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| Jul 30, 2026 | Why China is Leveraging Pharma Factories to Establish Its Future Food Leadership | 6 Mins Read China is repurposing its pharmaceutical manufacturing network to produce novel foods for the global alternative protein industry, strengthening its bid to become a leader in this future-friendly space.
In China, the path to tech... |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Global Sales of Plant-Based Food Grew by 3% in 2025 Amid Funding Decline: GFI Report | 7 Mins Read Alternative protein think tank the Good Food Institute has released its State of the Industry reports for 2025, covering plant-based, fermentation-derived and cultivated proteins.
People across the world bought more plant-based ... |
| Feb 3, 2026 | GFI President Bruce Friedrich, Author of ‘Meat’, on Protein, Politics & Plants | 13 Mins Read To mark the release of his book, Meat, the Good Food Institute founder Bruce Friedrich talks alternative proteins, political bans, investment struggles, blended meat, and parallels with cars and the internet.
The seed that spar... |
| Nov 4, 2025 | Study: Blended Proteins Could Appeal to Asian Consumers Who Are Uninterested in Fully Plant-Based Meat | A new analysis carried out in partnership between GFI APAC and NECTAR aims to understand the sensory performance of blended proteins (products containing both plant-based and animal-based proteins) in the Asia-Pacific region.
The results in... |
| Nov 4, 2025 | For Singapore’s Meat-Eaters, Blended Proteins Are Way More Inviting Than Plant-Based Alternatives | 6 Mins Read Over nine in 10 Singaporeans say they’d replace a portion of their meat with blended proteins, with one product outperforming 100% chicken mince on taste.
Combining meat with plants in a best-of-both-worlds approach is gaining f... |
| Oct 16, 2025 | South Korea’s Push for Alternative Proteins Gets a Boost with New Bilateral Agreement | The World FoodTech Council and the Good Food Institute Asia Pacific (GFI APAC) have entered a bilateral partnership aimed at advancing South Korea’s growing alternative protein sector. The collaboration, announced today in Seoul, focuses on... |
| Oct 14, 2025 | These Cebu Hotels Are Leading the Shift to Plant-Based Menus in the Philippines | 4 Mins Read Over a dozen hotels in the Filipino province of Cebu have received an A grade for sustainability after committing to increasing plant-based options on their dining menus.
In May, Ascott Limited became the first hotel group to in... |
| Oct 10, 2025 | Why These Asia-Pacific Countries Are the Ideal Global Hubs for Biomanufacturing | 5 Mins Read Thailand, Vietnam and Australia have abundant raw materials and forward-thinking public policies, making them potential global hubs for fermentation-derived food production.
Asia-Pacific could be a global biomanufacturing centre... |
| Sep 17, 2025 | Future Food Quick Bites: Mushroom Broth, Planta & Aquafaba Powder | 5 Mins Read Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Two River’s lion’s mane broth, Planta’s acquisition, and animal-free egg legal battles. New products and launches... |
| Jun 30, 2025 | British Startup Multus Taps AI & Automation to Create Serum-Free Media for Cultivated Meat | 4 Mins Read UK firm Multus Biotechnology has unveiled an animal-free media formulation for cultivated meat, allowing companies to eliminate serum from their products.
To ease ethical concerns, optimise production and lower costs, British co... |
| Jun 5, 2025 | Leading Islamic Authority Approves Consumption of Cultivated Meat for Muslims | 4 Mins Read In its latest conference in Doha, the International Islamic Fiqh Academy ruled that Muslims can consume cultivated meat if certain conditions are met.
The world’s two billion Muslims can eat cultivated meat, according to a fatwa... |
| Jun 3, 2025 | Green Rebel x 7-Eleven Philippines: Southeast Asian Startup Expands Meat-Free Meals to 2,000+ Stores | 4 Mins Read Indonesian plant-based meat pioneer Green Rebel Foods has rolled out two products at 7-Eleven Philippines, both as retail offerings and as part of in-store meals.
