Meat & Poultry: Page 2
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How Vital Farms cracked open the pasture-raised egg market
The company is on track to reach $1 billion in sales, benefiting from consumer interest in traceable and ethically produced foods.
By Christopher Doering • Nov. 17, 2025 -
Courtesy of The Save Mart Companies
The Save Mart Companies readies private label meat line
The move will add an affordable option to a category that’s seen significant price inflation, company executives said in an interview.
By Sam Silverstein • Nov. 14, 2025 -
Courtesy of Danone
Danone’s Too Good & Co enters coffee creamers
The expansion into a new category, the first for the 5-year-old yogurt brand, taps into consumer demand for low sugar and natural ingredients.
By Christopher Doering • Nov. 13, 2025 -
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EXCLUSIVEChobani posts red-hot growth as food rivals languish
Retail sales have soared nearly 30% during the last year as the Greek yogurt, coffee and creamer manufacturer benefits from demand for clean-label and protein-packed snacks.
By Christopher Doering • Nov. 12, 2025 -
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PepsiCo to shutter 2 Frito-Lay facilities in Florida, lay off 500 workers
The closures mark the latest response by the food and beverage giant to a slowdown in snack consumption and a shift toward healthier offerings.
By Christopher Doering • Nov. 7, 2025 -
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Inside Perfect Snacks’ ambitious goal to become Mondelēz’s next $1B brand
Sales of the refrigerated snack bar have surged 20% during the last year as consumers turn to its healthy and fresh attributes.
By Christopher Doering • Nov. 6, 2025 -
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JBS to pay $1.1M to settle New York lawsuit over climate claims
The beef producer's American subsidiary will invest in sustainable agriculture programs for farmers in the state under the settlement.
By Lamar Johnson • Nov. 5, 2025 -
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Hormel Foods to cut 250 jobs as part of corporate restructuring
The Spam maker said it is directing resources toward areas such as technology, innovation, food safety and quality.
By Christopher Doering • Nov. 4, 2025 -
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Hormel parts ways with CFO, warns of persistent inflation impacts
Controller Paul Kuehneman will take the interim chair as the branded food company warns against ongoing headwinds including food recalls and commodity inflation.
By Grace Noto • Nov. 3, 2025 -
Courtesy of Danone
Danone can’t make enough high-protein yogurt to meet US demand
The Oikos and Activia maker said supply constraints have forced the company to make “trade-offs” within its innovation strategy.
By Sarah Zimmerman • Oct. 30, 2025 -
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Chomps bites into surging meat stick demand with new Nebraska plant
The facility, set to open in 2027, will increase annual production capacity by 15% and comes as the company has struggled to keep up with demand.
By Christopher Doering • Oct. 29, 2025 -
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Meat costs continue to surge
While grocery inflation held steady in September, prices for beef and veal were up nearly 15%, building on a steady upward trend that began in May.
By Sam Silverstein • Oct. 28, 2025 -
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Kroger, Sprouts bulk up their protein offerings
From new private label offerings to grab-and-go meal options, here’s how two food retailers are leaning into this dominating health trend.
By Peyton Bigora • Oct. 20, 2025 -
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PepsiCo taps into protein boom with 3 beverage innovations
Innovations to Muscle Milk, Propel and Starbucks Coffee will reflect growing consumer demand for the nutrient throughout the day.
By Laurel Deppen • Oct. 14, 2025 -
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Tyson agrees to record $85M settlement in pork price-fixing lawsuit
Meatpacking giants have agreed to pay nearly $200 million to address allegations they illegally conspired to limit bacon, ham and sausage supply to boost profits.
By Sarah Zimmerman • Oct. 7, 2025 -
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Hormel Foods ends bacon production at Georgia plant
The shift is one of roughly 90 projects the company executed in the third quarter as part of a multiyear transformation initiative.
By Antone Gonsalves • Oct. 6, 2025 -
Courtesy of Tyson Foods
ColumnLeftovers: Tyson flocks to chicken cups | Saint James tea gets Juicy
The organic tea brand is tapping into Y2K nostalgia for a limited-edition launch, while freeze pop maker Jel Sert launches dessert mixes with 2010s icon Sprinkles Cupcakes.
By Food Dive staff • Sept. 26, 2025 -
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Kroger debuts protein-focused private brand products
The grocer’s launch of Simple Truth Protein builds on a growing food trend and marks the latest line extension under the popular store brand.
By Peyton Bigora • Sept. 23, 2025 -
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FDA proposes ban on rarely used Orange B food dye
With the Trump administration's authority to revoke the artificial colors in question, it's targeting less common additives that are unlikely to garner industry pushback.
By Sarah Zimmerman • Sept. 18, 2025 -
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Splenda owner buys SlimFast for undisclosed amount
The purchase by Heartland Food Products comes as sales for the weight loss brand have plummeted, with more consumers turning to GLP-1 medications.
By Christopher Doering • Sept. 18, 2025 -
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Tyson to end use of high fructose corn syrup
The meat processor is also removing other ingredients associated with ultraprocessed foods by the end of the year, including sucralose and titanium dioxide.
By Sarah Zimmerman • Sept. 16, 2025 -
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Grocery inflation hits a 2-year high
Food-at-home prices rose in August at a 2.7% annual clip, stoked by steep increases in the cost of beef, eggs, coffee and produce.
By Sam Silverstein • Sept. 16, 2025 -
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Deep DiveHow meat sticks became America’s favorite new snack
With sales reaching $3.3 billion last year, food brands such as Chomps, Jack Link's and Slim Jim are benefitting from consumers’ obsession with protein and convenience.
By Christopher Doering • Sept. 15, 2025 -
Courtesy of Mondelez International
ColumnLeftovers: Sour Patch Kids stretches into strips | Slim Jim launches first chicken sticks with Buffalo Wild Wings
The Mondelēz brand is tapping into demand for edible entertainment, while Home Run Pizza goes deep with a new collaboration with Garrett Popcorn.
By Food Dive staff • Sept. 5, 2025 -
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Lab-grown meat makers sue Texas over ban on cultivated protein
As more states restrict sales, startups Wildtype and Upside Foods argue the laws could threaten the survival of the nascent industry.
By Sarah Zimmerman • Sept. 4, 2025
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