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Tyson to acquire Williams Sausage Company
The meat giant’s purchase of the sausage and bacon processor, for an undisclosed sum, comes after a period of M&A inactivity in the meat sector.
By Chris Casey • Feb. 22, 2023 -
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Precision Fermentation Alliance forms to promote understanding of the technology
The new trade group, formed by nine leading companies in the space, is the latest industry coalition formed to promote an up-and-coming food technology.
By Megan Poinski • Feb. 21, 2023 -
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TrendlineThe Food Dive Outlook on 2023
Continued volatility, a focus on sustainability and technology playing a bigger role in giving consumers what they want are playing a huge part in the trends we see for 2023.
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Meat plant sanitation service fined $1.5M for child labor violations
Packers Sanitation Services, Inc. paid the sum after regulators found at least 102 children were working overnight shifts at 13 plants owned by companies like JBS and Cargill, a U.S. Department of Labor briefing said.
By Chris Casey • Feb. 21, 2023 -
Courtesy of Kellogg
ColumnLeftovers: Morningstar Farms fries up Chik’n with Pringles; Reese’s aims to tame animal crackers
Kellogg is harnessing the power of its classic snack for its new plant-based meat offering, and frozen Italian meals brand Michael Angelo’s enters a new category with a line of pasta sauces.
By Chris Casey • Feb. 17, 2023 -
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Impossible Foods cutting 132 workers in California, state filing shows
The staff reduction, which is occurring as the plant-based meat industry grapples with falling sales, comes four months after the company cut about 6% of its employees.
By Christopher Doering • Feb. 17, 2023 -
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The Every Company whips up interest in animal-free egg ingredients
Skyrocketing prices and dwindling supply due to bird flu is stoking manufacturer interest in replacing the commodity ingredient with one made from precision fermentation.
By Megan Poinski • Feb. 15, 2023 -
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Food inflation to remain volatile despite recent improvements, trade group says
While prices in January increased 11.3% compared to the same month a year earlier, the annual rate was the lowest since April, according to the government — a sign the surge in grocery costs could be moderating.
By Chris Casey • Feb. 14, 2023 -
Courtesy of Eat Just
How Just Egg delivers as the market scrambles
The plant-based substitute has seen record velocities and increased demand in recent months, but leaders say it hasn’t changed the company’s mission.
By Megan Poinski • Feb. 13, 2023 -
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Sponsored by Ajinomoto3 key trends to meet new expectations for alternative proteins in 2023
Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition can help food manufacturers develop offerings that will allow consumers to indulge their desire for sustainability without ceding taste, texture or nutrition.
Feb. 13, 2023 -
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Tofurky bought by Morinaga Nutritional Foods for undisclosed amount
The plant-based meat pioneer has worked with the division of the Japanese dairy giant for 17 years, and the acquisition will help strengthen its supply chain and bolster future expansions.
By Megan Poinski • Feb. 10, 2023 -
Courtesy of Kellogg
Kellogg will not split off its plant-based brands
The CPG giant — which saw sales increase 12% in its last quarter — is holding on to MorningStar Farms and only breaking off its cereal brands, CEO Steve Cahillane said on the earnings call.
By Chris Casey • Feb. 10, 2023 -
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As CPG needs shift, Ingredion accelerates change within
From hiring workers with expertise in snacking or alternative sweeteners to bulking up its portfolio, the ingredients provider is quickly adapting to an ever-growing list of demands from its customers and shoppers.
By Christopher Doering • Feb. 9, 2023 -
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Tight supplies will lead to lower margins for meat producers in 2023: S&P report
The nation's most popular credit rating agency said volatile dynamics will drive protein companies to make more cautious decisions and limit investments.
By Chris Casey • Feb. 8, 2023 -
Tyson earnings miss expectations as chicken demand dips, beef costs increase
The meat giant's CEO Donnie King said in its earnings call Monday that weaker consumer demand and operational difficulties hampered the company's sales over the quarter.
By Chris Casey • Feb. 7, 2023 -
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Rebellyous Foods raises $9.5M to build its plant-based chicken tech
The Seattle company is working toward deploying a custom manufacturing facility, which founder and CEO Christie Lagally said will allow the brand to undercut meat prices.
By Megan Poinski • Feb. 6, 2023 -
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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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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