Sustainable F&B
Culinova Consulting
Culinova Consulting is a profit-driven vegan and sustainability food consultancy helping restaurants, hotels, cafés, and catering companies attract new demographics through innovative plant-based menu solutions—while reducing food costs and boosting profits. The consultancy offers expert advisory services, sustainable kitchen systems, and impactful workshops and talks that educate teams on plant-based and sustainable food practices.
Culinova Consulting collaborated with AST on the webinar, “The Eco-Conscious Kitchen: Designing Menus that Align with UN Sustainable Development Goals.”
Hospitality in Health (HIH)
Hospitality in Health (HIH) is a Sustainable Gastronomy Agency with a curated network of Michelin-starred chefs and sustainability experts. Founded in the Netherlands in 2010, HIH helps hotels, restaurants, and tourism boards in EMEA and Asia achieve their responsible F&B goals and build more resilient food systems. HIH's mission is to accelerate the transition to sustainable gastronomy through events, chef collaborations, culinary tourism strategies, and education.
HIH’s founder, Nico Dingemans, contributed an insightful article on AST, “Ancestral Superfoods From East to West Asia: 7 Wellness Ingredients • 6 Destinations • 5 Experts”
Lever Foundation
Lever Foundation shifts Asia's food systems at business speed, partnering with companies to slash emissions, boost plant-based sourcing, and eliminate cruel factory farming. This U.S. 501(c)(3) deploys a 30-strong Asia-based team to drive high-impact changes in climate, animal welfare, and public health via policies and farmer upgrades. It accelerates alternative proteins through startup support and consumer campaigns, redirecting supply chains toward humane, sustainable norms. Lever Foundation maximizes results per dollar, proving corporate leverage creates scalable global food transformation.
Livvie Business
Livvie Business helps hotels, restaurants, and travel operators easily measure and communicate the impact of more sustainable food choices. With simple inputs such as number of meals or weight served, the software turns plant-forward menu changes into clear insights across environment, animal welfare, and human health—supporting guest communication, ESG reporting, and progress toward more sustainable operations.
MEIKO Green
MEIKO Green specializes in innovative food waste management solutions that prioritize sustainability, hygiene, and efficiency, providing custom systems that convert organic waste into valuable energy for diverse kitchen environments.
Oklin
Oklin offers cutting-edge food waste composting solutions that use advanced microbial technology to convert food waste into compost within 24 hours, significantly reducing waste volume and disposal costs.
Winnow
Winnow offers a range of solutions to help kitchens record, track, and reduce food waste. It uses AI to track and analyze food waste in commercial kitchens, providing real-time insights and data to reduce costs and environmental impacts.
Zero Foodprint Asia
Zero Foodprint Asia (ZFPA) mobilizes restaurants via a simple 1% pledge to fund smallholder farmers adopting regenerative practices—delivering better food, thriving farms, and climate restoration. Asia's hospitality-led NGO crowdfunds from eateries to support carbon-sequestering projects across Hong Kong, Thailand, Nepal, Philippines, and Malaysia. Its table-to-farm model equips farmers with grants for soil health, biodiversity, and resilience, slashing chemicals while boosting yields and incomes. ZFPA proves dining dollars regenerate ecosystems at scale for a healthier planet. Read AST interview with Peggy Chan, Executive Director of Zero Foodprint Asia (ZFPA)