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PFN Looks Into the Crystal Ball for 2025’s Bold Food Flavours
Wave goodbye to the pumpkin spiced latte - it's the culinary equivalent of dad jokes now. 2025 is all about bold food flavours coming with g
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Plant-Based Buyers Prioritise Health, Sustainability, and Value in 2025 Says SPINS report
In 2025, plant-based buyers are making bold, personal choices that check three boxes: health, sustainability, and value. SPINS’ 2025 Industr
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Beer Waste to Egg Substitute? Revyve’s Upcycled Protein Is Europe’s New Culinary Hack
Picture this: you’re pouring a pint, and instead of reaching for an egg, the protein you need is already there. Sounds wild, right? But Dutc
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Nespresso x Oatly as The Oat Milk Revolution Hits Coffee Capsules
Oat milk in coffee? Nothing new. But a coffee capsule made for oat milk? Now that’s a move. Nespresso has teamed up with Oatly to launch a l
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The US Might Finally Be Cleaning Up Its Ultra-Processed, Corporate Controlled Food Culture
For decades, America’s biggest food export hasn’t just been burgers, fries, and sugar-laden cereals, it’s been a whole lifestyle of Ultra-Pr
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Who Owns the Ocean? The High-Stakes Fight Over New Zealand’s Blue Economy
A new report just out by Westpac’s industry economist Paul Clark, titled A Sustainable Marine Sector – Transitioning to a Blue Economy, lays
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The Alternative Dairy Co. Takes the ‘Stay Fussy’ Campaign on the Kiwi Road One Oat Milk Latte at a Time
If you want people to remember your brand, you’ve got to put in the hard yards or the hard kilometers !! New Zealand's, The Alternative Dai
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Buddhist Temples Flip the Script Serving Up Vegan Burgers with a Side of Enlightenment
Forget asceticism, at least when it comes to food. Hwaeomsa, one of South Korea’s oldest Buddhist temples, has entered the fast-food game, a
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Japan Slams New Zealand’s Gene Technology Bill As Consumers Union Speaks Out
On the eve of submissions closing for New Zealand’s Gene Technology Bill, a powerful consumer voice from Japan has weighed in and they’re no
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French Fry Lip Balm Sells Out in 48 Hours But What Next? A French Fry Foundation? Perfume? Full Face Mask?
Well, folks, it finally happened. The Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) has taken the world's collective obsession with French fries and slather
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Why the Panic Over Chicken Eggs? Plant-Based Egg Alternatives Abound And a New Contender Has Arrived!
People are still scrambling (pun absolutely intended) to get their hands on overpriced chicken eggs. But with plant-based egg alternatives w
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Kombucha’s Secret Weapon -The SCOBY on Your Kitchen Benchtop May Hold the Future of Wound Healing
At the heart of this medical innovation is the living tissue found in the kombucha SCOBY (shown below), the symbiotic culture of bacteria an
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