw materials such as non-GMO odorless soybean, their self-developed protein extrusion machine and advanced fermentation technology. As a proponent of the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) framework and Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations, the focus is on Asian alternative protein applications in a low carbon footprint to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Meat the Next
Operating as a social innovator enterprise that specializes in food technology and new generation food, Markus finds his HKUST engineering studies as the ultimate factor that allowed him to get into unique technologies which supports this entire business concept. “With the assistance of our technology, by developing and producing delicious, nutritionally balanced, and affordable smart protein products and solutions, such as dairy-free ice cream, milk, plant-based meat, etc., our aim is to bring about diet change for the sake of individuals’ well-being, as well as global impact to combat climate change and alleviate food crisis.”
“New Generation Food can change the world! All the food technologies we utilized are also patented by ourselves, including non-GMO odorless soybean and advanced fermentation technology. As a result, with the rise of the plant-based diet and the consciousness of the ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance), our mission and vision is to alleviate food shortages by creating New Generation Food,” Markus remarked.