Meat & Poultry: Page 42


  • 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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    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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    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
  • A worker stands in the distance as plant-based patties come down the line at a Beyond Meat factory
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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
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    The heart of plant-based meats

    No disrespect to the original veggie burgers, but consumers may never settle for dry, spongy patties again–not after trying an Impossible Burger. The bar is set on what is forecasted to be an $85 billion industry by 2030.

    March 8, 2021
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    Deep Dive

    Let's make a deal: How Nestlé is using M&A and multibillion-dollar divestitures to shape its portfolio

    With more than $30 billion in transactions since 2018, the world's largest food company is refocusing its offerings on faster-growing categories popular with consumers.

    By March 1, 2021
  • Two new versions of the Beyond Burger will launch in 2021.
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    Beyond Meat signs global partnerships with McDonald's and Yum Brands

    The plant-based meat producer will be the "preferred supplier" for the patty in the planned McPlant sandwich, and is creating menu items for KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut.

    By Alicia Kelso • Feb. 26, 2021
  • Chocho, a lupini bean variant with high nutritional and sustainability credentials, grows in Ecuador.
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    Why chocho may be the next big plant-based protein

    A native Ecuadoran athlete discovered the potential of the often-overlooked crop that grows in his home country. He started Mikuna Foods to turn it into products and an ingredient.

    By Feb. 25, 2021
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    ChickP strikes partnership with Socius Ingredients as part of US product rollout

    The 90% chickpea isolate, which is being targeted for use in dairy alternatives, baked products and gluten-free foods, has a dense nutritional profile and neutral flavor.

    By Feb. 25, 2021
  • Epic's Beef Barbacoa-Inspired bar has an ecological verification.
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    General Mills' Epic debuts bar with beef raised through regenerative farming

    The product, which will be sold exclusively at Whole Foods and online, carries a seal certifying it was made using farming techniques that help put carbon underground.

    By Barbara Smith • Feb. 23, 2021
  • A meatball produced by cell-based meat company Mosa Meat.
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    Mosa Meat raises $10M to scale cell-based meat

    The investment closes the Dutch company's $85 million Series B round, which it says will help it scale up in order to bring slaughter-free hamburgers to European consumers in 2022. 

    By Feb. 23, 2021
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    Kalsec takes an all-natural approach to food trends

    The family-owned producer of colors and ingredients has tapped into growing demand for plant-based and sustainable offerings.

    By Feb. 18, 2021
  • Nature's Fynd launched its first products - fermented cream cheese and breakfast patties - online in February 2021.
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    Nature's Fynd launches fermented cream cheese and sausage online

    The products, which sold out in hours, are a taste of what the company says it plans to roll out later this year.

    By Feb. 16, 2021
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    Puris partners with Livekindly to accelerate plant-based adoption

    The goal of the joint ventures is to bring plant-based crops to other parts of the world while reducing waste when these commodities are turned into food. 

    By Feb. 11, 2021