While sales of meat alternatives are falling in certain markets, ... |
| Apr 29, 2025 | Global Plant-Based Sales Up By 5% in 2024 Despite US Setback: New Report | 6 Mins Read The Good Food Institute, an alternative protein think tank, has released its latest State of the Industry series of reports for 2024. Here’s how plant-based, fermentation-derived and cultivated proteins fared in 2024.
While inve... |
| Mar 20, 2025 | Korean Muslim Federation Issues Fatwa Ruling Cultivated Meat As Halal | 4 Mins Read South Korea’s largest Muslim organisation has issued a fatwa recognising that cultivated meat can be Halal if it meets certain requirements, with one startup already pursuing the certification.
Cultivated meat can be considered ... |
| Mar 6, 2025 | New Chinese Government Documents Indicate Support for Alternative Proteins & Novel Foods | Two new documents released ahead of the Chinese government’s annual Two Sessions Summit have raised hopes of increased support for alternative proteins in the country.
As reported by GFI APAC, the first document is an official notice from t... |
| Dec 4, 2024 | Future Food Quick Bites: Indian Vegan Nuggets, Airline Sushi & Non-Dairy Grilled Cheese | 5 Mins Read In our weekly column, we round up the latest news and developments in the alternative protein and sustainable food industry. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers a vegan nugget campaign with Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli, ... |
| Nov 21, 2024 | The Future of Food: Precision Fermentation and Cultivated Meat in the Asia-Pacific Region | The food industry is at a crossroads. Traditional methods of food production are under pressure. Population growth, climate change, and resource scarcity loom large. In response, innovative technologies like precision fermentation and culti... |
| Nov 18, 2024 | APAC Regulatory Coordination Forum Releases White Papers to Harmonize Cultivated Meat Standards | The APAC Regulatory Coordination Forum has released two white papers that address essential safety and regulatory concerns for cultivated meat to support their commercialization while promoting safe innovations in the Asia-Pacific market.
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| Oct 8, 2024 | The Race for Protein: How China’s Biotech Advances Are Shaking Up American Politics | In the world of food, a quiet revolution is brewing. It’s not just about what’s on our plates; it’s about who controls the future of food. China is making waves in the biotech sector, particularly in cultivated meat. This has sent ripples t... |
| Oct 2, 2024 | US Republicans Fear China’s Biotech Revolution – Are They Finally Embracing Cultivated Meat? | 5 Mins Read China’s potential biotech dominance – especially its progress with cultivated meat – has spurred Republicans to call for US action to ensure “continued leadership”.
What would it take for a Republican to support cultivated meat?... |
| Aug 14, 2024 | Ants Innovate Unveils Cell-Based Ingredient that “Captures the Maximum Flavor of Meat” | Singapore’s Ants Innovate, a deep tech startup focusing on developing cultivated whole meat cuts, held a private tasting to debut Cell Essence, a functional ingredient designed for hybrid (cell- and plant-based) products that is said to del... |
| May 23, 2024 | Evolving Dynamics of the Plant-Based Seafood Market | A market report from Value Market Research published just this month projects the global plant-based seafood market to increase with a CAGR of 43.5% from 2024 to 2032. A similar report released by Fact MR in June of last year predicted grow... |
| May 2, 2024 | Mewery Establishes Stable Cell Line to Scale Up Cultivated Pork Production Ahead of Pilot Plant Opening | 5 Mins Read Czech startup Mewery has achieved a breakthrough in its tech to produce cultivated meat, establishing a stable cell line to enable scalability.
Mewery has formed a stable cell line in the development process for its cultivated p... |
| Feb 7, 2024 | Report Finds Surprising Attitudes to Plant-Based Meat in Southeast Asia | A report commissioned by GFI APAC and conducted by the Good Growth Co. has studied consumer attitudes to plant-based meat in six Southeast Asian countries — Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore.
