Amid changing consumer preferences and continuously evolving food trends, how can brands develop genuinely exciting plant-based products that have staying power on shelves, during Veganuary and year-round? We explore.

As we welcome the New Year, we’d like to thank you for your continued trust and support.

The exciting new innovations launched onto the market in 2025 highlighted a number of key trends, including the rise of multifunctional nutrition products, cleaner label meat alternatives and global flavours.

Join us as we reflect on the last 12 months, and read on to discover the 15 most-read news stories of 2025 on The Plant Base.

Why do consumers keep choosing meat, even when alternatives are widely available, promoted as healthier and marketed as sustainable? This was the question driving More than Meat, a major new study from the EIT Food Consumer Observatory.

Wishing you a joyful festive season, filled with peace, happiness and quality time with your loved ones.

Acclym's Arsira Thumaprudti explains how farmers can unlock the power of regenerative agriculture to avoid supply chain issues, create a more reliable food system and help the environment recover.

In our final 'Start-up spotlight' feature for 2025, we speak to Sly Foods: a producer of freeze-dried plant-based meals designed to fuel adventurous, outdoors-loving consumers in the most demanding of conditions.

A year of incredible innovation and industry events concluded in the historic and picturesque city of Paris, France, at Food Ingredients Europe 2025. We dig into some of the top plant-based innovations highlighted by exhibitors at this year’s buzzing event.