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| 24.04.2026 | Exclusive: Australian Plant Proteins Enters Retail with ‘Nothing Else’ to Meet Clean-Label Demand | 4 Mins Read Australian Plant Proteins has launched Nothing Else, a D2C brand of clean-label protein isolate powders, citing consumers’ growing appetite for protein among the GLP-1 boom.
A year after being rescued out of insolvency, Australi... |
| 26.03.2026 | ‘Where the Sector Needs to Go’: Why Australia’s Leading Future Food Non-Profits Joined Forces | 5 Mins Read Australian future food advocacy groups Food Frontier and Cellular Agriculture Australia have merged to accelerate research, policy breakthroughs, and regulatory progress for sustainable proteins.
Since the highs of 2020-21, the ... |
| 22.08.2025 | Grill’d Introduces Fourth-Generation Beyond Burger IV for Australian Customers | Australian burger chain, Grill’d, has announced a new collaboration with Beyond Meat to introduce the fourth generation of Beyond Burger IV across its national menu. This is the first time the upgraded version of the plant-based burger is a... |
| 20.08.2025 | Report: How Australia Could Become a Leader in Plant Protein Ingredients | A new report by alternative protein think tank Food Frontier has outlined opportunities and challenges facing the plant protein ingredient manufacturing industry in Australia.
The authors find that Australia has strong crop production and a... |
| 19.08.2025 | Australia Must Develop National Strategy for Plant Protein Production to Meet Future Food Potential | 4 Mins Read Without assertive policy changes and a national strategy, Australia risks being outpaced by other countries on plant protein manufacturing, says a new report.
Australia possesses strong crop production and an existing global foo... |
| 08.08.2025 | Op Ed: Jenny Joseph – Why the Third Wave of Food Is Rooted in Realness | Jenny Joseph is the CEO and Founder of Fascin8foods, an Australian-based company behind FROOM™, a range of wholefood, plant-based products made from mushrooms. With a passion for sustainability and innovation, Jenny is a leading advocate fo... |
| 28.07.2025 | Sydney to Host AltProteins 25, Featuring Top Experts on Alternative Proteins and Food Innovation | On October 14, 2025, the AltProteins 25 conference will take place at the Sofitel Wentworth in Sydney. This marks the fourth edition of Australia’s premier event focusing on alternative proteins and the broader future of food systems. The c... |
| 01.04.2025 | Aussie Investment Firm Rescues Leading Plant Protein Manufacturer to Protect Jobs & Farmers | 5 Mins Read Australian Plant Proteins, which went into insolvency last year, has been acquired by investment firm My Co and will resume operations next month.
My Co, the investment vehicle of the Paule Family Office, has taken over Melbourn... |
| 13.11.2024 | The World’s Largest Environmental Award, The Food Planet Prize, Announces Longlist for 2025 Prize of $2 Million | The World’s Largest Environmental Award, The Food Planet Prize, Announces Longlist for 2025 Prize of $2 Million
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The Curt Bergfors Food Planet Prize, the world’s largest environmental award, ha... |
| 24.09.2024 | The Cellular Agriculture Conundrum: Navigating the Future of Food | The world of food is changing. Cellular agriculture stands at the forefront of this revolution. It promises a sustainable future, but it’s not without its challenges. The industry is grappling with a storm of skepticism. Negative press and ... |
| 24.09.2024 | Australia’s vEEF Launches Carbon-Neutral Plant-Based Meat Range at Price Parity With Animal Meat | Australian plant-based meat brand vEEF has launched a range of four carbon-neutral products, all priced equivalently to or lower than their animal-based counterparts.
