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Coronavirus strains beef and pork industries
A tightening labor market as schools close and workers need to care for their children, along with falling consumer demand, are problems confronting the meat sector.
By Cathy Siegner • March 13, 2020 -
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Why food titans invested $200M to form plant-based platform LiveKindly
The company, which has used the funding to acquire two manufacturers, invest in a pea protein firm and buy a website, is currently eyeing the chicken space.
By Megan Poinski • March 11, 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.
By Food Dive staff -
Courtesy of Beyond Meat
Beyond Breakfast Sausage launches at retail
The product, which will be on store shelves later this month, enters a suddenly crowded field and compete against similar offerings from Impossible Foods, Kellogg, Nestlé and Greenleaf Foods.
By Megan Poinski • March 10, 2020 -
Courtesy of LaCroix
ColumnLeftovers: LaCroix turns 'UP!!' innovation; Dymatize gives consumers a yabba-dabba-doo time
The always-over-the-top sparkling water brand introduces LimonCello and Pastèque flavors, and Sliq is the freezer pops consumers loved as kids all grown up.
By Food Dive staff • March 6, 2020 -
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Ancient nutrition: Why Noblegen thinks one-celled euglena is the ingredient of the future
Through its Eunite brand, the company is testing an egg substitute on consumers before adding it to CPG products.
By Megan Poinski • March 5, 2020 -
Givaudan launches line of natural red colors for plant-based meat
Vegebrite Veggie Reds provide a meat-like color to raw plant-based patties that turns brown when cooked, the company said.
By Lillianna Byington • March 5, 2020 -
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JBS enters crowded plant-based segment with Ozo brand
The Brazilian meat giant's new product line, made from a blend of pea and rice protein fermented by shiitake mushrooms, hits shelves next month.
By Megan Poinski • March 4, 2020 -
Impossible Foods slashes prices by 15% for distributors
CEO Patrick Brown said the company has long had the goal of reaching price parity with ground beef, eventually costing less.
By Emma Liem Beckett • March 3, 2020 -
Courtesy of Good Catch
Why Bumble Bee is partnering with plant-based Good Catch Foods
The legacy tuna producer may see this agreement to use its sales, delivery and logistics expertise to help the alternative seafood company as an opportunity for redemption.
By Megan Poinski • March 3, 2020 -
Opinion
Will the United States lead the future of meat?
If we do not remain open to new ideas — especially in terms of food production — we risk losing valuable ground, writes the Alliance for Meat, Poultry and Seafood Innovation.
By Alliance for Meat, Poultry and Seafood Innovation • Feb. 28, 2020 -
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BlueNalu nets $20M to produce cell-based fish for a test market in 2021
The San Diego-based company received money both from investors and strategic partners, and is getting prepared for eventual large-scale production.
By Megan Poinski • Feb. 27, 2020 -
Kerry acquires Spanish plant protein ingredients company
The purchase of Pevesa Biotech will enhance the Irish taste and nutrition firm's position as more consumers look to curtail their meat consumption.
By Cathy Siegner • Feb. 27, 2020 -
Cargill enters plant-based meat with burgers and ground products
The world's largest privately held company could be a formidable competitor in the space as its private-label products come to stores and restaurants in April.
By Megan Poinski • Feb. 24, 2020 -
Big CPGs warn of financial hit from coronavirus as global outbreak worsens
Coca-Cola, Mondelez, Unilever and General Mills were among the companies who said the epidemic has reduced sales in China.
By Christopher Doering • Feb. 24, 2020 -
Hormel to acquire Sadler's Smokehouse for $270M
The pit-style barbecue brand from Texas is a family-owned business that has served the food giant for more than two decades.
By Lillianna Byington • Feb. 21, 2020 -
Column
Leftovers: Declare love with a bouquet of Tyson chicken nuggets; Ocean Spray juices up with coffee
The meat processor will award $10,000 and a year's supply of nuggets for the most romantic take on its product, and Hi-Chew creates tropical blends to fight the winter blahs.
By Food Dive staff • Feb. 14, 2020 -
Kellogg's Incogmeato unveils plant-based burger, bratwurst and Italian sausage
The MorningStar Farms brand is launching the products in retail in coming months to compete with traditional meats during grilling season.
By Lillianna Byington • Feb. 13, 2020 -
Deep Dive // Race for regulation of cell-based meat
Cell-based meat products are years away, so why are states making so many laws about them?
Seventeen laws about meat labeling were passed in 14 states in 2019, and nine states are considering similar legislation this year.
By Megan Poinski • Feb. 12, 2020 -
Tyson Foods launches fats and oils joint venture
The partnership with Jacob Stern & Sons would build on its commitment to sustainability and "maximize the value of every animal" it handles, the Arkansas meat processor said.
By Christopher Doering • Feb. 12, 2020 -
Tyson sees double-digit inventory accuracy improvement from computer vision
The inventory tracking system reads SKU information and weight for chicken packed in trays, replacing what Tyson described as communication by hand gestures followed by manual inventory entry.
By Emma Cosgrove • Feb. 12, 2020 -
Tyson to cut 500 mostly corporate jobs
The meat and poultry processor said the layoffs at its offices in Chicago and Springdale, Arkansas, are part of a companywide restructuring announced at the start of its 2020 fiscal year.
By Christopher Doering • Feb. 12, 2020 -
Smithfield Foods to close San Jose plant, lay off 139 workers
The facility, which produces bacon and corned beef, is the latest to shutter for the Chinese-owned company that has been streamlining its operations.
By Christopher Doering • Feb. 11, 2020 -
Consumers are confused by plant-based meat, beef association says
A study of more than 1,800 consumers found fewer than half understand these products have no meat or animal byproducts.
By Megan Poinski • Feb. 11, 2020 -
Prime Roots plans Q1 launch of its koji-powered meat substitutes
The company makes its alternatives to traditional products ranging from bacon to seafood from the fungus that creates the umami taste. It will start selling to consumers online before April.
By Megan Poinski • Feb. 4, 2020 -
Study: Consumers try plant-based meat because they're curious
When comparing Nutrition Facts labels, 45% of respondents believed the plant alternative was healthier than animal meat, according to a survey by the International Food Information Council.
By Lillianna Byington • Feb. 4, 2020
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