Australia and New Zealand’s first alternative proteins conference, AltProteins, takes place in Melbourne today.
Ten start-up and early stage ventures are in the running to bag national distribution with Foodstuffs – with a strong showing from plant-based products.
Impossible Foods says a complaint made to the Commerce Commission over the labelling of its plant-based burger product is wrong.
The watchdog fears Life Health Foods’ proposed takeover of plant-based rival Chalmers Organics will substantially lessen competition.
Boring Oat Milk’s Morgan Maw is casting her eye around international markets to assess the next move for what is New Zealand’s first fully domestically manufactured oat milk.
Chocolate makers from all over the world entered the Vegan Society Aotearoa’s first Vegan Chocolate Awards with the hope of becoming a winner in one of seven categories.
“We’re not going to disrupt the market or build market share by offering a ‘me-too’ product at the same price,” says Berkano co-founder Nicholas Harlow.
Alternative protein trends could promote a global transformation in the seafood industry, according to GFI.
“What’s really needed is to transform our whole food systems, not the product,” according to IPES-Food.
Investors include Rocket Lab-backer Khosla Ventures, a new Ngāi Tahu vehicle, and Kiwi-born US-based NBA star Steven Adams.
One of the biggest individual contributions people can make is eating a diet rich in plant-based food, with moderate intake of meat and dairy.
Registration has opened for the Vegan Society Aotearoa’s inaugural Chocolate Awards.
Investments in ventures like Raglan Food Co and Sustainable Foods are a vote of confidence in New Zealand’s burgeoning plant-based sector.
Pioneer brings capital and connections to support Raglan Food’s vision to be leader in plant-based products.
Alternative protein player Sustainable Foods has closed its capital raise reaching a total of $2.15m.
An investor takes a multimillion-dollar majority stake in Sebastian Walter and Latesha Randall’s plant-based venture.
Hawke’s Bay-based plant milk producer Kabocha Milk Co has won two awards at the the 2022 World Food Innovations in London.
Pizza chain Hell has launched an Impossible Burger Pizza 2.0 using plant-based food company Impossible Food’s beef product.
Clement is taking his dairy experience to a plant-based challenger entering the export market.
The competition watchdog flags concerns over Life Health Foods’ proposed takeover of plant-based rival Chalmers Organics.
The venture uses molecular farming technology to cut the cows out of protein production.
Impossible Burger Patties go on sale at supermarkets across ANZ, while My Food Bag takes alt-protein offering Plan*t national.
Halfback TJ Perenara makes a “significant and material” investment in the plant-based business.
Is plant-based meat cooling off? The Financial Times takes a look.
Fonterra-owned Anchor has launched its plant-based milk bottles in supermarkets in the South Island.
The Commerce Commission is considering an application by Life Health Foods NZ to purchase 100% of meat alternative manufacturer Chalmers Organics.
Are NFTs an opportunity for food and beverage firms? Kristina Ivanova’s plant-based snack maker jumps in.
The Northland business is on track to complete a pre-seed fundraising round that will help it ramp up production and increase direct sales.
The global retail giant moved to a more locally-sourced and plant-based menu across the ditch.
The supreme winner of the NZ Food Awards wants to keep pushing product boundaries and bringing people into the fermentation fold.
The purpose-led company commits to being a customer of New Zealand’s first purpose-built oat milk processing factory.
The plant-based giant arrives in NZ and tells the Ticker how it plans to make an impact on the market.
The funds will be ploughed into scale-up for a US foodservice launch of animal-free mozzarella next year.
The pilot project aims to enable locally grown hemp food products to compete with imported goods.
Irina Miller’s foodtech startup is seeking to develop alternative dairy proteins for a new generation of vegan foods.
The fermented foods firm is looking to strengthen its domestic position with a drive into a nascent plant-based healthy food chiller category.
Milk 2.0 has overhauled Natural Abundance’s portfolio and built up distribution after buying the snack company.
The company is exploring a licensing deal as it looks to leverage New Zealand’s global reputation for dairy products.
The hemp meat trailblazer is looking to drive growth both here and overseas.
The pandemic has delivered the supplement and health food firm new consumers who have pushed up global revenue by 50%.
Investor and customer interest is being lined up for the $50m Southland oat milk factory, keeping it on track for a 2022 opening.
KitKat V will be on New Zealand shop shelves from October 11 for a limited time.
Pavé clinches the contract to manage New Zealand sales for the plant-milk giant in the fast-growing category.
Shrimps, eggs, and Cadbury Dairy Milk are the latest products to get a plant-based overhaul by the FMCG behemoths.
Raglan Food Co has launched into the Pacific Islands and is eyeing entry into the Middle East with grocery heavyweight Spinneys following expansion in Asia.