Unlike in m... |
| Feb 5, 2024 | Singapore’s Islamic Council Rules Cultivated Meat as Halal Under the Right Conditions | 5 Mins Read The Islamic Religious Council of Singapore has issued a fatwa declaring that cultivated meat is generally halal, and Muslims can eat these products as long as they adhere to halal standards.
The Fatwa Committee of the Majlis Uga... |
| Feb 5, 2024 | Singapore’s Islamic Council Rules Cultivated Meat Halal “Under Certain Conditions” | The Fatwa Committee of the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) announced last week that after conducting extensive deliberations for a year, they have determined that cultivated meat consumption can be considered halal “under spec... |
| Jan 22, 2024 | Unstuck: 5 New Year’s Resolutions For Alt Protein Marketers | 9 Mins Read As marketing experts, we know that consumers are not as rational as academic research leads us to believe. In 2024, it’s time to get unstuck and rethink our priorities.
For the past decade, the alt protein industry has been focu... |
| Dec 12, 2023 | Cultivated meat: UMAMI Bioworks, Cell AgriTech announce plant in Malaysia; SCiFi Foods opens pilot plant; Vow gets initial nod from regulators | It’s been a busy week in cultivated meat, with Singapore-based UMAMI Bioworks and Malaysia-based Cell AgriTech announcing a large-scale facility in Malaysia; SCiFi Foods opening a pilot plant in San Leandro, California; and Vow receiving a ... |
| Nov 16, 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.
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| Aug 18, 2023 | 50% of Asia’s Protein Must be Animal-Free by 2060 To Reach Net Zero | 6 Mins Read Countries in Southeast Asia and Asia-Pacific must increase their alt-protein production by 2030 to help mitigate the climate crisis, as animal protein and its associated emissions must peak by the end of the decade, says a new r... |
| Aug 3, 2023 | With Bold Net-Zero Commitments, Governments Around the World are Developing Plant-Based Meat Products | 5 Mins Read The governments of Taiwan and Saudi Arabia have joined a growing list of countries backing the vegan industry, announcing startups and funding, respectively, to create plant-based meat.
Taiwan plans to produce whole cuts via a s... |
| Aug 1, 2023 | APAC Society for Cellular Agriculture to Host Cultivated Meat Pavilion at AFTEA 2023 in Singapore | APAC Society for Cellular Agriculture will host a cultivated meat pavilion during the annual Agri-Food Tech Expo Asia (AFTEA 2023) at Singapore International Agri-Food Week, which will take place from the 31st of August to the 2nd of Novemb... |
| Jun 16, 2023 | Philippines’ WTH Foods to Launch New Microalgae-Based Seafood Overseas | WTH Foods, a food tech startup based in the Philippines, has expanded into the plant-based seafood category with new frozen microalgae-based products enriched with Omega-3. The company, which already introduced its NPDs in the country, has ... |
| May 29, 2023 | Singapore’s Yumeat Expands Shelf-Stable Vegan Meat Range Throughout Asia | In 2021, Ayam Brand — a Singaporean prepared and canned foods company established over 120 years ago — introduced a new plant-based meat brand called Yumeat.
Using the tagline “Get your proteins from plants,” Yumeat debuted in Singapore wit... |
| May 12, 2023 | Сможет ли производство альтернативных источников белка повторить успех зеленой энергетики? | Инвестиции в альтернативные источники белка в 2022 году
В настоящее время существует 3 типа альтернативных источников белка: растительные альтернативы (производят из растительных ингредиентов); культивируемое мясо (включая морепродукты и др... |
| Apr 19, 2023 | 4 тренда на рынке DeepFoodTech: как стартапы делают открытия и производят новые продукты | 1. Применение искусственного интеллекта в производстве альтернативных источников белка
Искусственный интеллект (ИИ) и машинное обучение (ML) все чаще становятся важными ресурсами для ускорения исследований и разработок альтернативных продук... |
| Mar 16, 2023 | Mung Beans Bring a Sustainable Solution To The Struggling Food Industry: Report | 4 Mins Read Mung beans are a versatile and nutritious legume staple and a new GFI APAC report highlights their value in an evolving food industry.
