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Australia just green-lit Vow’s cultivated quail meat for restaurants, yet up in Queensland, the LNP is reportedly moving motions to ban cultivated meat outright, highlighting the $70-billion livestock industry's political heft.

In a move that can only be described as a collective political faceplant, the food ministers of Australia’s eight states , along with New Ze

Step into a Seoul supermarket and you’re not just shopping for grapes, you’re navigating a K-pop concert in aisle four. Shrink-wrapped mangoes next to Labubu plush toys, pineapples in luxury box sets, and strawberries that could pass for engagement rings. This isn’t grocery shopping. It’s identity shopping. And according to Karina Keisler of Hort Innovation Australia, that’s exactly the point. Asia's fresh obsession!

The global food industry is at a reckoning point, caught between the promise of high-tech solutions and a growing hunger for something far more fundamental: real food. For years, alternative protein innovation has been charging forward. But the more advanced the science gets, the more consumers are left wondering: where did the food go? Now the third wave of food is emerging!

The World Bank, WWF, and the Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation just dropped a sprawling new report outlining how sustainable aquaculture could feed the planet, fix the climate, and create 22 million new jobs by 2050. It’s a big fish story with one clear headline:

Biomanufacturing, cheese and meat, isn’t just food innovation, it’s fast becoming a national security priority, and Australia and New Zealand risk falling behind as the world ferments the future without them.

Australia’s cult chilli oil brand UmamiPapi has officially hit shelves in Malaysia’s retail giant AEON, and for Ethan, it’s not just a business move, it’s a spicy homecoming. The founder and CEO, who grew up on Chinese-Malaysian flavours, called the moment “surreal” as he wandered through AEON and spotted his own creation among the aisles.

Australia could be on the brink of a bioeconomy revolution, if it plays its cards right. A new blueprint from Queensland University of Technology (QUT) lays out a five-point plan to unlock billions in value from Australia’s natural and scientific resources. Titled, Growing Australia’s Bioeconomy, the report warns Australia risks falling behind as global competitors surge ahead in renewable fuel, precision fermentation, bio-based materials, and food-tech innovation.

What’s needed is a bold, structured, sovereign-aligned trans-Tasman alliance: AgAlliANZ, a joint food future built not on competition, but on co-creation.

Greek yogurt giant Chobani has just acquired plant-based meal delivery brand Daily Harvest in a move that’s less about dairy and more about daypart domination. Industry whispers put the deal at around USD $600 million, a figure showing Chobani is serious about owning more than just your morning yogurt ritual.

There’s an uncomfortable smell in the produce aisle and it’s not from the shiitakes. As headlines around Australia continue to orbit the 'Beef Wellington' mushroom murder trial of Erin Patterson (shown left in custody- ABC Australia) , mushroom growers are facing a very different kind of toxic fallout in the form of public distrust.

Consumers don’t just buy products. They buy stories. They buy into values reflecting their own. They buy from brands that “get them.” So, wh