Ivan Foo

TRIA Solutions

TRIA is an award-winning company for sustainable and innovative foodware solutions, with a firm commitment to reduce reliance on fossil-based plastics while promoting the use of nature-based renewables. One of TRIA's goals is to enable the circularity of single-use foodware, which is largely still being sent to landfills and incinerators today. The company has built a reputation for its clever use of designs to drive sustainability, such as the takeaway box for Crave Nasi Lemak, and most recently the carrier system for pizza boxes with Canadian Pizza. These efforts has helped shift foodservice brands away from reliance of plastic usage. TRIA believes design has the ability to create involvement and inspire change. TRIA's closed-loop solution for foodware is an end-to-end system that supplies and collects single-use foodware for recycling. It emulates nature's system of continuous resource renewal, made possible by the integration of its patented advanced technologies. TRIA's solution utilizes plant-derived materials and microbial biodegradation to allow both foodware and food waste to be recycled together in a single stream which eliminates the need for source segregation - an industry first. This solution is currently being piloted by leading food service providers, such as KFC and SATS. TRIA has been featured in over 100 global media channels in recent years, and has received numerous awards, including the Emerging Enterprise Award and the ASEAN-Korea Excellent Design Award. The company's CEO, Ng Pei Kang, has been honored with a place on Eco-Business's A-list for Sustainability Leadership and serves as a juror for the Singapore Good Design Award for sustainable solutions. TRIA is headquartered in Singapore and is supported by venture capital funds with a mandate to enable circular food systems and reduce carbon emissions to combat the impacts of climate change.