The business will mainly become a supplier of the superfood crop after finding it “really tough” getting traction with supermarkets.
The plant-based milk business will ring-fence 1% of sales revenue to invest into making oats a “viable and exciting” alternative for farmers to grow.
The Wellington food firm establishes the hub to foster NZ’s plant-based sector after taking over a former Fonterra factory.
Icehouse Ventures, Hillfarrance Scout Fund and ArcAngels back Christchurch plant-based startup.
Australian alt-meat success story Fable Food is partnering with local specialist Sustainable Foods to enter NZ.
A New Zealand chef who pioneered the development of avocado milk has teamed up with a buttercup squash grower to develop a new plant-milk destined for export markets in Asia.
The Raglan Food Co is one of three New Zealand companies who made the inaugural Forbes Asia 100 to Watch.
Miranda Burdon’s Food Nation is one of fifty small- and medium-sized food enterprises from around the world named Best Small Businesses by the United Nations.
US food-tech company Ripple Foods collected $549,450 from New Zealand wholesale investors in its oversubscribed $55m fundraising round.
New Zealand’s newest oat milk venture heads offshore to meet local demand as it waits for the proposed $50m Southland production facility.
Plant Research would this summer enter the final stages of development and multiplication of chickpea and soy varieties developed specifically for New Zealand’s maritime environment.
New Zealand medicinal cannabis and industrial hemp start-up Greenfern Industries has appointed Brent King as its independent non-executive chair.
The Vegan Society’s inaugural vegan cheeses awards attracted more than 30 entries from New Zealand plant-based cheese makers.
The ultra-processed nature and long ingredient list of some plant-based burgers means they may not be as healthy as some expect, writes a nutritional biochemist.
Who ate all the pies? Non-meat eaters are changing the market and helping to drive innovation and new products, says Goodtime Pie Co.
The seven-year old company formerly known as Raglan Coconut Yoghurt is on a mission to change the world one plant-based product at a time.
From established names like chocolatier Whittaker’s and honey specialist Comvita through to hemp meat trailblazer, Plan*t, NZ food producers have been recognised in a raft of awards this week – but not always for their food.
The plant-based startup is seeking investment as it targets annual sales of $1.2m after fielding enquiries from overseas.
A not-too-distant future where food manufacturers sell products straight to doctors or producers are paid based on nutrition has been mooted in new research that peers into the future of the sector to 2040.
UK plant-based meat maker Meatless Farm has launched a £5m ($9.9m) crowdfunding campaign with retail investors able to buy in for just £10.
Global confectionery giant Nestlé is launching a plant-based alternative to its iconic KitKat chocolate bar into the international market.
Miranda Burdon’s Food Nation is continuing to pump out new products and secure new sales partnership, most latterly securing a deal with Air New Zealand.
The plant-based brand has snapped up shelf space and is preparing to expand further with new products and partnerships.
Fermented foods company Living Goodness is looking to expand its current range of sauerkraut, slaw and kimchi by moving into the sauce and dip categories.
After a spike in demand during lockdown, the trend to add plant-based product to shopping carts is continuing into 2021.
Sustainable Foods is planning to have Plan*t products in Australia and Asia by the end of the year.
After dipping its toe into the meatless market, Burger King is going full veg with the opening – albeit temporarily – of an all-plant-based restaurant in Germany.
The Swedish oat milk company has become the latest plant-based IPO sensation in the US.
Greenfern Industries has been named New Zealand’s first Toitū carbonzero certified medicinal cannabis and industrial hemp company.
But we do need to think about food quite differently, says Food Nation’s co-founder.
MPI is seeking more applicants from the food sector for SFF Futures funding.
Nestlé’s Launch of Wunda pea milk in Europe follows Coca-Cola expanding into oat milk in the US.
Aotearoa risks being left behind by its international peers in the increasingly competitive emerging protein sector.
Southlander Justin Riley returns home to bring forward Great South’s oat initiative.
Transformational changes to the global food system often come with strings attached, according to Riddet Institute researchers.
Higher margin evidence-based health and wellness products present a huge opportunity to change the value of New Zealand’s agriculture and food sectors.
An investment bank has been appointed to marshal growing investor interest in the $50m Southland venture.
The phenomenal rise of the Swedish oatmilk juggernaut is detailed ahead of a potential $10bn listing on the NYSE.
Hot on the heels of Asia, Impossible Foods is now preparing to enter Australia and NZ with its plant-based meat products.
A new plant-based ice cream is one of five business start-ups moving through to the final stage of Venture Taranaki’s business accelerator, the PowerUp Ideas Competition.
For the third consecutive year, the growth in sales of plant-based meat, dairy and eggs in the US outpaced conventional animal product sales.
New Zealand food tech company Ārepa has clinched a deal to supply its smart drinks to BP petrol stations.
