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TRENOS SiGINT: No-Pig Bacon Arrives as New Zealand’s Plant-Based Deli Market Finds Its Winners
New Zealand's plant-based sector is moving beyond experimentation into category consolidation. The 2026 Vegan Society's Vegan Sausage & Deli Awards reveal a small group of manufacturers repeatedly winning across multiple categories, suggesting technical capability, manufacturing consistency and consumer acceptance are becoming more important than simply offering another alternative meat product.
Scott Mathias
Jul 12 min read
TRENOS SiGINT: ANDFOODS Non-Dairy Whipped Cream Shaking Up AsiaPac Barista Scene
New Zealand based, ANDFOODS is moving beyond pilot-scale optimism into operational reality with its non-dairy whipped cream. Its first full-scale pre-commercial trial in China marks a critical shift from learning how non-dairy cream behaves not just in theory, but within Asian manufacturing systems, ingredient supply chains, and café cultures. Backed by Foundation support and local partners, the company is positioning China not only as a market, but as a production and learni
Scott Mathias
Jan 202 min read
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