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Mark your calendars, future foodies. On 14 October, the Sofitel Wentworth in Sydney will become the unofficial HQ for bold moves, big questions, and even bigger protein ambitions as AltProteins 25 swings into town.

In a move that will rattle both Big Meat and the deep-pocketed FoodTech set, Chicago’s Clever Carnivore just dropped a petrie dish and the cost of cultivated pork production media (the liquid cells are grown in) by achieving a new benchmark price of USD$0.07 per litre at pilot scale. No bovine serum. No pricey pharma vendors. Just some secondhand steel and a serious attitude adjustment to bioprocessing. What is more, no need for animal slaughter.

The UK just hit launch on one of the boldest moves in plant-based yet - Meat-Free Made Easy. With over 40 brands on board, from Beyond Meat to Compass Group, the campaign aims to shift everyday eating habits through simple swaps, practical messaging, and collective muscle. Now, Australia and New Zealand might be next.