August 2022: We've heard of meat-free plant-based meat and even dairy-free milk (mylk) but what would you think if you heard that bee-free honey was the next food innovation for the plant-based movement? 

Well, Dutch company Fooditive is making plans to test bee-free honey in the near future.

The company has partners in New Zealand, Australia and the US collaborating to move towards foods and processes that are more sustainable than other traditional ingredients.

They already have a foothold in sugar replacements with an apple and pear based sweetener, as well as a plant-based protein that can be used in the food industry to replace dairy casein in food and beverage products. 

The team is active in what is known as the biotechnology industry, working with natural products.

Their move towards bee-free honey is about taking the pressure off bee populations, but it's not the mock honey that's made with sugar syrups that you might think. It is in fact a DNA replica of honey, created without bees.   

Fooditive uses fermentation enzymes and the same system applied already to its casein products. In what sounds like science fiction, the DNA of honey is copied to create a product that performs like traditional honey, with claims that the 'texture, taste, colour and even the health benefits' can be effectively mimicked to provide a kinder honey.

First trials by Fooditive are planned for the early parts of 2023. 

The hopes that the process of sequence modification used in the development of bee-free honey will be the beginning of huge advancement in the food and biotechnology industry, with the idea that such technology will allow the plant-based industry to 'perfectly mimic any animal product', according to the press release.   

"We feel like the next chapter of this journey has just begun. With the support from our shareholders, clients, partners and our team we are focused to increase our impact and make a fundamental change in the industry," said Fooditive founder Moayad Abushokhedim. 

The company is also working on an alternative to salt (LowSalt) to help with the health issues associated with a high-salt diet while also providing a greener alternative for the environment. The Rotterdam-based company will also be conducting trials and clinical studies around this in the near future. 

We can't wait to see what they come up with next.

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July 2022: NotMilk is a milk created by an Artificial Intelligence called Giuseppe, it tastes like real milk but is all plant based.

You won't believe what they out in it, and you can find out more with the full article here.

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February 2022: Aldi's Pizzabot robot made pizzas are here. They're cooked fresh for you while you wait and they look pretty good.

Read the full article here.

Aldi is giving Sydneysiders a taste of the future with the launch of a brand new Pizzabot at their North Sydney Corner Store. In what is promising to be the way of the future for pizza making, the Aldi vending machine will make pizza for customers in just two minutes. Touted as the first of its kind vending machine, the idea is to deliver a 'restaurant grade' pizza hot to customers in-store. 

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February 2022: Roll'd announces drone food deliveries to some lucky ACT and Queensland suburbs.

One of the great things we love about fast food (apart from the taste) is all in the name: it's fast.

Mostly that means grabbing it yourself while you're out and about, or waiting upwards of half an hour for a delivery to arrive. It's convenient and simple and feeds you when you need (or just want) it.

But what if it got even easier again? What if your food was simply dropped from the sky minutes after you ordered it? That's the promise of food delivery by drone.

Read the full article here.

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