Why Hybrid Meats and Private Labels Are the Real Plant-Based Power Move - Report
But forecasts don’t pay at the checkout. Grocery aisles are still ruled by price paranoia - retail inflation has shoppers trading down, not trading up. The very same study concedes stubborn production costs keep most patties dearer than the real-meat equivalent which is a handbrake on mainstream uptake. So the move is on for more hybrid meats.
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Fruit Giant Falls - Del Monte Foods Corp Demise Sparks Global Canned Food Reckoning
The shelves may still be stocked, but behind the scenes, one of the world’s most recognisable food brands is collapsing under the weight of its own cans. Del Monte Foods Corp. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US, announcing a fire-sale of assets and a management pledge to “reset” the company under new ownership.
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Suzuki Swaps Turbochargers for Turmeric With a Four-Pack of Shelf-Stable Vegetarian Curries
Vegetarian curry isn’t the first thing you expect from a company famous for two-stroke motorbikes and the indestructible Jimny, yet that’s exactly where Suzuki has pointed its latest innovation. What began as a canteen experiment, feeding homesick Indian engineers a taste “just like Mum makes”, has accelerated into a national retail launch - four-pack of shelf stable vegetarian curries selling online for 918 yen (about US $5.70) a pop.
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Bobby-Calf Protein Snack Wins Fieldays Award – and Sparks Fresh Calls for Cultivated Meat
Bobby-calf protein snack, Mīti, has walked away with a prized Fieldays 2025 Innovation Award, but the win has ignited backlash over New Zealand’s long-running bobby-calf dilemma and sharpened consumer curiosity about cultivated, bio-manufactured meat alternatives. Oamaru start-up Alps2Ocean Foods Tapui Ltd took the Early-Stage and People’s Choice trophies for a “world-first, shelf-stable, functional protein snack” made from surplus dairy calves – animals routinely removed fro
3 days ago2 min read
Australians Say They Know About Cultivated Meat – But Fewer Are Willing to Eat It
Australia and New Zealand's food regulator, FSANZ, has released fresh numbers showing while awareness of cultivated meat remains steady, confidence in eating it hasn’t budged and for a country eyeing food-tech as its next big export opportunity, that’s a bit of a snag.
3 days ago2 min read
Spending on Feelings Pushes Mood Foods into Mainstream as Consumers Ditch Guilt for Glow
Circana’s June report confirms what supermarket aisles have been quietly whispering for months and this is emotional eating is having a very public moment. Sales of products offering mental wellness benefits are holding strong, despite belt-tightening elsewhere in the basket. While shoppers are trading down on pantry basics, they’re deliberately trading up on food feeding the mind. And mood foods are leading the way.
4 days ago2 min read
Sunny Side Up as Sunflower Flour Emerges as Brazil’s Bold New Plant-Meat
Developed by São Paulo’s food-tech boffins at UNICAMP and ITAL, with help from Germany’s Fraunhofer IVV Institute, the new ‘vegan meat’ is based on sunflower flour, the stuff left behind after extracting oil from sunflower seeds. Think of it as culinary upcycling with some pretty smart tweaks.
4 days ago2 min read
Gen Z Brits Ready to Push Cultivated Meat into Mainstream says Poll
Britain’s Generation Z (16–30 years) are emerging as early adopters of cultured meat, marking a significant milestone for cellular agriculture. A new Ipsos Observer UK poll of 1,098 adults reveals 47% of Gen Z Brits would be willing to eat cultivated meat. That’s nearly half of young consumers open to ditching meat derived from living animals for something brewed in a bioreactor.
5 days ago2 min read
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