LILO, FLCK & Friends Hit Fine Food Australia Expo as Plant-Based Squad Arrives Hungry
They’re cool, clean, and coming in coconut-covered, brain-boosting, and ham-free. A handful of plant-based innovators are either exhibiting at or circling this year’s Fine Food Australia Expo in Sydney and they’re not just tagging along for the free samples.
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AI’s Best Friend? Plant-Based Dog Food Gets a Brainy Boost
US-based innovators like Wild Earth and Jiminy’s are using artificial intelligence to formulate plant-based dog food, tailored, traceable, and totally alt-protein. From plant-based blends to insect-derived kibble, the future of pet nutrition is being cooked up in a lab, not a slaughterhouse.
5 hours ago1 min read
Alt Meat Isn’t Dead - It’s Forecasted to Feast Through 2034
Contrary to clickbait claims and global meat industry 'spin' that Alt meat has collapsed, new market projections show the plant-based meat market is not just stable, it’s scaling.
1 day ago1 min read
The Rise and Rise of Miso Tasty
At the centre of this shift is Bonnie Chung, founder of Miso Tasty, who openly credits Jamie Oliver for showing her how to market miso with simplicity and confidence. His stripped-back tuna + miso recipe eight years ago turned a struggling startup into a supermarket fixture, and his recent use of Miso Tasty on Eat Yourself Healthy has reignited attention.
1 day ago1 min read
Lidl GB and Its Plant-Based Surge With 694% Growth and Counting
Forget cautious targets, Lidl GB has blown past its 400% goal for plant-based sales with a staggering 694% surge since 2020. What’s driving it? Not just the meat-free burgers and sausages, but an appetite for whole-food staples like pulses, grains, tofu, and falafels that outperformed meat substitutes by nearly 20%.
1 day ago1 min read
Redefine Meat Fires Up the British Summer BBQ
Something unusual happened on UK's Ocado this August. Redefine Meat, the Israeli alt-meat brand built on chef-grade cred, surged +248% in searches week-on-week. That’s not just a blip in a vegan niche, that’s a mainstream summer signal. The reason? It was BBQ season in the UK, and shoppers wanted burgers and koftas looking, cooking, and searing like the real thing, but without the cow.
2 days ago1 min read
Plastic Soy Sauce Fish Banned in South Australia
South Australia has just made sushi history and not for what’s on the plate. As of now, those tiny plastic soy sauce fish, the ones that spill sticky umami soy sauce over every food court bento, are officially banned across the state. It’s a world first, and the move affects more than 1.8 million people.
2 days ago1 min read
Convenience is King From Marks and Sparks Pantheon to Woolworths Ponsonby
Shoppers are calling it “heaven on Oxford Street,” TikTok is drowning in foodie walkthroughs, and the cafe has been dragged from the back to the front of the house all because convenience sells.
3 days ago1 min read
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