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
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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
11 hours ago1 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.
2 days ago1 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.
3 days ago1 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.
5 days ago1 min read
New Zealand Truffles Move From Luxury Ingredient To Seasonal Consumer Ritual
Winter in New Zealand doesn’t just mean gumboots, soup and shorter days anymore. It also means the return of one of the country’s most quietly luxurious food sectors - black truffles. North Canterbury producer Kings Truffles has confirmed harvesting will begin in early June across its Waipara Basin and Claremont Station blocks, signalling the official arrival of New Zealand truffles for 2026.
6 days ago1 min read
Cultivated Meat Dog Food And Europe Wants First Bite
The cultivated meat race has officially gone to the dogs. Italian petfood company FORZA10 has launched “Coolty Meat”, a complete dog food containing 26% cultivated meat supplied by Czech biotech company Bene Meat Technologies, unveiled this week at the global pet industry expo Interzoo 2026. The companies are calling it the world’s first commercially launched complete cultivated meat dog food, positioning the product as hypoallergenic, cruelty-free and planet-friendly.
May 141 min read
Global Canned Fruit Hits The Wall As Growers Get Left Holding The Orchard
Canned fruit is having a very unromantic moment. In California, Del Monte’s bankruptcy and cannery closures have left peach growers stranded, with USDA approving up to US$9 million to help remove trees after around 74,000 tonnes of cling fruit were left unsold. Pacific Coast Producers has picked up some volume, but roughly 50,000 tonnes still lacks a buyer.
May 131 min read
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