FoodInnovate

Gain food innovation know-how as you co-innovate with fellow businesses and industry partners.

Connect and collaborate to level up your food products

FoodInnovate is a multi-agency initiative to grow Singapore’s food manufacturing industry through innovation.

Established by Enterprise Singapore, the Agency for Science, Technology and Research, the Economic Development Board, IPI Singapore, JTC Corporation and Singapore Food Agency, FoodInnovate aims to help Singapore food companies create and commercialise food products more quickly and sell to a larger market.

Leverage shared resources

Develop new food products with advanced technologies through FoodInnovate’s network of shared production facilities. Test new ideas and bring new products quickly to market without investing in expensive equipment.

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    High Pressure Processing (HPP) technology
    Extend your product’s shelf-life while preserving its nutritional value and quality with this technology that is suitable for products such as juices and pastes, as well as ready-to-eat (RTE) and ready-to-cook items. Email us to access HPP at the HPP Resource Sharing Facility, jointly set up by EnterpriseSG and Singapore Polytechnic’s Food Innovation Resource Centre.
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    A shared facility at SIT Food Plant
    Rent equipment to test your new food products in small batches.

Gather with the best minds

Working with like-minded partners can accelerate your innovation journey. Check out our past and on-going innovation avenues and platforms.

  • Food Innovation Product Award

    Partner students from the food science and technology courses in Institutes of Technical Education, polytechnics and universities to develop innovative food products and market launch strategies.

    Learn more external-link

  • Food Innovation Challenge with Monash Food Innovation Centre

    Team up with students from Monash University to develop new food products based on your company’s business challenge statement, and market opportunities in Australia and New Zealand.

    Learn more here external-link or reach out to us

  • Food for Elders

    Develop food products with nutritional requirements and food textures suited to the dietary needs of seniors. Leverage elderly consumer insights across six markets (Singapore, Thailand, Korea, China, Vietnam and Australia) and resources to help you develop elder-friendly food products for the global market.

    Reach out to us to find out more.

  • Food Waste Valorisation

    Work with research institutes and waste management companies to develop and adopt solutions to convert food manufacturing by-products into new usable products and gain cost savings.

    Reach out to us to learn more

  • Asia's Great Snack Challenge

    Collaborate with well-known food brands like Mr. Bean, Polar Puffs & Cakes, Haidilao Hot Pot, Tong Garden and Uncle Saba’s to create the next innovative snack in Asia.

    Learn more external-link

  • Meatless Meat Challenge

    Work with students from Singapore Polytechnic to ideate, prototype and develop innovative alternative meat products.

    Learn more External-link

  • MTC Food Manufacturing Grant Call

    The Manufacturing, Trade and Connectivity (MTC) Food Manufacturing Grant Call seeks innovative solutions to enhance the competitiveness of Singapore's food manufacturers to achieve the goals set out in the Food Manufacturing Industry Transformation Map (ITM) 2025. The call aims to develop the capabilities of companies in differentiating their products across these three themes: 1) Productisation in stratified nutrition 2) Food side stream valorisation 3) Sustainable food packaging.

    The call will be running from 1 January to 15 May 2024.

    Find out more here or reach out to A*STAR here for any queries.

    Register for the upcoming workshop on 19 January 2024 here.

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