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"We’re Outselling Coke” as Kiwi Startup MOODI Hits Global Stage After Soda Sales Surge
New Zealand’s own MOODI Soda is rewriting the rules of retail and rewriting them fast. In a remarkable turn for the fledgling Kiwi brand, M
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Craving Calm as First Quarter 2025 Food Trends Show We’re All Just Eating Our Feelings
Let’s be honest, we’re eating our feelings. Whether it’s the weight-loss wonder drugs, TikTok pistachio lattes, or that sudden urge to eat l
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Sri Lanka’s Coconut Crisis Descending to Chaos and Crushed Dreams
Sri Lanka’s once-mighty coconut export game has gone from boom to bust and fast. Factories are under pressure to stay operating, workers are
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From Mealworms to Mushroom Steaks as TIME’s 2025 GreenTech List Serves Up a Future Feast
Let’s face it: the Earth’s undergoing massive changes, food systems are stretched, and half of what we eat is either soaked in guilt or ship
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Melbourne’s Meatless Gold Rush and Why Cell-Ag Startups Are Swapping Cities and Betting on Victoria
"New Zealand, meanwhile, seems stuck in regulatory limbo and risk-averse funding circles, unable to match the infrastructure or urgency".
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Mind Blown Moment as Iconic Alabama Oyster House Adds Plant-Based Oysters to Its Menu
In a twist that’s making waves across the seafood world, the legendary Wintzell’s Oyster House, an 85-year-old Alabama institution, has offi
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Seaweed Slime to High-Tech Gold as New Kiwi Nanocellulose Plant Could Signal End of Plastic Era
Forget oil. The future is slimy and it’s growing in the small New Zealand town of Paeroa. A new pilot plant is set to churn out 1.6 tonne
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Hot Off the Press a 3D-Food Printer That Cooks Itself -Yes, Really
Forget clunky kitchen gadgets and over hyped air fryers because scientists at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have ju
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Butter Without Cows? Carbon-Fat Startup Could Melt the Dairy Status Quo
If butter no longer needs cows, what happens to the empires built on milk?
California-based startup Savor has just served up a carbon-fat
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EatKinda Pulls the Plug on New Zealand Cauliflower Ice Cream - But It’s Not Goodbye, It’s a Plot Twist
If you've been scooping up cauliflower ice cream and telling yourself it's the future, you’re not wrong - you’re just about to be a few thou
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Vegan Food Market Predicted to Explode But Will Price Kill the Buzz?
The plant-based juggernaut isn’t slowing down anytime soon. The latest report from ResearchAndMarkets.com predicts the vegan food market wil
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Dubai’s Creamy Pistachio Chocolate Obsession is A Nutty Love Affair with Luxury
Dubai doesn’t just do luxury, it really defines it. And now, that over-the-top, gold-dusted extravagance has found its latest edible icon in
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