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Boycott narrows Bud Light’s lead in the premium beer category
Sales of the AB InBev-owned brew have fallen and the brand has lost ground to offerings from Molson Coors and Yuengling following its promotion with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney.
By Christopher Doering • May 16, 2023 -
Supreme Court rejects pork industry challenge to California law
The 5-4 decision is a legal win for animal welfare advocates, who have long argued the industry does not allow enough space for livestock, like breeding pigs, to roam.
By Chris Casey • Updated May 11, 2023 -
Trendline
Top 5 stories from Food Dive
The food and beverage industry is changing rapidly and the actions companies take this year are likely to play a major role in defining their future.
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Meatable moves closer to Singapore cultivated meat approval with sausage tasting
The Dutch company hopes to launch its pork created from animal cells in 2024 and plans to bring its products to the U.S. next.
By Megan Poinski • May 11, 2023 -
Mondelēz plans shutdown of Enjoy Life facility, will ‘refocus and narrow’ allergen-free portfolio
The CPG giant said an influx of products in the free-from snacking space is prompting it to shutter the Indiana plant, where 105 people work.
By Christopher Doering • May 9, 2023 -
Sponsored by ENGIE Impact
Cooking with power: implementing induction heat in commercial kitchens
Transitioning to induction-based cooking is a key ingredient in decarbonizing commercial kitchens.
By Charlie Linkenheil, Carbon Analyst at ENGIE Impact and Tanner Harris, Energy & Sustainability Strategic Advisor at ENGIE Impact • May 8, 2023 -
Legislators condemn manufacturers that added sesame in response to allergy labeling law
Some bakers have put the ingredient into products that didn’t have it before, which has led some people to unknowingly consume the seed.
By Megan Poinski • May 4, 2023 -
Hershey to invest in schools and boost income of farmers in Côte d’Ivoire
The chocolate giant plans to distribute cash payments of up to $600 per household annually to about 5,000 cocoa farming households and partner to build 10 primary schools.
By Christopher Doering • May 1, 2023 -
Regenerative ag is driving food sustainability promises, but is it greenwashing?
As companies like PepsiCo and General Mills enlist farmers to deliver on their lofty emissions reduction goals, experts are divided over whether the practice will produce tangible results.
By Chris Casey , Shaun Lucas • April 27, 2023 -
JBS ends contracts with company fined for employing child labor
The meat processing giant will transition its sanitation services in-house at some locations and to third-party providers at other plants.
By Chris Casey • April 26, 2023 -
USDA gets closer to officially designating salmonella a contaminant
A proposal in the Federal Register would decree that raw stuffed breaded chicken with low levels of the bacteria is adulterated.
By Megan Poinski • April 25, 2023 -
I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter Spray labeling is not misleading, appellate court rules
The U.S. 9th Circuit judges said the pump-action seasoning can be considered a spray — and therefore bill itself as having no calories or fat per serving.
By Megan Poinski • April 19, 2023 -
JBS to pay $25M to settle allegations of beef price fixing
The meat giant will pay the sum to a group of consumers after a class action lawsuit accused it of conspiring with competitors to inflate prices.
By Chris Casey • April 19, 2023 -
Appellate court reinstates Louisiana plant-based labeling law, but narrows its scope
The 5th Circuit’s opinion interprets the law in a way no food company would be likely to violate it, attorneys for the plaintiffs said.
By Megan Poinski • April 14, 2023 -
Pilgrim’s Pride, Perdue settle in poultry price-fixing case totaling $35M
These chicken producers join a dozen other companies that have agreed to a settlement with Washington state’s attorney general who says the businesses colluded to increase profits. Five processors have yet to settle.
By Chris Casey • April 10, 2023 -
Sen. Sanders calls to ‘break up’ large egg producers as Cal-Maine profits surge 718%
The lawmaker once again brought up his rallying call to split “Big Ag” after the country's largest egg producer announced its latest quarterly profits.
By Chris Casey • Updated April 6, 2023 -
Conagra commits to phasing out gestation crates amid pressure
The food giant aims to source all of its pork from farms that use open pen gestation systems by 2026, a win for The Humane Society which had been pushing for the change.
By Chris Casey • April 4, 2023 -
Despite dire warnings in climate report, HowGood sees promise in food production
The sustainability platform’s chief innovation officer Ethan Soloviev said in an interview that carbon sequestration and deforestation provide solutions to food insecurity despite Big Food’s impact on emissions.
By Chris Casey • April 3, 2023 -
Opinion
Why Joe Biden needs to have a conversation with Michelle Obama on food policy
The current administration should take a page or two from the former first lady who said there are limits to government mandates, according to Sean McBride.
By Sean McBride • April 3, 2023 -
FDA extends comments on controversial Red No. 3 through May
Thousands of comments have accumulated on the petition, which asks the government to ban the use of the dye in food.
By Megan Poinski • March 30, 2023 -
Tyson wins COVID lawsuit against meatpacking employees
The U.S. appeals court in New Orleans granted the meat giant's motion to dismiss the case, stating the workers did not provide evidence they contracted the virus as a result of the company's negligence.
By Chris Casey • March 29, 2023 -
Egg market may be improving ahead of Easter, but bird flu brings unknowns: Wells Fargo
As producers work to rebuild flocks, they remain cautious about the impact the virus will have this year, the banking giant's Agri-Food Institute sector manager said.
By Chris Casey • March 28, 2023 -
FDA food and nutrition leader to retire in May
With the departure of Susan Mayne, neither of the agency’s divisions overseeing food will have a leader, setting the table for a new deputy commissioner to manage a unified department.
By Megan Poinski • March 27, 2023 -
WSWA calls on Congress to legalize cannabis with alcohol-like regulations
State laws about the sale of hard beverages should inform legislation dealing with THC and CBD, the trade group said in a letter to Congress last week.
By Chris Casey • March 27, 2023 -
New FDA policy would let manufacturers use salt substitutes
The proposed rule would make the standards of identity for 140 products more flexible, but would not require reformulation to reduce sodium content.
By Megan Poinski • March 24, 2023 -
Tapioca starch sweetener gets GRAS status from the FDA
Anderson Advanced Ingredients’ FiberSmart is 20% as sweet as sugar and also can replace maltodextrin, the company says.
By Megan Poinski • March 23, 2023