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Benson Hill's mountain of a challenge: Bringing back taste and nutrition lost in food
The 8-year-old company looks to use CRISPR and data analytics to boost flavors, from restoring the natural taste in a store-bought tomato to eradicating the bitterness in yellow peas.
By Christopher Doering • Dec. 10, 2020 -
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Nature's Fynd raises $45M and hires CPG veterans
The company, which will make food from an organism first found in geothermal springs, is gearing up for a 2021 product launch.
By Megan Poinski • Dec. 10, 2020 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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TrendlineTop 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.
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Butterball to cut 450 manufacturing jobs in 2021
The turkey company is halving staff at its Missouri processing plant because of tough conditions in the commodities market and a renewed focus on offerings that "better align" with consumer demand.
By Jessi Devenyns • Dec. 10, 2020 -
Biden to tap Obama agriculture secretary Vilsack for same post at USDA, reports say
The former Iowa governor led the department that deals with agriculture, food aid and food safety from 2009 to early 2017. He is seen as a consensus pick.
By Megan Poinski • Dec. 9, 2020 -
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Dive Awards
Innovator of the Year: Impossible Foods
This year, the plant-based meat maker quickly pivoted its business strategy as the pandemic hit, accelerating its launch into grocery stores while also debuting a prototype for Impossible Milk.
By Megan Poinski • Dec. 9, 2020 -
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Dive Awards
The Food Dive Awards for 2020
From Impossible Foods' retail shift to Mondelez's growing online presence, these are the companies and executives that quickly changed strategies as the industry was upturned by the pandemic.
By Food Dive Team • Dec. 9, 2020 -
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Indoor produce grower Gotham Greens raises $87M to fuel expansion plans
The flourishing indoor greenhouse segment has been popular for investors in 2020, with BrightFarms, Revol Greens and AppHarvest also raising money for their development efforts.
By Christopher Doering • Dec. 8, 2020 -
McDonald's the latest restaurant chain to accuse Tyson, Pilgrim's Pride of price fixing
The fast-food giant joins other restaurants, CPG companies, grocery chains and distributors who have levied similar changes against the chicken processors.
By Lillianna Byington • Updated April 7, 2021 -
USDA photo by Preston Keres. (2017). "20170428-OSEC-PJK-1465" [photograph]. Retrieved from Flickr.
JBS removes vulnerable workers during coronavirus spike in community
The 202 at-risk employees removed from the Greeley, Colorado, beef plant are receiving full pay and benefits as cases in the area rise.
By Lillianna Byington • Dec. 7, 2020 -
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Mosa Meat gets $19.7M to scale up and continue moving toward cell-based meat products
The Dutch company that created the world's first cell-based hamburger has now raised a total of $91 million, and hopes to have products on the market in 2022.
By Megan Poinski • Dec. 7, 2020 -
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Race for regulation of cell-based meatEat Just lands first regulatory approval for cell-based meat
Singapore has greenlighted the company's chicken bites, which will be sold at a restaurant on the island nation in the near future.
By Megan Poinski • Dec. 2, 2020 -
Non-meat eaters more prone to bone fractures, study finds
Researchers at the University of Oxford said the breaks were likely due to lower intake of calcium and protein.
By Jessi Devenyns • Nov. 30, 2020 -
Courtesy of Beyond Meat
Beyond Meat offers a Cyber Monday DTC deal
Consumers that order plant-based meat from the company's recently launched e-commerce platform will receive 20% off.
By Megan Poinski • Nov. 25, 2020 -
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With the pandemic altering Thanksgiving, experts offer muddled holiday outlooks
Celebrations this year will look different depending on food choices, income levels and the fact that the pandemic will lead to smaller gatherings, according to a trio of reports.
By Jessi Devenyns • Nov. 23, 2020 -
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Tyson fires 7 managers after accusation of betting on workers getting COVID-19
After the issue was raised in a lawsuit filed by the family of a worker in Iowa who died of the coronavirus, the company conducted an independent investigation led by former Attorney General Eric Holder.
By Lillianna Byington • Updated Dec. 16, 2020 -
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Deep DiveBy the numbers: Examining the cost of the pandemic on the meat industry
Over the last eight months, some of the largest companies have spent millions to deal with the coronavirus and seen thousands of workers get infected, while meat supply and pricing fluctuate.
By Lillianna Byington • Nov. 19, 2020 -
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Deep DiveTalking Tofurky: How its mission and fun approach made a quirky company a plant-based leader
While the 25-year-old family-owned company may be named after its Thanksgiving roast, a diverse array of products and leadership have helped establish the now-trendy segment.
By Megan Poinski • Nov. 19, 2020 -
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Cargill upstart predicts $1B in sales as demand for healthy ingredients surge
Cargill Health Technologies was launched by the agricultural giant to expand the understanding of gut and digestive health and their connection to the body's immune system.
By Christopher Doering • Nov. 19, 2020 -
Unilever sets $1.2B sales goal for plant-based products
Executives said they plan to reach this target by introducing meat- and dairy-free varieties of current products as well as by rolling out new brands.
By Megan Poinski • Nov. 18, 2020 -
Retrieved from USDA photo by Preston Keres via Flikr.
Deep DiveOSHA comes under fire for 'paltry' fines and lax guidance to meat plants
While critics call the citations "less than a slap on the wrist," companies including Smithfield and JBS have denounced the fines, saying they followed the agency's recommendations for the pandemic once they were available.
By Lillianna Byington • Nov. 17, 2020 -
Courtesy of Beyond Meat
Reformulated Beyond Burger arrives in grocery stores in May
The new patties, designed to taste meatier and juicier with 35% less fat and fewer calories than 80/20 ground beef, were first announced in November.
By Megan Poinski • Updated April 27, 2021 -
Home food consumption to fall in 2021 as normal spending patterns return: Moody's
Still, the firm added that "residual benefits from the pandemic ... will support solid earnings growth for 2022 and beyond," with large food makers as the biggest beneficiaries.
By Christopher Doering • Nov. 13, 2020 -
USDA photo by Preston Keres. (2017). "20170428-OSEC-PJK-1465" [photograph]. Retrieved from Flickr.
Stampede Meat sues New Mexico to fight plant closure order
The state health department told it to shutter for two weeks after at least six workers tested positive for the coronavirus, but the company is arguing in court that it violates President Trump's executive order.
By Lillianna Byington • Nov. 11, 2020 -
Retrieved from McDonald's on July 25, 2019
McDonald's plants its flag in the alternative meat space
The QSR giant will start testing its McPlant product line in 2021, but controversy has already arisen over which company is supplying the products.
By Emma Liem Beckett • Nov. 11, 2020 -
Judge rules GMO salmon needs more environmental assessment, but can still be sold
The first batch of the fast-growing AquAdvantage fish, which is the first genetically modified animal product to be federally approved, is set to be harvested and marketed this year.
By Megan Poinski • Nov. 9, 2020
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