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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 -
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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 -
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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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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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Maple Leaf Foods partners with The Better Meat Co. to develop mycelium products
The agreement, which is the first in alternative protein since the Canadian meat giant cut back on its plant-based division, is focused on R&D and innovation with Rhiza protein.
By Megan Poinski • Dec. 21, 2022 -
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Inside MyForest Foods’ strategy to make mycelium bacon sizzle
Research, ingenuity and inspiration to “do something useful” are leading the up-and-coming startup to eventually grow 3 million pounds of mushroom roots a year at its Swersey Silos facility.
By Megan Poinski • Dec. 20, 2022 -
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Mars enters performance nutrition with Snickers Hi Protein Bars
The product has the same chocolate, caramel and peanut ingredients as the iconic treat, but 20 grams of protein and only four grams of sugar.
By Christopher Doering • Dec. 14, 2022 -
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Ynsect plans US insect farm and partners with Ardent Mills
The facility will produce more than 55,000 tons of ingredients a year, which the milling company will explore for use in healthy and sustainable food.
By Megan Poinski • Dec. 13, 2022 -
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Orbillion Bio partners with Solar Biotech to make 4M pounds of cultivated meat a year
The startup making Wagyu beef, elk and lamb from cells is the latest in the food space to work with the biomanufacturing company.
By Megan Poinski • Dec. 12, 2022 -
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Equinom raises $35M for new non-GMO plant protein ingredients
The Israel-based company is nearly doubling its lifetime funding with this round and will use the money to get its precision-bred pea, soy and sesame ingredients to the market faster.
By Megan Poinski • Dec. 12, 2022 -
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DSM debuts clean-label canola-based protein ingredients
The ingredients manufacturer said its new offerings have textural benefits that make them a more realistic meat alternative.
By Chris Casey • Dec. 8, 2022 -
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Believer Meats breaks ground on world’s largest cultivated meat plant
The company, formerly known as Future Meat Technologies, will be able to make at least 11,000 tons of cultivated meat in custom bioreactors once the North Carolina facility opens.
By Megan Poinski • Dec. 8, 2022 -
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Motif FoodWorks continues to challenge Impossible Foods’ patents
After the European Patent Office revoked one of the plant-based meat maker’s patents, the food tech company objected to four others filed in the U.S.
By Megan Poinski • Dec. 7, 2022 -
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Consumers want specific health and wellness benefits in their products in 2023, study finds
Just being healthy or functional alone won’t be enough for food and beverage offerings next year, Tastewise says after analyzing billions of social media interactions, restaurant menus and recipes.
By Megan Poinski • Dec. 5, 2022 -
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ColumnLeftovers: Hershey bursts into Hot Chocolate Bombs; Premier Protein flips for pancakes
The confection and snacking giant is bringing its own spin to the wintertime drink, and Kraft Heinz hopes its Lunchables Holiday Packs will give parents the gift of more time to prepare presents.
By Food Dive Staff • Dec. 2, 2022 -
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Post’s Michael Foods to offer verified carbon reduced eggs in 2023
The company is partnering with supplier Do Good Foods, and will quantify the impact each foodservice buyer’s purchase had on climate change.
By Christopher Doering • Dec. 2, 2022 -
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A taste of Food Dive’s best stories
From the struggles of plant-based meat to Kellogg’s proposed split, Food Dive writes about the news that moves the CPG industry.
By Food Dive Staff • Dec. 2, 2022
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