Avocados Just Smashed US Demand by More Than 1B Kilos
Americans are about to inhale a staggering amount of avocados, more than 3 billion pounds in 2026, says the Hass Avocado Board. That’s roughly 1.36 billion kilos of green gold, an astonishing number confirming what brunch menus have been hinting at for a decade - avocados aren’t a trend, they’re a cultural fixture.
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Plates - UK's Plant-Based Michelin Star Blows Up the ‘Vegan Is Over’ Myth
Plates earned its Michelin star back in July, but the real story has only just surfaced: 95% of its diners aren’t vegan. That single number torpedoes the tired “plant-based is over” narrative and shows what’s really happening on the ground. Flexitarians, omnivores, and curious carnivores are willingly booking a fully plant-based tasting menu because it tastes brilliant, not because they’re signalling ethics or identity.
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China Approves Mycoprotein as New Food Ingredient
China has just made one of the biggest protein calls of the decade and barely anyone outside the industry has clocked it. The National Health Commission has approved mycoprotein (Fusarium venenatum) as a new food raw material for the first time, thanks to an application by Jiangxi Fushine Biotechnology.
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Chocolate Haggis Takes ‘Ethnic Food’ to a Whole New Dimension for Hogmanay
Chocolate haggis (yes, you read that correctly) is back on the menu for the upcoming Hogmanay and Burns Night, pushing the boundaries of what we politely call “ethnic food.”
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Victoria’s New Plant Protein Hub Joins ANZ’s Growing Future-Food Club
Victoria, Australia has just given plant-based protein a serious upgrade, opening a $12 million Plant Protein Hub and glasshouse at Agriculture Victoria’s Horsham SmartFarm. This isn’t a token ribbon-cut, it’s a fully kitted-out engine-room with shared labs, a test kitchen, analytical gear and grower access, built to turn lentils, chickpeas and field peas into the next wave of high-protein products.
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Almonds Surge as Global Demand for Plant Protein Grows
The global demand for almonds is about to hit a new high. According to the latest report from the US Department of Agriculture, global almond output is forecast to reach around 1.8 million metric tons (shelled) in the coming season, the highest volume since 2020-21.
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A Major Precision Fermentation Milestone for Aussie Eden Brew
Australia’s precision-fermentation scene just got louder. Eden Brew has landed a regulatory first with FSANZ officially accepting its application for assessment — the first precision-fermented milk protein ever to enter the ANZ regulatory system. For a market still arguing about whether next-gen dairy is “real enough,” this is the moment the science steps into the ring with the regulators.
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Global Top20 Food-Tech Companies to Watch
If you want to know where food is really heading over the next five years, forget the doom-scroll headlines about collapsing plant-based sales. The real story is happening in fermentation tanks, mycelium reactors, lipid biodesign labs, cultivated-meat cell bays, AI flavour engines, and vertical farms pushing out produce with military precision. According to TRENOS, these 20 companies, the Global Top 20 Food-Tech Companies, are building the infrastructure of the next food syst
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