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
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