Sydney cultivated meat startup Vow, best known for its “woolly mammoth meatball“, has launched in a second Asian city, with a new product resembling the French delicacy foie gras. The release of Forged Gras as a cell-based meat tackles one of the key ethical issues in foie gras production, gavage, the force-feeding of ducks and… Read more »
You had a great night out, but the next morning, anxiety hits: your heart races, and you replay every conversation from the night before in your head. This feeling, known as hangover anxiety or “hangxiety”, affects around 22% of social drinkers. While for some people, it’s mild nerves, for others, it’s a wave of anxiety… Read more »
Every business starts with a decision. In the case of Four Pillars, it was the decision to make gin. And from that first decision flowed a cascade of dozens, then hundreds, of other decisions to be made. At its simplest, all business is just decision making, and those decisions come at you thick and fast… Read more »
No sooner have the Brisbane Lions thrashed the Swans to claim the AFL premiership than another Queenslander is hitting town with Felons Brewing Co. setting up shop at Manly Wharf Bar in Sydney. In some ways it’s a bit of a homecoming for the brewery under Brisbane’s Story Bridge, which takes its name from the… Read more »
The empire of online drinks brand Just Wines is expanding again with the acquisition of craft beer e-tailer Beer Cartel and its gifting sub-brand Brewquets. The terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the merger comes nearly 3 years after the online beer store raised $1.45 million in a Birchal crowdfunding campaign from more… Read more »
Former Yahoo boss and Google OG Marissa Mayer is among several heavyweight US investors backing Australian cooking app ReciMe in a $1.5 million Seed round to make its mark in the States. ReciMe began life as a lockdown project for sisters Christine and Ivy Nguyen, and their best friend Will Kent. It launched in late… Read more »
Lab-grown animal proteins startup Vow Foods will serve its cell-based meat in a restaurant in Singapore next week. Its first product is a parfait (a buttery, silken pate made from livers), using cultivated Japanese quail cells, served as part of a A$290 dinner at Mori restaurant at the Mandala Club over the next fortnight. The… Read more »
The ready-to-drink (RTD) market is a crowded arena, but one brand has risen above the rest, capturing the essence of urban culture in every sip. Sophisticated Cocktail Co., founded by entrepreneur Vicki Lyon from her home in Sydney’s Northern Beaches, has evolved into a brand that stands out on shelves and in the hearts of… Read more »
Meal delivery service Providoor is staging a comeback six months after it shut down suddenly, with a range of celebrity chefs backing the reborn startups, now owned by Seventh Street Ventures founder Sam Benjamin. Born in response to the Covid lockdowns in April 2020 by Melbourne chef Shane Delia. It subsequently expanded into the NSW and… Read more »
Getting the right technology and expert advice has brewed success for Perth-based coffee roasting company and online retailer Grouch & Co. Renata Taylor’s grandma was quite the legend. Picture this: a Croatian immigrant in Australia, roasting coffee beans over a stovetop in her kitchen, and then throwing them across a table with newspapers to cool… Read more »
Consumer group Choice has enlisted the experts to help you caffeinate with confidence by choosing a coffee machine that’s right for you. With takeaway coffees now rising about $5 a cup – 2 a day and you have a $50 weekly habit – Choice tester Adrian Lini said a number of factors and personal preferences… Read more »
It’s currently Ramadan, Pesach (Passover) begins tonight for Jewish people and for Christians, Easter is this weekend, with seafood the focus of eating, especially on Good Friday. To deal with demand, the Sydney Fish Market is open from 5am to 5pm this Friday, April 7, before returning to its usual business hours of 7am-4pm for… Read more »
Queensland catering startup Gathar is launching a crowdfunding campaign on female founder focused platform Microwd. Gathar is the self-described “Airbnb of dinner parties”, which matches hosts with caterers, from chefs to talented home cooks. Expressions of interest for the crowdfunding campaign opened today on Microwd, which rebranded from ‘Pledgeme’ last year. The dinner party marketplace… Read more »
Former Hartsyard owners Jarrod Walsh and Dorothy “Dot” Lee are diving back into restaurant game after Easter with a new venue at the Old Clare Hotel in Sydney’s Chippendale, across the road from UTS Startups. Longshore, a seafood-focused restaurant and bar, will open in mid-April at the former Automata site at the Old Clare Hotel, seating… Read more »
Move over cows, a clinical trial of older Kiwis drinking deer milk has found it’s good for their health. The New Zealand study, by Massey University and commissioned by the government-owned farming business Pāmu, found drinking the company’s deer milk improved the nutritional status, muscle mass and physical performance of women aged 65 and above.… Read more »
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