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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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Cultivated Futures as New Zealand's Cellular Agriculture Sector Steps Into the Spotlight
On April 9, Nelson, New Zealand becomes ground zero for a quietly transformative movement: the New Zealand Cellular Agriculture Symposium 20
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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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Plant-Based Restaurants Shake Up Asia’s 50 Best in 2025
Four plant-based restaurants make waves in Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2025 list, including one in the top 5. Here’s who’s serving meat-free
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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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Mouse for Muffy? Cell-Cultured Pet Food for Cats (and Dogs) Just Got the EU Green Light
Your pet’s dinner just got weird, in a good way. BioCraft, a US-based biotech outfit that’s been quietly cooking up mouse meat in a lab (yes
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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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Too Dry, Too Twisty, Too Damn Good & How Wonky Box Is Turning Drought into Dinner
While New Zealand’s autumn rain has ghosted veggie patches, leaving soils cracked and farmers cranky, one produce box biz is thriving off th
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