Meat / Protein: Page 39


  • Two new versions of the Beyond Burger will launch in 2021.
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    Plant-based food worth $7B in 2020, posting 27% growth

    New sales data from SPINS and released by the Good Food Institute and Plant Based Foods Association shows analogs for meat, dairy and eggs more than doubled their growth rates from 2019.

    By April 6, 2021
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    How Tyson is rethinking the online shopping experience for fresh meat

    The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated consumers' use of e-commerce to buy food. The fresh meat company is leveraging tech to improve the occasion, writes Jennifer Fitting, director of e-commerce for Tyson Foods.  

    By Jennifer Fitting • April 5, 2021
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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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    Anheuser-Busch invests $100M to upcycle barley used to make beer

    The company's subsidiary EverGrain will scale up production of the saved grain on the brewer's St. Louis campus and is currently in discussion with "all the major CPGs" to use it.

    By April 1, 2021
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    Many global food brands failing on animal welfare, report says

    The 2020 Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare reveals that 59 of the world's 150 largest food brands provide little or no information on their policies, and 31 have no framework at all.

    By Barbara Smith • April 1, 2021
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    Nestlé's Sweet Earth riding 'the chicken wave' as demand for plant-based offerings grows

    The food giant launched its Mindful Chik'n line in 2019 and has seen the brand outperform expectations, giving executives confidence to push ahead with new product launches. 

    By April 1, 2021
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    Not all food categories have post-pandemic staying power, report reveals

    While consumers are likely to buy more seafood, soda and wine after the COVID-19 crisis resolves, new data from Numerator finds purchasing habits for alternative meats and yeast may be less permanent.

    By Lauren Manning • March 30, 2021
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    LiveKindly Collective closes $335M funding round

    In its first year, the platform company dedicated to increasing plant-based eating has raised $535 million. These latest funds will support expansion to the U.S. and China, acquisitions, partnerships and innovation.

    By March 29, 2021
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    Meatless moves mainstream – finding new uses for alternative proteins

    The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated this trend as more consumers are choosing food substitutes that are better for their personal health and the planet.

    March 29, 2021
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    Report: Beef led soaring meat sales in 2020

    However, the FMI report noted that the percentage of consumers who identify as "meat eaters" declined from 85% in 2019 to 71% in 2021, highlighting potential challenges ahead.

    By Catherine Douglas Moran • March 26, 2021
  • Workers at Impossible Foods' factory in Oakland inspect plant-based patties.
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    Alternative proteins may capture 11% of total protein sales by 2035

    A new study estimates the segment will be valued at $290 billion in the next 14 years, as well as potentially reach price parity with conventional meat products as early as 2023.

    By Lauren Manning • March 25, 2021
  • Cultured chicken bites from Eat Just's Good Meat brand were approved in Singapore in November 2020.
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    7 in 10 US consumers would swap cell-based chicken for traditional meat

    The study done by an outside firm on behalf of Eat Just found overall attitudes toward cultured meat offerings are becoming more favorable.

    By March 25, 2021
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    PepsiCo overhauls Evolve in bid to make plant-based brand a household name

    The food and beverage giant, which acquired the maker of bars, shakes and powders from Hormel in 2019, is hopeful new packaging, advertising and flavor profiles will raise brand awareness.

    By March 24, 2021
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    Inside Tyson Foods' COVID-19 vaccine rollout at its Council Bluffs, Iowa, plant

    In one day, 1,100 workers, or roughly 65% of people at the facility and a nearby pepperoni plant, were vaccinated.

    By March 24, 2021
  • Cultured meat company Meatable's founders in a field with cows
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    Cultured meat startup Meatable raises $47M to fund growth

    The investment will be used to develop a small-scale production facility in the Netherlands as well as to diversify its product offerings in beef, pork and potentially other cell-based species.

    By Lauren Manning • March 24, 2021
  • Eat Just's plant-based Just Egg and cell-based Good Meat
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    Eat Just gets $200M investment

    The funding round, led by the Qatar Investment Authority, will help the plant-based egg and cell-based meat company build capacity, increase R&D and grow its brands in international markets.

    By March 23, 2021
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    COVID-19 accelerates RethinkX predictions of meat and dairy collapse by 2030, founder says

    James Arbib, who started the think tank behind the 2019 report, said at a virtual conference last week that health needs, supply chain issues and hazards of the meat industry have all been laid bare during the pandemic.

    By March 22, 2021
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    Mondelez buys majority stake in sports nutrition company Grenade

    The U.K.-based maker of high protein bars, shakes and spreads gives the Oreo and Triscuit owner a larger presence in better-for-you snacking. 

    By March 22, 2021
  • Brave Robot is the first brand from Perfect Day's spinoff, The Urgent Company
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    $3.1B invested in alternative proteins in 2020, report says

    The record-breaking number represents more than half of all the cash raised by companies in the plant-based, fermented and cell-based segments in the last decade, the Good Food Institute found.

    By March 19, 2021
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    Benson Hill doubles down on plant-based ingredients with new business units

    The divisions will help the food technology company improve yellow pea and soy ingredients for plant-based offerings while maximizing the functional potential of produce.

    By Samantha Oller • March 18, 2021
  • Bel Brands USA launched hybrid plant- and dairy-based varieties of The Laughing Cow cheese in 2021.
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    Deep Dive

    Plant-based cheese is full of startups. Will dairy providers get into the segment?

    New companies and entrenched plant-based food makers are bringing growth and innovation to the sector, while most traditional cheese makers are hanging back. Are they missing an opportunity, or is it not worth their effort?

    By March 16, 2021
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    Cargill invests $475M to increase soy processing capacity as demand surges

    The food processor is making its facilities more efficient and expanding operations to capitalize on increasing consumption due to population growth and plant-based eating.

    By Lauren Manning • March 11, 2021
  • Hormel, Tyson and Smithfield among those accused in pork price-fixing scheme

    Sysco said the companies, which control 80% of the wholesale pork market, caused the food distributor to pay more than it otherwise would have for the meat.

    By March 10, 2021
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    Conagra may sell Hebrew National, other brands to JBS for $700M, WSJ reports

    A deal with the beef, pork and poultry processor, which is likely weeks away, also could include Egg Beaters and Odom's Tennessee Pride.

    By March 10, 2021
  • Eat Just's cultured Good Meat chicken
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    Cell-based meat has huge environmental benefits and could be at price parity by 2030, reports say

    Two studies from CE Delft detail massive reduction in land and resources needed to produce cell-based food and examine how much it could cost when factories are fully operational.

    By March 9, 2021
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    Kind debuts frozen breakfast smoothie bowl as consumers flock to the morning meal

    The product marks the latest development in a period of rapid expansion for the company, which has moved into frozen, refrigerated, chocolate, energy bars and snack mixes since the start of 2020.

    By March 9, 2021