Mung beans have been consumed by many cultures around the world for thousands of years. They ... |
| Feb 16, 2023 | Investments into Asia-Pacific Alt Protein Startups Up 43% Says New Report | 4 Mins Read According to new data, year-on-year funding for alternative proteins across Asia Pacific has increased by 43% and shows strong growth across all sector verticals from cultivated to plant-based to fermentation. Encouraging growth... |
| Feb 16, 2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: GrainChain raises $29m, Brigad bags $30m, AeroFarms & iFarm head to MENA | This week, US-based GrainChain announced a $29 million raise for its ag supply chain platform, and hospitality tech startup Brigad landed $30 million. More vertical farming startups are headed to the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region, ... |
| Dec 26, 2022 | What Should We Call Cultivated Meat? New Study Provides Insight | 3 Mins Read New research takes a look at the terminology surrounding cultivated protein — meat and seafood grown from animal cell samples in bioreactors.
It’s been called a lot of things — from “clean” meat to lab-grown, cell-based, and cul... |
| Jul 25, 2022 | Singapore could lose more biotech firms | Premium Content
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| Jul 21, 2022 | DayDayCook and Brinc commit to investing in 45 food tech companies that impact global food sustainability goals through the Good Food Accelerator Program | DayDayCook and Brinc join forces to invest US$10 million over the next three years through the Good Food Accelerator Program. Applications for the next cohort open on July 21, 2022.
DayDayCook and Brinc share a dedicated mission to tackle g... |
| Jul 21, 2022 | Hong Kong food firm joins Brinc to invest $10m in alt-meat startups | GreenTechInvestmentsNewsStartups
Thao Lam La · 1d ago · 2 min readHong Kong food firm joins Brinc to invest $10m in alt-meat startups
DayDayCook, a culinary platform founded in Hong Kong, has partnered with venture capital firm Brinc to inv... |
| Jul 11, 2022 | New Tool Will Help Singaporean Alt-Protein Startups Secure Government Funding | In collaboration with the joint initiative FoodInnovate, GFI APAC has launched a database that will make it easier for Singaporean alt-protein startups to find funding.
Singapore has become a hub of innovation for alt-proteins, with a huge ... |
| Jul 6, 2022 | Good Food Institute launches funding database for alt-protein firms | Consumer TechInvestmentsNewsStartups
Roehl Niño Bautista · 9h ago · 1 min readGood Food Institute launches funding database for alt-protein firms
Good Food Institute (GFI), a global non-profit organization that promotes alternative protein,... |
| Jun 30, 2022 | The future of agrifood tech in Southeast Asia: Novel foods set to be the new normal | This article is the second of a two-part series on the future of agriculture technology and food technology in Southeast Asia.
Asia is likely to experience exponential growth in food demand—and consequently spending on food—in the coming de... |
| Apr 15, 2022 | GFI’s 2022 State of the Industry Reports Reveal Record Global Investment in Alt Seafood | The Good Foods Institute (GFI) has released its annual State of the Industry Report covering the fields of cultivated, fermented and plant-based proteins, as well as alternative seafood. The report’s biggest findings are summarized here. As... |
| Apr 6, 2022 | Monde Nissin CEO joins Chinese foodtech firm’s $3.5m raise | InvestmentsNewsStartups
Roehl Niño Bautista · 1d ago · 1 min readMonde Nissin CEO joins Chinese foodtech firm’s $3.5m raise
China-based Haofood, a plant-based food producer, has raised US$3.5 million in a seed round joined by Big Idea Ventu... |
| Mar 10, 2022 | Brief: Xi highlights alt-protein as central to Chinese food security | Chinese President Xi Jinping outlined his government’s perspectives on food security and resilience during the annual session of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference – the country’s political advi... |
| Mar 8, 2022 | IWD 2022: Celebrating the Queens Of Alt Protein Who Are Forging The Future Of Food | 166
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The two biggest plant-based protein startups in the world are run by men. The majority of the rising cell-based protein startups are also run by men, alongside most of the vegan investment groups that fund them... |
| Mar 2, 2022 | Alt-Protein Investments in APAC Surge by 92% to $312M | According to a new report by GFI APAC, alt-protein investments in the Asia Pacific region rose from $162 million in 2020 to $312 million in 2021 — a staggering rise of 92%.
