Evidence
The systems are ours. The verification is not.
Three independent bodies have audited three different layers, and a fourth is validated by the market. Every figure here carries the source it traces to.
Layer one, the output
Chemical purity
SGS Hong Kong, by AOAC Official Method 2007.01, using GC/MS/MS and LC/MS/MS. Three reports across two consecutive years, on three different crops. Every pesticide on every panel came back Not Detected. The longitudinal record is the claim, not any single report.
item pesticide panels, all Not Detected, across two consecutive years.
SGS Hong Kong, AOAC 2007.01. Bitter melon, Aug 2024. WeGen butternut squash and Okinawa bitter melon, Sep 2025.
Layer two, the mechanism
Scientific validation
Lingnan University Science Unit, led by Dr Jack Chi-Ho Ip, Assistant Professor and Presidential Early Career Scholar, across two concurrent projects. One on crop disease, one on aquaculture feed. These are the published results behind the biostimulant.
Two separate Lingnan University projects. Different species, different timelines, different metrics. They are not one result and must not be read as one.
tomato leaf-spot lesion area, in a 30-day field trial.
Lingnan University Science Unit, Dr Jack Chi-Ho Ip. Pineapple-waste eco-enzyme project.
gilthead seabream weight gain by week 10, against control.
Lingnan University Science Unit, Dr Jack Chi-Ho Ip. Fermented fruit waste aquafeed, FEF23101.
Layer three, the emissions
Carbon accounting
RESET Carbon, a Product Carbon Footprint study aligned to ISO 14067:2019, cradle to restaurant, over one harvest cycle. RESET's own conclusion was that the methodology is transparent enough that further certification is not required before external communication.
product carbon footprint on lettuce, against conventional.
RESET Carbon, ISO 14067-aligned study, July 2025. Cradle to restaurant.
kgCO₂e avoided in a single four-month harvest cycle, alongside 27 tonnes of food waste diverted.
RESET Carbon, ISO 14067-aligned study, July 2025. Cycle of Jan to Apr 2025.
Layer four, the market
Commercial validation
The WeGen Farming Initiative is Maxim's Group's own programme, and our flagship project is a contributor to it, the largest single one. Maxim's ran a two-year trial before committing. One of the largest hospitality groups in Asia spent two years verifying the model before scaling it.
tonnes of pre-consumed food waste processed cumulatively through the Maxim's Group WeGen Farming Initiative.
HKET, 17 November 2025.
Maxim's Group restaurants supplied. Trial from 2022, formal launch in 2024.
Maxim's Group WeGen Farming Initiative. Hung Yat Farm is the largest single contributor.
Where the flagship's output goes
Validated at every tier of the market.
Produce is how a regenerative platform proves itself. It is not what this company sells.
| Tier | Accounts | Route |
|---|---|---|
| Premium hospitality | Arcane, Four Seasons Hong Kong, The Upper House, Rosewood Hotel Group | via Classic Fine Foods, and direct |
| Scaled food service | Maxim's Group, WeGen Farming Initiative | ~70 restaurants, procurement-led |
| Mass retail | 7-Eleven Hong Kong, Grounds to Goodness | co-branded line |
How we source figures
If it cannot be traced, we do not print it.
Every number on this site is held in one place in the codebase with the report, body and date it came from, and that source renders on the page underneath it. A figure that cannot be traced to a third-party report or an audited account does not get published.
It is a small discipline that costs nothing to run and saves a diligence conversation later. It is also the same discipline ReGen OS is being built to enforce automatically across an operation.