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PepsiCo asks suppliers to avoid buying palm oil from major producer in Indonesia
The food and beverage giant cut ties with Astra Agro Lestari, which has faced allegations of land grabbing and human rights abuses.
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Sponsored by AjinomotoAre you ready to shake the salt habit? 3 strategies food manufacturers can use to lower sodium content.
Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition team can help spark inspiration and innovation for food manufacturers aiming to make more flavorful, full-textured alternative protein products.
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Krispy Kreme exiting CPG snack business, cutting 102 jobs
The sweets maker said the segment underperformed on the market. Instead, the company is focusing on delivering fresh-baked doughnuts to stores.
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Shiru launches plant-based fat as its first ingredient
OleoPro, developed with the company’s artificial intelligence platform, combines proteins and unsaturated oil for functions similar to animal ingredients with less saturated fat.
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Kellogg’s new company names — Kellanova and WK Kellogg Co — signal ‘disruptive’ fresh start, CEO says
The monikers bring its recognizable brand into two distinct businesses for snacking and cereal, Steve Cahillane told Food Dive.
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ADM expands regenerative reach with new consumer ingredient brand
Knwble Grwn, which features flax, hemp oil and seeds, focuses on sustainable practices and highlighting underrepresented farmers, the company's commercial manager told Food Dive.
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Bank collapses unlikely to affect large food companies, but smaller upstarts at risk, analyst says
A Mizuho research note said short-term disruption, tighter lending standards and a stronger emphasis on free cash/profitability could prevent some businesses from gaining financing or entering the industry.
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Believer Meats promotes its COO to the CEO slot
Gustavo Burger joined the cultivated meat maker last year, playing a key role in building an operations team with CPG experience as the company builds a facility in North Carolina and prepares to launch.
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Tyson to close two plants, laying off nearly 1,700 workers
The company said closing two of its processing facilities will help it optimize its chicken supply chain. It offered assistance to employees impacted by the decision.
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How The Better Meat Co. scrambled to meet payroll after the SVB collapse
CEO and co-founder Paul Shapiro said a fast and unexpected loss of access to capital was one scenario the company wasn’t prepared to handle.
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Food inflation cools again in February, driven by decrease in egg prices
Grocery prices rose last month at a 10.2% annual rate, down from 11.3% in January, the federal government reported Tuesday.
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Food startups describe a ‘roller coaster of emotions’ as Silicon Valley Bank collapsed
Many companies with accounts at the bank were showing off their products at Natural Products Expo West as news went out, sending many founders into a frenzy.
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Experts worry migration season could further spread of bird flu
As meat and egg producers deal with ongoing supply issues, traveling waterfowl and raptor flocks potentially carrying the virus could complicate the situation.
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Nobell Foods poaches Impossible executive to head food science and product development
Sergey Solomatin spent more than a decade at the plant-based meat giant where he helped to develop, scale and commercialize its technology.
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Inside Nestlé‘s long road to improve the sustainability of its packaging footprint
From Nespresso pods made of paper to Stouffer’s trays made with 30% recycled plastic, the CPG giant is finding novel ways to improve some of the millions of pounds of packaging material it uses annually.
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Bang Energy’s parent company ousts controversial founder and names interim CEO
Founder Jack Owoc will no longer run the business, while John DiDonato, currently the chief transformation officer, takes over on a temporary basis.
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ColumnLeftovers: Van Leeuwen scoops into Hidden Valley Ranch ice cream; Snoop Dogg brews a premium coffee brand
The premium dessert maker taps the condiments aisle for its latest savory combination, and Kellogg brings two of its most popular brands together with Apple Jacks Pop-Tarts.
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Kraft Heinz and NotCo launch plant-based NotMayo
The product is the second to come from the joint venture between the CPG giant and the food tech unicorn. It will get to store shelves this month before gradually expanding nationwide.
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Nestlé brings Natural Bliss creamer brand into plant-based milks
The product, which contains oats and fava beans, is designed for consumption on its own or in smoothies and cereal.
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As US mulls vaccinating poultry for bird flu, chicken industry could stand in the way
Broiler producers are concerned about trade implications, but fears that the virus will mutate or spread to humans may spur a new plan of action.
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Former Blue Bell CEO to plead guilty to charges connected to 2015 listeria outbreak
All fraud charges against Paul Kruse will be dropped and he will be fined $100,000, according to the plea agreement.
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Chinese food brand Fly By Jing raises $12M
The brand, which launched in 2018, also announced the appointment of its first chief financial, operations and commercial officers.
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Impossible Foods launches a healthier version of its signature plant-based beef
Impossible Beef Lite, which is intended as a replacement for 90/10 lean meat from cows, has 45% less total fat than its animal-based counterpart.
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How Bonumose’s new tagatose facility moves better-for-you sweeteners forward
The Virginia plant producing the rare sugar officially opened this month, making a supply of the healthier stand-in for sucrose available for manufacturers.
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Why Aloha sees big sustainability potential with its new protein bar
The brand’s Kona bar is made with Ponova oil, an emulsifier that comes from the beans of the Hawaiian pongamia tree, which helps to repair soil impacted by deforestation.
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Four in 10 consumers will buy food made through precision fermentation
A recent study done by Hartman Group in partnership with Cargill and Perfect Day found the willingness to try products increases with education about how they’re made and their sustainability benefits.