While cultivated and precision fermentation startups are beginning ... |
| Mar 2, 2022 | Asia Pacific alt-protein funding almost doubled last year, but region trails on fermentation: GFI | Funding for Asia-Pacific startups working on plant-based proteins, cultivated meat, and protein fermentation increased by 92% last year, according to figures released today by GFI APAC – the Good Food Institute‘s regional chapter.
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| Mar 2, 2022 | 2021 Record Year For Alt Protein Investment, With APAC Showing Significant Funding Growth | 4 Mins Read
Non-profit think tank the Good Food Institute (GFI) APAC has released a report documenting the alt-protein sector’s growth within the APAC region and globally over the past year. Highlights include a 60 percent increase in fundi... |
| Feb 22, 2022 | Better Bite Ventures Announces $15 Million Alt Protein Fund To Back Asia’s Future Food Unicorns | 5 Mins Read
Better Bite Ventures, a venture capital firm with a focus on backing early stage Asia Pacific (APAC) startups in the alternative protein sector, has announced the launch of a $15 million fund. Better Bite’s mission is to support... |
| Jan 26, 2022 | China’s Five-Year Agricultural Plan Includes Cultivated Meat for the First Time Ever | The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has just released its official Five-Year Agricultural Plan, which for the first time specifically mentions cultivated meat.
The report describes how innovation could be boosted in “front... |
| Jan 18, 2022 | China’s Surging Alternative Protein Sector Gets Government Support Ahead Of Next Food Tech Boom | 3 Mins Read
After reviewing public records, The Good Food Institute (GFI) APAC, a non-profit that works to expedite the alternative protein industry across the region, has determined that China’s alternative protein sector is being increasi... |
| Dec 20, 2021 | APAC Alternative Protein Ecosystem Database Launches to Facilitate B2B and Startup Connections | The APAC Alternative Protein Ecosystem Database and been launched by the Good Food Institute Asia Pacific (GFI APAC). Aiming to facilitate collaboration with recommended stakeholders and partners in the alt protein space, the database is a ... |
| Dec 14, 2021 | The National University Of Singapore Announces New Course Module Dedicated To Meat Alternatives | 3 Mins Read
“Introduction to Advances Meat Alternatives” is a graduate-level alt-protein module. It launches in January 2022 as the first of its kind in Southeast Asia. The module lasts 13 weeks and is run by the National University Of Sing... |
| Dec 14, 2021 | Alternative Proteins Course Now at Asia’s Top University | An alternative proteins course is to be taught at the National University of Singapore (NUS) for the first time. An “Introduction to Advanced Meat Alternatives” will run as a 13-week graduate module on future foods as of January 2022.
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| Oct 5, 2021 | GFI Founder Bruce Friedrich: Why Cultivated Meat is Now the Preferred Term For Cell-Based Meat | GFI Founder and CEO Bruce Friedrich explores the increased sector alignment around the preferred category name for meat produced through cellular agriculture.
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| Jun 7, 2021 | Pulses detected: How regional crops could hold the key to Asia’s alt-protein future | Two recent research reports have shine a light on the potential role that pulses could play in delivering the Asia-Pacific region’s protein needs.
