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Nestlé taps startup to advance regenerative agriculture in beef production
The CPG will work with Grassroots Carbon to pay ranchers for practices that restore soil health and reduce emissions.
By Sarah Zimmerman • July 31, 2023 -
PepsiCo, Walmart team on $120M investment in regenerative agriculture
Their plan is expected to deliver 4 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emission reductions by 2030.
By Nathan Owens • July 27, 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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Indoor farming company AppHarvest files for bankruptcy
The startup, backed by Martha Stewart and now-U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance, couldn't overcome high operational costs and lower than expected crop yields.
By Sarah Zimmerman • July 26, 2023 -
Yo Egg announces nationwide partnership with Veggie Grill
The launch of the plant-based egg at the national restaurant group comes as other egg substitutes are available only as a scramble — not a whole egg.
By Elizabeth Flood • July 25, 2023 -
Former Mondelēz exec launches $80M agtech startup fund
Gil Horsky, who led the CPG's venture capital arm, is helping start Flora Ventures, a new fund to invest in food sustainability.
By Nathan Owens • July 25, 2023 -
Konscious Foods launches first ever plant-based frozen ‘raw’ seafood in Whole Foods
French chef and founder Yves Potvin’s latest venture is disrupting the plant-based seafood industry with a frozen sushi option.
By Elizabeth Flood • July 25, 2023 -
Yough aims to disrupt frozen pizza space with the help of Greek yogurt
The brand said its higher protein dough helps it stand out against crusts made with chickpeas and cauliflower — as it plots a future expansion into other baked goods.
By Chris Casey • July 21, 2023 -
Wild Planet launches ‘sustainably caught’ seafood products
The company said the new offerings — including a ready-to-eat Tuna Quinoa Salad — were sourced ethically by small fishers that cause less damage to the environment.
By Chris Casey • July 20, 2023 -
How AI is driving supply chain advancements for food manufacturers
CPG companies can use the technology to see which investments are most effective — particularly with product development and sustainability.
By Chris Casey • July 19, 2023 -
Cargill aims to help beef producers curtail emissions
The meat giant said its new framework helps producers quantify, audit and verify methane emitted by cows, which could drive down production of the greenhouse gas.
By Chris Casey • July 18, 2023 -
Kraft Heinz to spend more than $400M to build Illinois distribution center, hire 150-plus workers
The 775,000-square-foot facility will allow the CPG giant to reduce its environmental footprint, boost supply chain efficiencies and ship its products to retail and food service customers faster.
By Christopher Doering • July 18, 2023 -
Nestlé to expand regenerative agriculture for wheat in DiGiorno Pizza
The investment will bring climate-smart practices to more than 100,000 acres of farmland as the food and beverage giant aims to increase sustainable sourcing of key ingredients.
By Sarah Zimmerman • July 17, 2023 -
Best known for injera, the tiny teff grain aims to sow a big future
Proponents of the ingredient, which needs less water to grow and is gluten-free, are aiming to expand its use in crackers, chips, breakfast cereals and pasta.
By Christopher Doering • July 13, 2023 -
Coca-Cola, 8 bottlers form $137.7M venture capital fund focusing on sustainability investments
Each of the nine entities, including the beverage giant, contributed about $15 million to the initiative. It will focus on five areas, including packaging, distribution and supply chain.
By Christopher Doering • July 12, 2023 -
Traceability company Oritain raises $57M to spur growth
Food and beverage producers, such as A2 Milk and Nestlé’s Nescafe, depend on the firm to assure customers that the items they purchase are genuine and sourced ethically.
By Christopher Doering • July 12, 2023 -
Sponsored by Benson Hill
The one question every CPG brand should ask ESG innovators right now
How can ESG innovators and CPG brands break through together?
July 10, 2023 -
Insect protein company Ynsect names insider as CEO
Shankar Krishnamoorthy, who joined the company in 2021, takes over from co-founder Antoine Hubert. He will be responsible for overseeing the expansion of the fast-growing business.
By Christopher Doering • July 10, 2023 -
The top Ingredients stories of 2023 (so far)
As companies grapple with a diverse set of outside challenges, their focus has turned internally toward innovation, AI and upcycling.
By Food Dive staff • July 10, 2023 -
Upcycled chicken producer Do Good Foods files for bankruptcy
The two-year-old company is the latest food business to file in the last month, following AeroFarms and Tattooed Chef, as upstarts struggle with a challenging economic environment.
By Chris Casey • July 10, 2023 -
Column
Leftovers: Pepsi puts pineapple on top; Pillsbury stuffs banana bread in a tube
The CPG beverage giant is rolling out the exclusive flavor at Little Caesars locations, and Peak State is debuting coffee made with adaptogenic mushrooms.
By Food Dive staff • July 7, 2023 -
Profile
PepsiCo struggles to advance its plastic sustainability goals
The food and beverage company’s ESG report attributed its increased use of virgin plastic from nonrenewable sources, in part, to “limited availability and high cost of recycled content.”
By Katie Pyzyk • July 6, 2023 -
Opinion
New analysis reveals best practice examples as food segment nibbles on their emissions
The food sector needs to make a lot more progress when it comes to implementing effective ways to reduce emissions, according to Ceres’ Nako Kobayashi.
By Nako Kobayashi • July 5, 2023 -
Food waste solutions must not shy away from processing, IFT says
The group said technology needs to play a larger role if efforts to reduce the 1 billion tons of food lost each year are going to be successful.
By Chris Casey • June 28, 2023 -
Sponsored by Enel X
A 360-degree approach to industrial sustainability: Parmacotto and Enel X Global Retail
Climate change is not some future state — it’s here today, and the scientific predictions are increasingly dire.
June 26, 2023 -
JBS pulls ‘aspirational’ claims about its net zero emissions goal
The National Advertising Review Board ruled the wording was misleading because it made consumers believe the meat giant was guaranteed to have virtually no greenhouse gas impact by 2040.
By Megan Poinski • June 23, 2023