Future Food Aotearoa (FFA)

HOT TAKE: 👀📉 NOT ANOTHER GUT HEALTH SODA PREBIOTICS? Aldi, Kroger, Pepsi and Coke are also doing prebiotic sodas, we also have spiked prebiotic sodas now, close that deck babe, it’s time to call it — PROBIOTICS in 2025? hmmm, feels 2010s and too adjacent to kombucha, don’t think kefir soda has been able to breakthrough either POSTBIOTICS is slightly creeping in. Mighty has all three literally. 😩 The way I see it— One: Coke/Pepsi entry helps dilute the space maybe to their benefit of getting these top competitor (potential acquisitions) prices down Two: Regulation? Lawsuits abounded when kombucha was in its heyday mostly around sugar content, now lawsuits are popping up to dispute gut health claims or benefits. Three: Pendulum swings back. GenZ is still obsessed over Diet Coke, Utah soda culture is growing across US where Pepsi has also thrown its hat in: see Dripps. Keurig Dr Pepper has had a killer year nailing Gen Alpha obsessions like Shirley Temple Four: These sodas let go of their gut health claims like Poppi has done in Canada and become more of a Zevia/flavored soda but healthier without the functional claims and maybe even just a bit of real sugar. Do we need yet another gut health soda in 2025? 🤔

Short update over #precisionfermentation (PF) ingredients. 🌎 2024 witnessed a surge in approvals in the #unitedstates (particularly self-affirmed GRAS) : New Culture, Vivici, 21st.BIO, All G, and Oobli. With a different fermentation process, Solar Foods' protein also received a thumbs-up. #China granted its first PF approval (lactoferrin from All G!!), and   #Canada also with Remilk's beta-lactoglobulin (BLG). Currently approved list of ingredients made through PF: BLG, LF, casein, ovalbumin, monellin (sweet protein), leghemoglobin. 💸 A still short amount of capital is being invested… a difficult period for start-ups, especially to scale up. VC focus is turning into agritech, regenerative agriculture, food waste, etc. Government support is key to unlocking full potential ! What to expect in 2025 ? ➡️ Further regulation developments in the US: for caseins (Standing Ovation, Those Vegan Cowboys , …), BLG (Bon Vivant, …), ovalbumin (Onego Bio), LF (Helaina), etc. Growth in other countries is also awaited, especially in Asia (hoping for TurtleTree approval in SG), and plenty more. ➡️ Driving costs down through continuous fermentation (Cauldron Ferm, Pow.Bio), or feeding microbes methane alike Unibio. ➡️ Developments toward price parity with partnerships & a turn toward high-value products with bioactives. ➡️ Other technology developments, such as #Plantmolecularfarming (with for example Alpine Bio capable to make all 4 caseins within soy cells in the US) #microalgae (Brevel), #microbialfermentation, etc. Can't wait to see what 2025 has in store! Please feel free to comment below with any suggestions or additions!

We’re thrilled to see AgriSea's new website and celebrate the launch of their groundbreaking nanocellulose manufacturing plant, now officially up and running! This innovative facility transforms seaweed waste into high-value nanocellulose, marking a global first for sustainable biotechnology right here in Aotearoa New Zealand. At the Bioresource Processing Alliance (BPA), we’re proud to have played a role in supporting AgriSea’s journey—from scaling their technology to unlocking the potential of seaweed by-products. Together, we’re creating new opportunities for innovation and sustainability on a global scale. 🚀 The future is bright—watch this space! AgriSea NZ Seaweed Ltd www.nano-sea.com #Innovation #Sustainability #CircularBioeconomy #Collaboration #AgriSea #BPA