The products are Plant Based Beef Mince, Plant Based Classic Sausages, Pl... |
| 23.09.2024 | Cellular Agriculture Australia Calls for Clearer and Verifiable Impact Metrics for Cell-Based Foods | The cellular agriculture industry faces pressure to communicate its impact potential to policymakers, investors, and consumers. However, most impact claims companies make are often aspirational, reflecting an industry at scale that may not ... |
| 09.09.2024 | One in Five Australians are ‘Meat Reducers’, With Interest in Plant-Based Analogues Driven by Health | 5 Mins Read More than two in five Australians are reducing meat or don’t eat it at all, with health a major consumption driver. But taste and price remain key challenges for plant-based meats.
Australians are cutting back on meat due to hea... |
| 09.09.2024 | Tindle, Oatly!, Tetra Pak & Redefine Meat headline protein conference in October | MELBOURNE, Australia, Sept. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- With just five weeks to go until AltProteins 24, Food Frontier is excited to announce that the Secretary-General for the Global Alliance for a Sustainable Planet will be the keynote speake... |
| 02.09.2024 | Think Tank Lays Out Policy Recommendations for Australia’s Precision Fermentation Sector | 5 Mins Read Australia has a young but burgeoning precision fermentation sector, but to meet its potential, it needs a big helping hand from the government.
It may only be home to six companies, but Australia’s precision fermentation ecosyst... |
| 07.08.2024 | Why Australia Is Ideally Positioned to Play A Leading Role in the Global Smart Protein Industry’s Success | 7 Mins Read Australia has unique advantages when it comes to pushing the future of protein technology forward, argues independent alternative protein think tank Food Frontier CEO Dr Simon Eassom.
Food systems transformation is increasingly ... |
| 30.07.2024 | Alt-Protein Policy Scorecard: Singapore, Canada Most Supportive Governments | 5 Mins Read Singapore, Canada, the US and Israel are the most supportive governments when it comes to alternative protein policies, while Australia ranks bottom on the 10-country list.
Australian think tank Food Frontier has compared the po... |
| 21.05.2024 | ADM’s ScaleUp Bio Secures Food Manufacturing License for Novel Proteins in Singapore | ScaleUp Bio, Singapore’s pioneer provider of CDMO services for microbial and precision fermentation, has secured a food manufacturing license from the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) for its commercial pilot production facility in Tuas, western... |
| 07.05.2024 | Pandemic Recovery, More Brands & Price Parity: Here’s How Australia’s Plant-Based Industry is Doing | 11 Mins Read Despite a downturn in investment and economic contribution, sales of plant-based meat in Australia have grown from pre-pandemic levels, with a greater number of brands and a smaller price gap with conventional proteins. Food Fr... |
| 02.05.2024 | Report: Plant-Based Meat Sales Surge by 47%, Price Parity Gap Closes in Australian Market | Food Frontier, an independent think tank on alternative proteins in Australia and New Zealand, has released its 2023 State of the Industry report. It reveals the growth of the plant-based meat sector, an increase in per-capita consumption a... |
| 02.05.2024 | Latest State of the Industry report shows plant-based meat charts its own course in Australia | MELBOURNE, Australia, May 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- New data reveals the plant-based meat industry in Australia is steadily expanding, with significant growth in the foodservice sector.
Food Frontier 2023 State of the Industry report for the ... |
| 26.02.2024 | Australia to Include Sustainability Messaging in Dietary Guidelines to Align with Global Efforts | Australia is set to promote plant-based foods and diets as it looks to incorporate sustainability messaging into an updated version of its official Dietary Guidelines.
Hailed as a milestone step by Food Frontier, a leading advocate for sust... |
| 15.02.2024 | Plant-Based Meats Grow by 14% in Australian Retail, with Burgers Making Way for Deli Meats & Ready Meals | 6 Mins Read Despite facing a tough time globally, Australia’s plant-based meat sector has proliferated in the last few years, with the number of products on sale in retail channels growing by 14% from 2022-23, according to alternative prote... |
| 14.02.2024 | Australian Plant-Based Meat Category Has 3X More Products Than in 2017 | Research by alt protein think tank Food Frontier has indicated that there have been significant changes in the volume and type of products available in the Australian plant-based meat category in recent years.
