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US based, The Better Meat Co. has scored its sixth U.S. patent, this time for the wild idea of fermenting spud waste with mycelium to produce a high-protein, cholesterol-free meat alternative called Rhiza. And it’s ready in just a few hours. Forget cow farts and climate guilt. This is meat made from mushroom roots and leftover mash.

Mumbai based, Biokraft Foods has just launched what could be the tipping point for Asia’s cellular seafood sector, revealing bio-manufactured (cultivated) rainbow trout fillets created without the fish. Developed in partnership with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research – Central Institute of Coldwater Fisheries Research (ICAR-CICFR), these next-gen fillets aren’t just lab-grown, they’re also 3D-printed.

Just when you thought plant-based deli slices had peaked, along comes Finland with a juicy little surprise. Meet ROAST BIFFI – a bold, 100% plant-based cold cut developed with a twist of AI wizardry and a whole lot of Nordic no-nonsense.

Australian food tech outfit Nourish Ingredients has created Tastilux - an animal-free fat so convincing it could pass for the real deal in a blindfolded taste test. No cows, no pigs, no chickens involved. Just precision fermentation wizardry, a partnership with China’s Cabio Biotech, and a whole lot of science making your fake meat feel frighteningly real.

Portugal-based Kiwi startup Nutrition from Water™ (NXW)  - founded by New Zealander Alex Worker - has just signed a deal with Nissei Kyoeki, one of Japan’s long-standing protein import royalty. Together, they’re launching NXW's Marine Whey, a next-gen protein brewed not from cows, but from the sea. Yep, it's protein. From water.

Can cellular agriculture feed 10 billion people by 2050? That was the big question behind New Zealand’s first in-person CellAg Symposium, held in Nelson and hosted by Plant & Food Research. Nearly 70 scientists, engineers, founders, investors, and regulators came together from across New Zealand, Australia, and beyond to chart the future of food and what’s needed to get there.

Well, it’s official. Australia has just greenlit its first-ever lab-grown meat and it’s not beef, chicken or kangaroo. It’s quail. Cultivate

Frida, the brand best known for solving weird baby problems (like sucking snot out of tiny noses), has announced its next frontier - breast

While the US flexes its economic biceps with another round of tariffs on Chinese goods, on the ground in China, no one’s reaching for Americ

Aldi, UK has just dropped a supermarket-first in the form of Dubai Chocolate Style Ice Cream, riding the viral wave of Middle Eastern-inspir

A new Spanish study shows people who stick to the Planetary Health Diet cut their risk of death by 22%. The Mediterranean Diet comes close.

Sustainable plant-based food production is heading to space, with Australian scientists preparing to trial next-gen tech that could one day