

The Rise of the Bean – Join Squeaky Bean & Its UK Winter Pie Revolution
Enter Squeaky Bean and their new plant-based pies - Braised Veggie and Spanish Chorizo Style - now hitting Tesco shelves just in time for the autumn chill. Each one is golden-crusted, bean-packed, and brimming with fermented vegetables for added gut-friendly flavour.
4 hours ago1 min read


Code-Cracking the Sea as Brazil Maps the Flavour Blueprint for Plant-Based Fish
For anyone who’s ever tried a plant-based fish finger and thought, “Nice idea, but it still smells like beans,” science might finally have your back. Researchers in Brazil have mapped the exact aroma compounds that make real fish smell and taste “from the sea.” Their work with mushroom-based fillets and soy–oat blends at the Federal University of Lavras has decoded the volatile molecules that turn bland into believable.
6 hours ago1 min read


Canada’s Fungi Fix as Maia Farms ‘Shred’ Makes Plant Protein Actually Taste Good
Canada’s got a taste for hybrids, but not the meaty kind. Vancouver’s Maia Farms has unveiled The Shred, a next-gen protein that blends oyster mushroom mycelium and Canadian yellow pea protein, promising the chew, flavour, and versatility missing from earlier soy or wheat-based offerings. The startup says it’s using fermentation tech to mimic natural fibre alignment, producing a pull-apart texture that actually feels like food, not filler.
7 hours ago1 min read


Gourmey Cultivated Duck Flies South
French cultivated-meat startup GOURMEY has just submitted the first cultivated-duck application to Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ), marking the first cultured-meat filing since Vow’s local debut. The company’s cell cultivated duck biomass (Anas platyrhynchos domesticus) is designed for foie gras and pâté formulations with a 5–80 per cent inclusion rate.
1 day ago1 min read


New Zealand Food Awards- Fonterra’s ‘Export-Only’ Win as French Dairy Giant Circles NZ
A UHT cream Kiwis can’t even buy has just won New Zealand’s top food award. Fonterra’s Easy Bakery Cream, a low-fat dairy formulation designed for Chinese bakeries, has taken the Supreme title at the 2025 New Zealand Food Awards. Brilliant science, yes. But when the winning cream is made for someone else’s fridge, it raises a fair question: whose food industry are we celebrating?
2 days ago1 min read


Raw C Coconut Water Outsells Soft Drinks as Pop Looses Its Fizz
Australians just delivered a reality check to big Soft Drink/Soda. Raw C coconut water sold over 500,000 one-litre bottles in a single week at Woolworths, marking the biggest week ever for coconut water and for the first time, it outsold 1.25-litre PET soft drinks on units. Baseline sales jumped nearly 40%, showing the switch to “healthier hydration” isn’t a fad; it’s the new fixture.
2 days ago1 min read


Breeding Sows Trapped in Iron – NZ’s Dirty Secret Behind ‘Clean and Green’ Pork
Did you know New Zealand still cages its breeding sows - mother pigs, literally. Behind the “clean green kind” image sit iron bars where breeding sows cannot even turn around.
3 days ago1 min read


NZ’s Wonky Box Takes On Kiwi Supermarket Cartel
When two corporate giants control 80% of New Zealand’s grocery market (Woolworths & Foodstuffs) , even carrots start looking like currency. Enter Good Groceries by Wonky, the cheeky, pragmatic new move from Wonky Box, already famous for rescuing “ugly” fruit and veg. Now they’re expanding into butcher-quality protein, refillable dry goods, and traceable staples, taking direct aim at the duopoly that’s left Kiwi shoppers paying some of the world’s highest grocery prices.
3 days ago1 min read
It's exciting to see South Korea's cultivated meat sector expanding so rapidly, with over 30 startups pushing the boundaries of innovation. The establishment of the Bio Future Food Industry Association is a crucial step toward streamlining regulations and building public trust, which will hopefully lead to more widespread adoption. It's also impressive to see companies like Simple Planet making strides in cost reduction with serum-free culture mediums—a game-changer for affordability. With the support of innovation hubs and strong public interest, it feels like South Korea is on the verge of making cultivated meat a mainstream reality. Looking forward to seeing how this industry continues to grow! https://templatecalendar.com/printable-yearly-calendar/