In 2017, major retailers stock... |
| 23.01.2024 | Cultivated Meat Regulation: Where Are We? UK, Israel & Australia Forge Ahead, US & EU Fall Behind | 12 Mins Read With 2024 tipped to be a landmark year for cultivated meat regulation, we look at how the industry is faring across the world.
While some countries are stepping up their efforts to progress these novel foods, others are pushing... |
| 02.01.2024 | When It Comes To Alternative Proteins, Australia is Punching Above Its Weight, Argues Food Frontier’s Simon Eassom | 7 Mins Read Australia has become a global leader in alternative proteins, says Food Frontier’s Simon Easson, with the country witnessing a surge in innovation, government support, and market strategies. From shifting policies to groundbreak... |
| 29.12.2023 | Japanese Government Awards Multi-Million Dollar Grants to Plant-Based Egg & Cultivated Meat Startups | 4 Mins Read The government of Japan has awarded grants worth $19.6M to two alternative protein startups, just after a new report shed light on the country’s consumer preferences around meat alternatives.
The Japanese government has included... |
| 18.10.2023 | The Aussie Plant-Based Co: All G Foods Spins Off Vegan Meat Brand to Focus on Precision Fermentation Dairy Proteins | 5 Mins Read As Australians eat less meat, vegan companies All G Foods’ Love Buds and Fenn Foods’ vEEF have announced a strategic merger to form The Aussie Plant-Based Co. The two brands will see access expanded to 6,000 distribution points,... |
| 03.10.2023 | Australia’s Eden Brew Raises $24.5M in Series A to Scale Up Animal-Free Casein Micelle & Dairy Protein Production | 4 Mins Read Australian precision fermentation startup Eden Brew – co-owned by the country’s largest dairy cooperative, Norco – has closed a $24.4M Series A funding round. The company has developed what it calls a “world-first” animal-free c... |
| 22.08.2023 | Vow and FSANZ to speak at Food Frontier's AltProteins 23 during decisive time for cultivated meat | Key highlights:
Conference to foster crucial dialogue as the standards setter and public decide future of cultivated meat in Vow's recent industry-first application
Vow and FSANZ will explore safe yet timely paths to market from business an... |
| 08.08.2023 | Peanut Meat Brand Haofood Unveils Vegan Pork Mince Soup Dumplings | 3 Mins Read Shanghai food tech brand Haofood, known for its plant-based chicken made from peanuts, has launched soup dumplings filled with peanut-based pork mince. The first plant-based meat brand to use peanut protein as the base ingredien... |
| 25.07.2023 | Food Frontier Report: Opportunities Abound as Asia's Alternative Protein Market Grows | 19% of respondents in key markets surveyed are flexitarian, on average for health reasons
MELBOURNE, Australia, July 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Food Frontier, an independent alternative proteins think tank, recently released its Alternative P... |
| 24.07.2023 | Australian Alt Protein Industry Has Grown Tenfold, But Bottlenecks Must Be Addressed | According to non-profit organisation Food Frontier, the alt protein industry in Australia and New Zealand has grown tenfold in the past few years, but the speed of growth has led to bottlenecks in supply chains.
The plant-based meat market ... |
| 21.07.2023 | Roquette Opens Customer Center for Asian Plant-Based Innovations in Singapore | As part of its Asia Pacific Innovation Center, Roquette has launched a customer center in Singapore to support clients with plant-based innovations that suit the Asian palate. This is the third facility that the French company launched this... |
| 12.07.2023 | Asia’s Growing Demand for Alternative Protein Benefits Antipodean Exporters, Report Finds | 3 Mins Read Asia’s surging demand for alternative proteins could open up new export avenues for manufacturers in Australia and New Zealand, according to recent research.
The new report, Alternative Proteins and Asia, was compiled by indepen... |
| 12.07.2023 | Report Reveals the Five Asian Countries With the Greatest Alt Protein Market Potential | A report by Food Frontier has revealed the five Asian countries with the biggest alt protein market potential, and the opportunities this could bring for Australian and New Zealand manufacturers.
