Meat / Protein
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Motif FoodWorks
OpinionWhy plant-based meat is not ‘just another fad’
We are too close to unlocking the full potential of food design and the secrets of taste and texture to pull back on the space now, writes Michael Leonard, CEO of food-tech company Motif FoodWorks.
By Michael Leonard • Feb. 3, 2023 -
Courtesy of New School Foods
How New School Foods uses new ideas to make raw plant-based salmon
The research-focused startup is emerging from stealth with a $12 million seed round it will use to come to restaurants in 2024.
By Megan Poinski • Feb. 2, 2023 -
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TrendlineMaturation of the Plant-Based Meat Category
While plant-based meat’s sales growth is slowing, investment and innovation in the space is continuing. There’s a lot coming into the space, from companies with new ideas to studies showing positive effects on sustainability.
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Egg prices to remain high for as long as bird flu continues, experts say
After prices more than doubled over the past year, producers are grappling with the impact of the virus while politicians and activists call for investigations into potential price gouging.
By Chris Casey • Feb. 2, 2023 -
Courtesy of Eat Just
Deep DiveWill 2023 be the year food plays a role in sustainability policy?
Policymakers are starting to connect the dots between the sector — which represents roughly a third of all emissions — and climate change. But traditional ideas about food are hard to change.
By Megan Poinski • Jan. 31, 2023 -
Courtesy of Next Gen Foods
New Tindle chef-curated meal kits elevate the plant-based meat experience
The kits, available on Goldbelly, are part of a massive global consumer expansion of Next Gen Foods’ signature chicken analog product.
By Megan Poinski • Jan. 31, 2023 -
Courtesy of PepsiCo
Deep DiveFood companies say they can reduce their emissions this year. Experts are skeptical.
Academics and environmental groups say CPGs’ reliance on regenerative agriculture and carbon credits may not be enough to realistically hit their time-based goals.
By Chris Casey • Jan. 30, 2023 -
Courtesy of Meati Foods
Meati’s Mega Ranch opens, increasing its scale for a national launch
Production at the 100,000-square-foot mycelium meat analog fermentation plant will equal that of a traditional cattle farming facility, pound for pound, the company said.
By Megan Poinski • Jan. 26, 2023 -
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Tyson CFO pleads guilty to trespassing, intoxication charges: report
John Randal Tyson, great-grandson of the meat company’s founder, was initially arrested in November.
By Elizabeth Flood • Jan. 25, 2023 -
Courtesy of Perdue
Perdue’s new chicken products lean into at-home cooking and snacking trends
Flavor-Infused Chicken is fully cooked sous vide bites, while Chicken Plus Snackers are a flavor-forward extension to the company’s plant-based hybrid line.
By Chris Casey • Jan. 24, 2023 -
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How Believer Meats is building the future for cultivated chicken
The company, formerly known as Future Meat Technologies, hopes to have its North Carolina commercial-scale facility operational — and approval to put its meat on U.S. consumers’ plates — by Q1 2024.
By Megan Poinski • Jan. 23, 2023 -
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Homeland Security probes potential child trafficking at JBS slaughterhouses, NBC reports
A high number of minors the Labor Department found were illegally working for a cleaning contractor at two of the Brazilian meat giant’s plants were also migrants, officials told the network.
By Chris Casey • Jan. 23, 2023 -
Courtesy of Aleph Farms
Cultivated beef can be kosher, Israel’s top rabbi says
Aleph Farms is the first cell-based meat company to get an opinion on how its products fit in with religious dietary restrictions. It is working on similar reviews with Muslim and Hindu leaders.
By Megan Poinski • Jan. 20, 2023 -
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Danone plans to reduce methane 30% by 2030
Through its new partnership with the Environmental Defense Fund, the dairy giant aims to implement regenerative agriculture practices and influence governments to adopt more climate-friendly policies.
By Chris Casey • Jan. 18, 2023 -
Courtesy of No Meat Factory
No Meat Factory raises $42M to expand plant-based protein manufacturing
The Canada-based company makes branded alternative protein items for other companies, and seeks to offer its services globally.
By Megan Poinski • Jan. 13, 2023 -
Courtesy of Beyond Meat
Beyond Meat chief brand officer departs
Beth Moskowitz is the fifth executive to leave the publicly traded plant-based meat company since September.
By Megan Poinski • Jan. 13, 2023 -
Courtesy of Mondelē​​z International
4 snack trends to watch in 2023
Sales have stayed strong even as prices have increased thanks to innovation and increasingly on-the-go consumers. Will that momentum continue this year?
By Christine Blank • Jan. 12, 2023 -
Permission granted by Tyson Foods
Tyson adds 150 more jobs to Illinois plant expansion
The company broke ground on the $180 million addition to its plant — which will now add 400 new positions — in August.
By Chris Casey • Jan. 11, 2023 -
Courtesy of Impossible Foods
Impossible Foods hires chief demand officer to continue growth path
CPG veteran Sherene Jagla is the first to hold the hybrid position that brings together aspects of marketing, sales, insights and product development for the plant-based meat maker.
By Megan Poinski • Jan. 9, 2023 -
Courtesy of Tyson Foods
Small meatpackers get $9.6M from the Biden administration
The administration will provide funds toward 25 projects across 15 states, which USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack said will be targeted at areas that need them most.
By Chris Casey • Jan. 6, 2023 -
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Digging for gold: Kodiak CEO aims to convince consumers it’s more than waffles and pancakes
Despite competition from PepsiCo, Kellogg and other CPGs in the $47 billion breakfast category, new CEO Valerie Oswalt said her company plans to be more aggressive in promoting its oatmeal, frozen waffles and granola bars.
By Christopher Doering • Jan. 5, 2023 -
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Exclusive: PepsiCo to bring iconic chip brands into new snacking categories in 2023
Cheetos-flavored pretzels, Doritos co-branded jerky and a cracker with one of its major chip brands will allow the CPG giant to change how shoppers view its snacks and increase occasions when they are consumed.
By Christopher Doering • Jan. 4, 2023 -
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Cal-Maine hits record earnings as egg prices skyrocket, but shares drop
The largest egg producer in the U.S. said bird flu ravaging flocks led to a 110% year-over-year sales increase in its most recent quarter, but there are some signs prices of the protein could recede as the new year takes hold.
By Chris Casey • Jan. 3, 2023 -
Courtesy of Clif Bar
2022’s top M&A deals in the food and beverage industry
Last year saw companies turn to dealmaking as a way to quickly gain presence in fast-growing categories or strengthen their position in existing ones.
By Christopher Doering • Jan. 3, 2023 -
Courtesy of Benson Hill
Bunge to spend $550M on protein concentrate plant
The Indiana facility, which will create about 70 full-time jobs, will make key ingredients used in the production of plant-based foods, processed meat and other products.
By Christopher Doering • Dec. 22, 2022 -
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Genetically modified hens could end the culling of male chicks, tech company says
Huminn said its technology could allow chickens to produce only female offspring, which may eliminate the costs of sorting and killing males in commercial egg production.
By Chris Casey • Dec. 22, 2022
