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US based, Brad’s isn’t just selling kale chips, they’ve built a whole new air-dried snacking category out of air-dried vegetables. Walk down a Whole Foods aisle and their wall of colour jumps out at you in the form of Veggie Flats, Veggie Chips, Keto Crisps, Snackable Salads, and yes, Crunchy Kale. It’s the clearest example yet of how “whole-veg snacking” is separating itself from the UPF-heavy alternatives dominating grocery shelves.

Americans are about to inhale a staggering amount of avocados, more than 3 billion pounds in 2026, says the Hass Avocado Board. That’s roughly 1.36 billion kilos of green gold, an astonishing number confirming what brunch menus have been hinting at for a decade - avocados aren’t a trend, they’re a cultural fixture.

United States meat alternatives market — still growing on the big picture, but messy up close. DataM pegs the global meat alternatives market at US$9.6bn (2022) with a path to ~US$20.8bn by 2031 (Year on Year Growth~10.2%). That tailwind matters for the U.S., where brands are quietly reshaping ranges even as retailers trim slow movers.

India's Wakao Foods Makes History With Largest-Ever Shipment of Jackfruit Plant-Based Meat

The move, stewarded by the American - National Health Association (NHA) has come as a result of close discussions with the Windstar...