Meat & Poultry: Page 29


  • EY Food & Leaf
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    When might the term 'alternative protein' be obsolete?

    Learn how protein is being reimagined and how that could impact the agri-food system and land use in the US.

    By Rob Dongoski, EY Food and Agriculture Leader • June 13, 2022
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    InnovoPro partners on ice cream that harnesses the power of chickpeas

    CEO Taly Nechushtan said new products like this frozen treat must overcome consumers’ negative experiences with the taste and texture of other plant-based offerings.

    By Updated June 10, 2022
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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
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    Chicken company Foster Farms purchased by private equity firm

    Acquirer Atlas Holdings has named former Tyson CEO Donnie Smith to lead the poultry processor, which has $3 billion in annual revenue.

    By June 8, 2022
  • A pan of chorizo made with Mission Barns' cultivated fat
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    Why Mission Barns believes cultivated fat is the key to better plant-based meat

    In taste tests, CEO Eitan Fischer said more than 90% of consumers preferred meat analogs made with cultivated fat over plant equivalents.

    By June 8, 2022
  • A statue of the blindfolded lady justice in front of the United States Supreme Court building as the sun rises in the distance.
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    Why the chicken executive price-fixing case is a priority for prosecutors

    As the unusual third trial of leaders at Pilgrim's Pride and Claxton Poultry Farms begins, the Department of Justice is doubling down on its strategy of holding those in charge accountable for corporate misdeeds. 

    By , June 6, 2022
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    Agriculture Secretary Vilsack announces plan to transform the food system

    In a speech last week, the head of the USDA discussed the Biden administration's new efforts to increase competition, capacity and supply, which it ultimately expects to ease prices.

    By June 3, 2022
  • Beyond Meat's reformulated Beyond Burger hits stores in May 2021.
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    Beyond Meat accused of unfair competition because of misleading claims in new lawsuit

    The federal lawsuit is the latest attack on the company from former co-manufacturer Don Lee Farms, which says its publicly traded competitor overstates its protein content and incorrectly says its ingredients are natural.

    By June 3, 2022
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    Food supplier cyber risk spreads 1 year after JBS attack

    Multiple cyberattacks have hit the industry during the past year and the FBI recently warned the sector could be a prime target.

    By Matt Kapko • June 2, 2022
  • Ozo Plant-Based Bacon on top of avocado toast
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    JBS enters plant-based bacon with new Ozo product

    The item, from the company's Planterra arm, uses True Bite technology to mimic the texture and mouthfeel of the beloved pork breakfast dish.

    By June 1, 2022
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    5 attention-grabbing products from the 25th Sweets & Snacks Expo

    Hidden among the close to 700 exhibitors and 4.5 acres of candy and snack innovation were offerings including Toxic Waste treats, tomato jerky and Dippin' Dots-like coffee. 

    By June 1, 2022
  • A JBS meatpacking plant in Greeley, Colorado.
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    JBS units agree to infectious disease plan in OSHA settlement

    The workplace safety agency also fined the meat processing company $14,502 after finding facilities in Colorado and Wisconsin did not do enough to protect workers.

    By June 1, 2022
  • Upside Foods' cell-based chicken on a salad
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    Deep Dive // Race for regulation of cell-based meat

    How should cell-based meat be labeled? What 1,179 comments to USDA say about stakeholders' priorities

    With decision-making coming soon, players in cultivated and animal meat industries, state governments and policy groups expressed opinions about how the nascent space should be represented.

    By May 31, 2022
  • The "transition room," where inspectors from FDA and USDA will ensure cultivated meat at Upside Foods' plant is safe for consumption.
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    Race for regulation of cell-based meat

    Tracking the comments on cell-based meat labeling

    How should these products be described? Here's what companies, groups, governments and public officials told the USDA.

    By May 31, 2022
  • One of the bioreactors ABEC is building for Eat Just's Good Meat division. The bioreactor will be used for cultivated meat.
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    Eat Just announces plans for commercial-scale cell-based meat facility

    The cultivated meat maker entered an agreement with biotech process engineering company ABEC, which will build 10 bioreactors for the plant. The company says it will be able to make 30 million pounds of product annually.

    By May 25, 2022
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    New opportunities and challenges for novel protein authorisations

    Outline of the legal framework applicable to alternative protein products in the European Union and USA.

    By Hannes Malfroy, Regulatory Affairs manager, Pen & Tec Consulting • May 23, 2022
  • Evo Foods shows off its plant-based eggs in San Francisco in April 2022.
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    Ginkgo Bioworks partners with Evo Foods on animal-free eggs

    The U.S. biotech company will offer its scientific expertise in precision fermentation to help the Indian plant-based CPG create an ingredient to use in its products.

    By May 19, 2022
  • Tomorrow Farms is launching Bored Cow animal-free dairy milk, made with Perfect Day's proteins.
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    Perfect Day proteins power animal-free Bored Cow flavored milk

    The product launch is the first from food tech company Tomorrow Farms, which closed an $8.5 million seed round earlier this month.

    By May 19, 2022
  • Motif FoodWorks' finished product lineup: MoPork, MoChicken, MoBeef
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    Motif FoodWorks launches plant-based meat products

    The food tech company, which says it is debuting the offerings following strong demand for test products demonstrating its ingredients, also received an investment from Robert Downey Jr.'s venture capital fund.

    By May 18, 2022
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    Nestlé's Hot Pockets brand enters portable sandwich market

    The Deliwich is designed to be taken on-the-go frozen and ready to eat by lunchtime. It will compete against offerings like J.M. Smucker's Uncrustables.

    By May 18, 2022
  • Golden Wing, Molson Coors, milk
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    Beer giant Molson Coors taps into plant-based milk

    Golden Wing is part of the company's goal to reach $1 billion in revenue by 2023 from its emerging growth division launched three years ago.

    By May 17, 2022
  • Do Good Chicken
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    Do Good Foods launches 'carbon-reduced' chicken

    The company uses upcycled feed to raise the animals, which it said avoids the generation of approximately three pounds of greenhouse gases per chicken.

    By May 17, 2022
  • Eat Just's Good Meat chicken in a stir fry
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    ADM partners with Eat Just on cell-based meat growth medium and product development

    This is the ingredient powerhouse's first agreement in the cultivated meat space, and the company says it fits in with its strategic focus on alternative proteins.

    By May 17, 2022
  • Meati launched the Meati Steak Filet, made from mycelium produced through fermentation.
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    Meati launches its first alternative protein steak

    CEO and co-founder Tyler Huggins said the product's secret is mycelium — mushroom roots that give it a structure and texture like animal meat.

    By May 17, 2022
  • Meat at a Safeway in Washington, D.C.
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    Meat processors used 'baseless' claims of shortages to keep plants open during COVID-19: report

    A congressional investigation said Tyson and others influenced a Trump order to ensure facilities would continue operating despite local and state health measures.

    By Updated May 17, 2022
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    Consumers 'laser-focused' on discounts as food prices hit four-decade high

    Shoppers are actively trading down as the cost of meat, eggs, butter and other staples soar, according to an analyst.

    By May 13, 2022