In order of opportunity, the countries are:
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| 20.04.2022 | How lab-grown meat and insects are changing Australia’s protein industry | Chefs Neil Perry and Corey Costelloe in the kitchen, cooking up the Vow Food feast. Source: supplied.
As demand for alternative protein sources grows, Australians are increasingly looking for options that are healthy, sustainable and ethica... |
| 02.03.2022 | New AU$378 Million Project Launches To Transform South Australia Into A Plant Protein Manufacturing Powerhouse | 1
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Australian Plant Proteins (APP) is leading a project to quadruple the animal-free protein manufacturing capability of South Australia (SA). Three new production plants will be constructed, at a cost of AU$378 million, ... |
| 10.02.2022 | Australia’s Fënn Foods Nets $3 Million To Support Growth In Line With Plant-Based Meat Explosion | 3 Mins Read
Leading Australian plant-based meat manufacturer Fënn Foods has scooped $3 million in its latest funding round from Bombora Investment Management. The round was private and oversubscribed, with new investors participating alongs... |
| 20.01.2022 | One-Stop Vegan Food Platform VEats Pilots In Sydney Ahead of Australia-Wide Launch | 4 Mins Read
Founded by Australian duo Lara Young and Susan McCarthy, VEats is a new plant-based platform focussed on helping consumers looking for convenient plant-based options in the country. They describe the digital solution as a “first... |
| 10.12.2021 | Veteran Restaurateur Stuart Cook Opens Plant-Based ‘Flave’ In Australia’s Bondi Beach With Plans For 999 More | 1
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Stuart Cook, former CEO of Australian Mexican fast food chain Zambrero, has launched a 100 percent plant-based venue. Flave will be the first of 1,000 planned locations to be opened over the next 10 years.
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| 01.08.2021 | This Aussie Startup Just Raised $4.5M To Make Vegan Meat A Superfood | 245 1
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Australian plant-based startup Harvest B has just raised VC and grant funding totalling $4.5 million. The startup has developed a smart ingredient system that helps food producers make “superfood” vegan meat ana... |
| 16.03.2021 | Report Says Australian Alt-Meat Industry Could Be Worth $3Bn by 2030 | A new report by Food Frontier has examined the growth of the Australian plant-based sector using modelling from Deloitte Access Economics. The report looks at statistics from the past year and predicts some exciting future trends for the in... |
| 16.03.2021 | Australian Plant-Based Meat Industry ‘Grew Exponentially’ In 2020, New Report Reveals | 4 Mins Read
Australia’s plant-based meat industry thrived despite the economic downturn amid the pandemic, according to data published in a new report from regional alternative protein think tank Food Frontier. From surging retail sales to ... |
| 13.02.2021 | IN FOCUS: No roaming cattle but with high-tech labs, could Singapore be a 'meat' exporter? | SINGAPORE: As a tiny city-state with a population density that ranks third in the world, Singapore isn't particularly suited for conventional agriculture and free-roaming livestock.
But Gaia Foods needs no farm to feed a world hungry for so... |
| 22.12.2020 | Nick Hazell of V2Food: Lessons to Help Vegan Products Hit the Mainstream | 2020 has been a year of enormous growth for plant-based alternatives. In the US, Impossible Foods reached the milestone of 9,000 supermarket stockings, while Europe’s largest plant-based meat factory opened in December.