Set to be released in full during a public session tomorrow at the Future Food Asia 2021 conf... |
| May 27, 2021 | Adapting To Local Cuisine Key For Plant-Based Success In China, New Report Says | 4 Mins Read
There’s a huge opportunity to be made in China, the world’s most populous country, whose consumers are increasingly keen on healthier, safer and more sustainable alternative proteins. But for plant-based producers to succeed in ... |
| May 25, 2021 | WHO x GFI Discuss The Future Of Food: First Joint Alt Protein Workshop Covers Global Regulation & Food Safety | 5 Mins Read
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and Good Food Institute (GFI) have teamed up to host a workshop on alternative protein regulations and food safety for the first time. Led by the WHO’s Regional Office for the Western Pacific ... |
| Apr 20, 2021 | In another world first for Eat Just, its cell-cultured meat is now available for takeout | Don’t fancy cooking tonight? Too tired to head out to a restaurant? Feel like eating meat, but don’t want intensive animal farming on your conscience?
Singaporeans will be the first diners in the world able to answer ‘yes’ to all three ques... |
| Mar 8, 2021 | IWD 2021: Celebrating the Queens Of Alt Protein Who Are Forging The Future Of Food | 15 Mins Read
Editor’s Note: This list is the result of hours of work, and no doubt we have missed some amazing queens. We will do our best to keep adding. On the startup side, we focused on founders, but many of these startups have incredib... |
| Feb 23, 2021 | Alt Protein Continues in South Korea: Cultured Meat Developments & Plant-Based Whopper Arrives | The market for plant-based and alt protein continues to thrive in South Korea, where a plant-based Whopper launches into Burger King, and two domestic cell-based companies announce significant developments.
In the capital Seoul, the local g... |
| Dec 23, 2020 | China’s Nanjing Weilai and CellX Raise Multiple Millions for Cell-Based | China: the cultivated meat startup previously known as Nanjing Zhouzi has raised CNY 20 million (around USD 3 million) from Matrix Partners China in an angel round, while newly formed CellX has raised an undisclosed amount to accelerate dev... |
| Dec 14, 2020 | GFI Releases “Asian Cropportunities” Alt-Protein Report | GFI Asia-Pacific has released a report entitled “Asian Cropportunities: Supplying Raw Materials for Plant-Based Meat”. The aim of the report is to explore new ingredients that could be used to make alt-protein products in Asia.
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| Dec 8, 2020 | Konjac, Millet & Chickpea: 7 Asian Nations Ideally Positioned To Supply Diverse Plant Crops For Global Food Tech Industry | 4 Mins Read
In a new report, the Good Food Institute Asia Pacific (GFI APAC) has highlighted 14 alternative protein ingredients that could help not only diversify the range crops used in novel plant-based meat products, but also help bolste... |
| Dec 2, 2020 | Breaking: Eat Just Wins World’s First Regulatory Approval For Cell-Based Meat In Singapore | 1
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Eat Just, the pioneering food tech behind the famous plant-based JUST Egg, has just announced that its cultured chicken has been approved by regulatory authorities in Singapore as an ingredient in chicken bites. It rep... |
| Aug 28, 2020 | GFI APAC Asian Summit On Alternative Proteins Unites Industry Online For Sector Deep Dive | 6 1
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The Good Food Institute Asia-Pacific (GFI APAC), the Asia branch of the global nonprofit advocating for and supporting the alternative protein ecosystem, recently hosted its inaugural virtual event. Called the Asia ... |
| Jun 22, 2020 | Here’s a list of the top 100 alternative protein disruptors in Asia | The Good Food Institute (GFI) Asia Pacific has released the 2020 Asia Alt 100 – its list of the 100 startups, corporates, and research organizations shaping the region’s growing industry around meat, dairy, and egg substitutes.
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| Jun 22, 2020 | GFI APAC Reveals Top 100 Players In Asia’s Alternative Protein Industry | 26 1
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The Good Food Institute Asia-Pacific (GFI APAC), a nonprofit supporting the alternative protein ecosystem, has just announced its list of top players in the region’s rapidly growing industry. Titled “2020 Asia Alt... |
| Creating pork from jackfruit: How this whole-plant start-up is taking on Asia’s multibillion-dollar meat industry | Appetite for alternative meat is growing across the globe.
As the nutritional and environmental impacts of meat consumption become better known, producers and consumers are looking to different sources to address the continued demand for pr... |
