Herbs Maketh A Meal As Science Says Basil & Garlic Could Be Quietly Rewiring The Veggie Industry
The future of vegetables may not depend on forcing consumers to “eat healthier” at all. It may depend on flavour. New research published in Nutrition Reviews has found that adding herbs and spices to vegetables significantly increases the likelihood consumers will choose them and importantly, actually eat them. In commercial cafeteria trials, seasoned vegetables consistently outperformed plain steamed versions, with diners selecting herb-seasoned broccoli, green beans and cau
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Kiwi World-First Cellular Almond Milk Signals New Era For Plant Dairy
New Zealand biotech startup Forever Harvest may have just landed one of the most consumer-relevant future food breakthroughs yet - a pilot production of what it says is the world’s first cellular almond milk. Forget the lab-coat headlines for a moment. This is really about one thing consumers already understand as almond milk booms globally. Right now though the almond industry itself is under serious pressure from water shortages, climate instability and rising production co
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Mexico’s Avocado Empire Just Served The US A 6.8-Tonne Bowl Of Guacamole
The Mexican avocado industry has smashed a new Guinness World Record after producers in Tancítaro, Michoacán created the world’s largest bowl of guacamole bowl, weighing in at 6.8 metric tonnes and whipped up over just two and a half hours. More than 1,000 growers and community members participated in the spectacle during the 13th annual Avocado Festival, turning what could have been a quirky publicity stunt into something much bigger - a reminder Mexico remains the undispute
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Iranian Pistachios And The Underground Resilience Of Food Trade
Iran’s pistachio industry is quietly demonstrating something the global food system rarely talks about openly anymore: trade routes bend long before they break. While conflict, sanctions, shipping disruption and regional instability continue to pressure Iran’s export economy, pistachio exporters like DARRA Pistachios are still moving product into Europe via Türkiye’s Mersin corridor, relabeling documentation and rerouting logistics to keep supply chains alive. That may sound
May 231 min read
SIAL Shanghai And The Industrialisation Of Wellness
In the aftermath of SIAL Shanghai 2026 this week, one thing is becoming unmistakably clear: Asia’s next food economy is not being built around hype, it is being built around functionality, affordability, portability and industrial scale. Across the exhibition halls, the strongest signals were not celebrity veganism or futuristic lab theatrics. Instead, brands showcased high-protein beverages, shelf-stable nutrition, AI-assisted ingredient systems, functional snacks, low-GI
May 231 min read
Steakholder Foods Launches Perfecta Premium Plant Meat Into the US
The narrative that plant-based meat is “dead” keeps colliding with one awkward problem: consumers still want meat-like experiences without necessarily wanting more animals, more emissions, more industrial farming or belonging to a movement. Here comes Steakholder Foods with PERFECTA, a new U.S.-bound range of 3D-printed plant-based steaks, chicken breasts, salmon patties, white fish patties and filet mignon-style cuts looking uncannily close to the real thing.
May 211 min read
Oshi - US Plant-Based Seafood Just Found Old Guard Backers And That Changes Everything
The plant-based seafood sector may have just crossed a line from “interesting startup category” into something much bigger. Oshi, the company behind the first whole-cut 100% plant-based salmon fillet in the U.S. market, has secured a US$3 million strategic investment from one of Latin America’s largest traditional seafood manufacturers. That’s not just funding. That’s the old seafood economy quietly acknowledging the future may not look like trawlers forever.
May 211 min read
China Is Building The Protein Factory. ANZ Is Still Acting Like A Farm
China’s food strategy should be setting off alarms across New Zealand and Australia. Beijing is not merely trying to feed its population anymore, it is building a vertically integrated protein factory system spanning genetics, fermentation, synthetic biology, AI-led agriculture, ingredient processing and export manufacturing. Yet ANZ still largely behaves like a commodity frontier economy: grow it, ship it, hope the market stays loyal.
May 181 min read
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