Aquaculture start - up Shiok Meats is expanding the spread of cell - based meat by developing cell - based crustaceans . The Singapore company , which did not try to develop the shell as well , said it was the first cell - based meat company in Southeast Asia . Market for meat and seafood in the region was forecast to expand by 50 % by 2050 and it said its first commercial products would be available in 3 - 5 years with taste tests expected to begin during 2015 . The company said its target market was Asia - Pacific with products sold to food companies to be incorporated into frozen foods .
Aquaculture start-up Shiok Meats is expanding the spread of cell-based meat by developing cell-based crustaceans. The Singapore company, which would not try to recreate the shell as well, said it was the first cell-based meat company in Southeast Asia. Demand for meat and seafood in the region was forecast to expand by 78% by 2050 and Shiok said its first commercial products would be available in 3-5 years with taste tests expected to begin during 2019. The company said its target market was Asia-Pacific with products sold to food companies to be incorporated into frozen meals.