Meat / Protein: Page 18

  • Do Good Foods Chicken
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    Behind Do Good Foods’ mission to lower livestock emissions through upcycling

    The company, which uses unsold groceries to create animal feed, plans to have a facility in every major metropolitan area to produce its chicken and egg products.

    By • May 3, 2023
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    The Every Company and Alpha Foods partner to create plant-based food with animal-free eggs

    The joint development agreement is the first to bring a precision-fermentation-made ingredient to enhance meat analogs.

    By • May 3, 2023
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    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. 

    By Food Dive staff
  • Three packages of Kraft Heinz Homebake products sit on a gray marbled surface.
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    Kraft Heinz brings convenience to frozen meals with Homebake 425°/:30

    The new brand, the latest in a series of recent innovations from the CPG giant, features different options for main courses as well as side and vegetable dishes.

    By • May 3, 2023
  • Cans of plant-based Loma Linda Tuno.
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    Above Food to go public through SPAC merger

    The deal values the Canadian agriculture, ingredient and CPG company at $319 million, and company leaders say there are opportunities for margin growth.

    By • May 1, 2023
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    JBS USA taps new CEO

    Wesley Batista Filho, grandson of the company’s founder, is taking over. Outgoing chief Tim Schellpeper chose to retire, the meat giant said in a statement.

    By • May 1, 2023
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    Leftovers: Conagra brings Wendy’s chili to cans; M&M’s brews Caramel Cold Brew candy

    The CPG version of the fast food staple features beef, peppers and beans in a tomato-based sauce, and DiGiorno gets thick and thin with new pizza styles.

    By Food Dive staff • April 28, 2023
  • A sign hangs above the door at the Tyson Foods offices on October 06, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois.
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    Tyson Foods to lay off 10% of corporate employees

    The job cuts — which include 15% of senior leadership positions — mark the third major cost-cutting measure by the largest U.S. meat processor in recent months.

    By • April 27, 2023
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    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 , • April 27, 2023
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    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 • April 26, 2023
  • Several packages of Kirkland Organic Chicken Party Wings in a cooler.
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    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 • April 25, 2023
  • Meat at a Safeway in Washington, D.C.
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    Meat prices rose less than 1% overall in March as sales remained close to year-ago levels

    Prices for fresh beef, pork, bacon and lamb were down last month on a year-over-year basis, but costs for chicken and turkey increased by almost 10%.

    By Sam Silverstein • April 24, 2023
  • Two halves of a breakfast sandwich with cultivated chicken sausage, a poached egg and spinach are stacked on top of each other on an orange plate on a white table with a yellow wall in the background.
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    Upside Foods announces cultivated ground chicken as its second product

    As it prepares for full regulatory approval, the company announced a new form of its meat that can be made faster, in greater quantities and less expensively than whole cuts, said Chief Operating Officer Amy Chen.

    By • April 24, 2023
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    More than 40% of consumers factor in sustainability when purchasing food, survey finds

    Kearney's annual Earth Day report indicates that even as shoppers deal with inflation, they are still likely to consider the environmental impact when purchasing items.

    By • April 21, 2023
  • Dishes of food including spaghetti and meatballs, meat curry, pasta with meat sauce, rice and frisee salad fill a table. Four hands with utensils are scooping up some of the food.
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    Quorn mycoprotein becomes available as an ingredient

    This is the first time the fungi-derived substance, which has starred in branded meat analog products since 1985, will be widely available to other manufacturers.

    By • April 20, 2023
  • A JBS meatpacking plant in Greeley, Colorado.
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    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 • April 19, 2023
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    Kellogg discontinues MorningStar Farms Incogmeato burger

    The CPG food giant said that while it eliminated its plant-based patty, it is still working to innovate and add new alternative protein products to its lineup.

    By • April 18, 2023
  • Several orange boxes of Juicy Marbles' Plant-Based Thick Cut Fillet tiled.
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    How Juicy Marbles is raising the steaks in plant-based meat

    The Slovenian company uses its technology — and irreverent sense of humor — to change the way people think of alternatives. 

    By • April 17, 2023
  • A salad with Meati's fermented chicken breast.
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    Alternative proteins sector is growing and needs government support, reports say

    Three studies published by the Good Food Institute show significant progress and expansion in the plant-based, fermented and cell cultivated product segments.

    By • April 12, 2023
  • A person in a yellow shirt uses red chopsticks to pick up grilled cultivated chicken and ramen noodles in a green bowl.
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    ADM partners with Believer Meats on cultivated products

    The agreement brings the global food giant’s ingredients and nutritional expertise to enhance cultured meat items, and lays out a path to potentially produce them for commercialization.

    By • April 12, 2023
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    Tyson workers go on strike at Arkansas plant set to close in May

    Employees are demanding fair working conditions, including a severance payment for production floor workers, full payment of unused vacation time and compensation for injury claims.

    By • April 11, 2023
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    Plant-based sales hit $8B in 2022

    The segment posted 6.6% growth during a year marked by inflation and supply chain upheaval, which the Plant Based Foods Association says proves its staying power.

    By • April 11, 2023
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    Deep Dive

    The ambitious plan by Hain Celestial’s new CEO to restore growth and evolve the better-for-you food giant

    In her first interview since taking over in January, Wendy Davidson said her strategy at the Greek Gods yogurt and Terra chips maker prioritizes increasing innovation, boosting brand awareness and expanding distribution.

    By • April 11, 2023
  • Chicken
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    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 • April 10, 2023
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    Milk brand a2 debuts grass-fed varieties

    The dairy company is launching an offering it claims contains a higher nutrient profile as sales for grass-fed dairy products grow in popularity with consumers.

    By • April 10, 2023
  • Doritos, Frito-Lay, PepsiCo, jerky
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    PepsiCo broadens reach of Doritos brand with jerky launch

    The debut accelerates the company’s plan to bring its chips into other categories, including pretzels and crackers, as a way to expand its snacking dominance and the market recognition of its items.

    By • April 6, 2023