Here in Australia, M... |
| 22.12.2020 | Nick Hazell of V2Food: Lessons to Help Vegan Products Hit the Mainstream | Nick Hazell, CEO v2food
2020 has been a year of enormous growth for plant-based alternatives. In the US, Impossible Foods reached the milestone of 9,000 supermarket stockings, while Europe’s largest plant-based meat factory opened in Decemb... |
| 02.12.2020 | Change Foods, Maker of Dairy Products Through Fermentation, Hires Irina Gerry of Danone | Fermentation specialist Change Foods today announces a strategic hire of Irina Gerry, formerly of Danone, to bring to market its dairy products made without the cow, created with cutting edge biotechnology which formulates animal-free produ... |
| 02.12.2020 | Change Foods, Maker of Dairy Products Through Fermentation, Hires Irina Gerry of Danone | Irina Gerry ©Change Foods
Fermentation specialist Change Foods today announces a strategic hire of Irina Gerry, formerly of Danone, to bring to market its dairy products made without the cow, created with cutting edge biotechnology which fo... |
| 27.11.2020 | As demand for plant-based meat soars, a new $11 million manufacturing plant has opened in Sydney | Proform Foods manufacturing facility launch. (L-R) Matt Dunn, Karen Andrews MP, Julian Leeser MP and Stephen Dunn. Image: Wes Nel
Proform Foods launched a new $11 million plant-based meat facility in Sydney this week.
The site will produce ... |
| 27.10.2020 | Fable Foods’ Vegan Beef Ready-Meals Expand Across Australia | Fable Foods expands its line of plant-based ‘slow-braised meat ‘ready meals into Woolworths and Spar as consumer demand for plant-based food surges in Australia. Fable’s Plant-Based Braised Beef has been endorsed by celebrity Chef Heston Bl... |
| 28.09.2020 | Newly Formed Plant-Based EU Alliance Calls On Leaders To Transition Food System | 88 3
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A new alliance has been launched to urge European leaders to put plant-based foods at the heart of its food policy to ensure the transition towards a more sustainable and healthy food system. The organisation is c... |
| 17.09.2020 | Australia: Domestic Plant-Based Industry Identified as an Opportunity for Economic Recovery | CSIRO published a report this week identifying opportunities for economic recovery of the Australian industry and discusses the advantages the pandemic has created. According to the report, the domestic plant-based industry could play a maj... |
| 26.08.2020 | Report Shows Plant-Based Meats Perform Better Than Animal Meat On Multiple Health Indices | 13 2
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A new report by Australia and New Zealand-based non-profit think tank Food Frontier finds that plant-based meats are on average healthier than their animal meat counterparts. For the study, the analysts examined t... |
| 25.08.2020 | New Zealand & Australia – New Report Finds Plant Meats “Nutritionally Superior” to Animal Products | Food Frontier, an independent think tank on alternative proteins in Australia and New Zealand, has released a first-of-its-kind report that analyses the health and nutrition of plant-based meat products available in said countries, citing S... |
| 28.11.2019 | Life Health Foods: “Dedicated to Genuinely Making a Positive, Meaningful Difference to the Wellbeing of Communities” | Although Life Health Foods is a young Australian start-up founded just three years ago, the company is built on a rich history dating back to 1912. Its dedicated team is making a positive difference to the wellbeing of its local communities... |
| 14.10.2019 | V2FOOD Launches New Meat Alternative for Hungry Jack’s, While Petition is Started About the Product | V2FOOD is an Australian partnership between CSIRO, Main Sequence Ventures and the founder of fast food chain Hungry Jack’s. Together the group now announces its first plant based meat product created for Hungry Jack’s plantbased Rebel Whopp... |
| 14.10.2019 | V2FOOD Launches New Meat Alternative for Hungry Jack’s, While Petition is Started About the Product | Image: Hungry Jack's
V2FOOD is an Australian partnership between CSIRO, Main Sequence Ventures and the founder of fast food chain Hungry Jack’s. Together the group now announces its first plant based meat product created for Hungry Jack’s p... |
| 04.09.2019 | “We’re Facing a Multi Billion-Dollar Opportunity for Australia to Become a Global Plant-Protein Powerhouse” | The plant-based meat sector is set to expand massively in Australia, creating substantial growth for crop farmers according to a new report by Food Frontier titled ‘Meat the alternative: Australia’s $3 billion opportunity’, which finds that... |
