Waterdrop Lands in Woolworths Australia
Australia’s supermarket aisles just got a little more European chic. Woolworths has cut a deal with Waterdrop, the Austrian hydration brand that turns plain old H₂O into a functional wellness statement with a dissolving cube. From this week, more than 900 stores nationwide will stock five of its vitamin and electrolyte SKUs - berry, cola, peach, grapefruit, and passionfruit.
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Ārepa Brain x Gut Powder – Powdering the Future
Brain fog? Grumpy gut? Say hello to The Ārepa Brain x Gut Powder, the Kiwi brain drink brand’s smoothest innovation yet, only this time in a dry format. This isn’t just another supplement on a crowded shelf. It’s a deliberate step away from liquids into the more portable, spoon-and-shake world of powders, a nod to convenience, travel, and daily ritual.
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Apple Waste Turned into High-Fibre Meatballs
Apple waste might just be the new secret sauce in meat hybrids. A Cornell study shows the pomace, the skins, seeds, cores and pulp left over from juicing, can be freeze-dried, milled, and blended into beef meatballs at up to 20% without consumers noticing a thing. The result? A fibre boost, longer shelf-life, and a lower reliance on animal protein, all in a format tasting and feeling the same.
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Japan’s “Egg of the Sun” Mangoes Go For $4000
Japan has perfected the art of turning fruit into treasure. The Miyazaki-grown Taiyō no Tamago mango known as "Egg of the Sun", is ruby red, sugar-loaded, and flawless, is a status symbol that routinely sells for thousands at auction during the early summer. These aren’t just mangoes; they’re objects of desire, cultivated with almost surgical precision under glass, bathed in sunlight reflected by mirrors, and handled like Fabergé eggs. The price? A cool $4,000 a pair at seaso
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Asia’s Dessert Collabs Go Functional From Beanless Coffee to Algae Gelato
Asia is fast becoming the launchpad for crossover dessert collabs where food-tech and wellness meet indulgence. Think Euglena’s algae nutrients churned into vegan scoops with Kind Kones in Singapore and Malaysia, or Ajinomoto’s ice cream carrying Finnish Solein protein, functional nutrition in a spoonful. Even bean-free coffee start-up Prefer has teamed with Melvados to sell coconut-latte vegan ice cream across 13 stores, while TurtleTree’s vegan lactoferrin is hitting the RT
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NEW ZEALAND PEACHES CRISIS -NEW OPPORTUNITY
Wattie’s Heinz may be walking away from New Zealand peaches, Hawke’s Bay peaches, but growers don’t have to.
4 days ago1 min read
Redefine Meat Marches Into Europe’s Largest Military Garrison
When Europe’s biggest army base, Catterick Garrison in the UK (13,000 enlisted soldiers) puts Redefine Meat's bioprinted meat on the lunch menu, you know the rules of protein are changing.
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Raw C Coconut Water Meets Pistachio Papi
Coconut water just got a remix as Raw C Coconut Water teams up with Pistachio Papi to drop what they’re calling the world’s first pistachio-and-white-chocolate infused coconut water.
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