by Vincent Heeringa | Jul 19, 2023 | Opinion
In an ongoing series of profiles of science leaders from Plant&Food, Vincent Heeringa talks to Dr Revel Drummond If scientist Revel Drummond was in a television commercial, he’d probably reprise the role of Madge, the Palmolive lady: “GMOs? You know you’re soaking...
by Vincent Heeringa | Jun 15, 2023 | Opinion
They’re both in the white powder business. Both produce protein for export. And they both love occupying flat, rain-drenched New Zealand pasture. So is plant-protein pioneer Leaft Foods a competitor or a complement to the dairy sector? The irony of the question is not...
by Vincent Heeringa | Jun 8, 2023 | News
New Zealand’s vast dairy infrastructure could be converted to create fermented proteins for millions more people, reckons a leader in the alternative protein space. Toby Lane, CEO of alt protein start-up New Fish, says New Zealand’s leadership in dairy science, along...
by Vincent Heeringa | May 18, 2023 | Opinion
Food prices seem high right now. And they are. But take a step back to look at the bigger picture and you’ll witness one of those chin-scratching miracles of industrialisation: the price of food has been falling steadily as a share of income since your grandad was...
by Vincent Heeringa | May 11, 2023 | Opinion
It’s worth enduring floods, a pandemic and a maze of orange cones just to try the lamb chops at Cassia, the Indian fusion restaurant by Sid and Chand Sahrawat. Flavoured with Goan spice and topped with cream cheese, the chops are a hit in a menu of bangers. Like all...
