Can premium breakfast cereals take the leap in Asia? Blue Frog thinks so
New Zealand breakfast cereal brand Blue Frog sees opportunities to premiumise Asia’s breakfast market as consumers
Blue Frog founder and CEO Scotty Baragwanath said he was inspired by cereals he made for his children and by a perceived gap in the market for premium, minimally processed breakfast products.
He said the company’s products are made from simple whole-food ingredients that consumers could recognise from their own kitchens.
The GLP-1 effect reaches ANZ
New research suggests Australia and New Zealand are following the same GLP-1-driven consumer shifts seen elsewhere, offering an early indication of where the wider APAC food market could head next
North America and Europe may have dominated headlines about GLP-1 medications, but Australia and New Zealand are catching up.
They’re increasingly demonstrating how those consumer shifts are spreading through Asia-Pacific as uptake accelerates and food purchasing habits evolve.
According to NIQ Homescan data, awareness in the region has reached 78%, up five percentage points in a single quarter, while 55% would consider using the drugs.
Beyond dairy: New Zealand seeks to expand global F&B acclaim
New Zealand may be best recognised globally for the quality of its dairy exports, but the island nation plans for more of its food and nutrition products to gain international renown
Over 90% of New Zealand’s dairy production is exported, and its largely grass-fed system alongside strict production standards have made this among the most well-known sources of premium dairy in the world.
But with competition increasing and consumer demands evolving rapidly from day to day, the nation believes that there are many more food and nutrition areas with immense potential for it to grow in and reach the same level of global acclaim that it has with dairy.
“As it is, New Zealand products and solutions actually already span across many categories, but what we want to do now is ensure we shift from that product-focused mindset to a focus on evidence-based nutrition,” New Zealand Trade and Enterprise Head of Business Development Erika Sirimanne said.
Will dairy’s big 7 sink the cheese market?
As dairy’s biggest global players pivot to cheese, what does that mean for prices?
Cheese is the new king of the dairy. Or at least the undisputed growth driver. Because with volatile milk prices putting processors under more pressure than ever, there is a clear shift towards higher-value products like cheese.
Cheddar is very much a global product, made across the US, the EU and Oceania. And in the US and New Zealand milk production is still strong. US figures show supply is up around 2% compared to last year while New Zealand is up around 4% with a strong next season now forecast.
Are global coffee sustainability strategies falling short?
Coffee sustainability worldwide is at a crossroads, as prices fluctuate and concerns grow over climate change, farmer incomes and long-term supply resilience.
The price of coffee recently spiked to the highest levels seen in around half a century, with peaks seen in early 2025 as well as mid-2026. Arabica coffee prices reached an unprecedented US$4.40 per pound in February 2025, the highest ever recorded.
These were primarily driven by climate disruptions affecting yields in Brazil, the world’s leading coffee producer at 35% of total global coffee, which in turn also led to a severe drop in inventories worldwide.
