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Australia’s 2025 food signals point to a structural shift rather than a trend cycle. Pureprofile’s national social-insights model highlights a population leaning hard into provenance, local sovereignty, plant-forward living, and an AI-enabled reimagining of product development. Traditional narratives of “premium imports” are being displaced by identity-led consumption treating food as cultural expression, not just nutrition. Australia isn’t waiting for permission, it’s invent

Global plant-based yogurt demand is expanding at a steady 9.2% annual growth, led by gut-health trends and the normalisation of dairy-free products in mainstream retail. Coconut yogurt remains one of the strongest textural performers, but ANZ brands like Raglan (NZ), COYO (AU), and Coco Bella (AU) operate with a strategic disadvantage: total reliance on imported coconut cream and milk from Thailand and Sri Lanka.

The latest Innova top food trends Insights data cements 2026 as the year when protein innovation must intersect with lifestyle relevance.

Whole Foods Market’s 2026 food trend forecast confirms a consumer reset: less artificial, more ancestral. The focus on tallow, fibre, vinegar, and female producers reflects a convergence of nostalgia, nutrition, and social consciousness shaping grocery innovation.

Anuga 2025 has just wrapped up and revealed an industry maturing beyond novelty. Plant-based and alternative proteins remain central, but the spotlight has shifted to integration: hybrid systems, fermented and microbial inputs, as well as nutrient-dense whole foods. Clean-label transparency and climate resilience now drive procurement, while personalised nutrition and functional benefits re-shape NPD briefs. The consumer signal is clear: “make it natural, make it traceable,