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  • Miyoko's Creamery new CEO, Stuart Kronauge
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    Retrieved from Miyoko's Creamery on August 01, 2023
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    Miyoko’s Creamery’s new CEO is going ‘back to the basics’

    Having served in the position for just two weeks, Stuart Kronauge is looking to simplify the brand’s message to reach a broader consumer base.

    By Aug. 22, 2023
  • With the smallest, most tech-focused generation ever entering the workforce, experts say changes need to be made to attract Gen Z candidates. 
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    Gen Z’s complicated relationship with food comes down to taste, affordability

    Ketchum research found while sustainability, animal welfare and LGBTQ rights are important factors for these consumers, they are not significant purchase drivers.

    By Aug. 16, 2023
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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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    Beverage makers respond to EPA’s draft plastic pollution prevention strategy

    PepsiCo, American Beverage, the Consumer Brands Association and others weighed in on defining key terms like “single-use,” EPR policies, recycled content research and more.

    By Maria Rachal • Aug. 14, 2023
  • Meat sample in open disposable plastic cell culture dish in modern laboratory or production facility.
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    From prediction to production: A timeline of cultivated meat

    After roughly two decades of research and development, there are dozens of companies transforming the product from science fiction to reality.

    By July 31, 2023
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    Yough aims to disrupt frozen pizza space with the help of Greek yogurt

    The brand said its higher protein dough helps it stand out against crusts made with chickpeas and cauliflower — as it plots a future expansion into other baked goods.

    By July 21, 2023
  • Various cuts of packaged beef are seen in a grocery store
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    USDA teams with states to crack down on anti-competitiveness in food

    The department will work with more than 30 attorneys general to address practices viewed as unfriendly to consumers, even as economists remain mixed on consolidation’s effect on inflation.

    By Sarah Zimmerman • July 19, 2023
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    DOJ fails to block US Sugar’s $315M purchase of Imperial Sugar

    An appeals court in Philadelphia said the government failed to prove the purchase, first announced in 2021, would raise prices for U.S. consumers and businesses.

    By July 17, 2023
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    Aspartame may cause cancer, but is safe within specific limits - WHO says

    Conflicting information from two groups at the health organization is likely to sow further confusion over whether it’s safe to consume the sugar alternative used in about 6,000 products globally.

    By July 14, 2023
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    Traceability company Oritain raises $57M to spur growth

    Food and beverage producers, such as A2 Milk and Nestlé’s Nescafe, depend on the firm to assure customers that the items they purchase are genuine and sourced ethically.

    By July 12, 2023
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    Profile

    PepsiCo struggles to advance its plastic sustainability goals

    The food and beverage company’s ESG report attributed its increased use of virgin plastic from nonrenewable sources, in part, to “limited availability and high cost of recycled content.”

    By Katie Pyzyk • July 6, 2023
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    Tyson drops ‘no antibiotics ever’ label on chicken products

    The poultry giant said it is reinstating the use of some antibiotics, but not ones that are “important to human medicine.”

    By July 5, 2023
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    Retrieved from Institute of Food Technologists on June 21, 2023
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    Food waste solutions must not shy away from processing, IFT says

    The group said technology needs to play a larger role if efforts to reduce the 1 billion tons of food lost each year are going to be successful.

    By June 28, 2023
  • Pork processing
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    California grants pork industry some Prop 12 relief

    Industry advocates say the ruling allows for a smoother transition of the meat already in the supply chain from farms that do not comply with the state’s new animal housing requirements.

    By Nathan Owens • June 26, 2023
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    Opinion

    5 emerging technologies set to transform the global food system

    Fresh solutions are needed to tackle the impact of climate change, food waste and to feed a growing population with fewer resources, according to Rick Hamilton, senior consultant at 4C Associates.

    By Rick Hamilton • June 23, 2023
  • Eat Just's Good Meat chicken in a stir fry
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    Race for regulation of cell-based meat

    Cultivated meat to enter US market with full USDA approval for Eat Just and Upside Foods

    The milestone has been years in the making, and both companies plan to debut their chicken from cells at high-end restaurants this summer.

    By Updated June 21, 2023
  • Motif FoodWorks' finished product lineup: MoPork, MoChicken, MoBeef
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    Impossible Foods’ heme patent will be reviewed in dispute with Motif FoodWorks

    The Patent Trial and Appeal Board found the biotech ingredients company has a “reasonable likelihood of prevailing” on one of its claims, but will let three of the plant-based meat company’s other patents stand.

    By June 21, 2023
  • Bite-sized slices of cooked cultivated chicken from Upside Foods sit on a bed of greens.
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    Race for regulation of cell-based meat

    USDA approves ‘cell-cultivated chicken’ label

    The federal government’s first decision on what to call poultry made of cells grown in bioreactors will apply to products from Upside Foods and Eat Just.

    By June 14, 2023
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    Consumer advocacy groups ask FDA to ban titanium dioxide

    Five groups filed the petition, which argues the white dye has been found to build up in the body and potentially cause harm. The additive was outlawed in Europe last year.

    By May 31, 2023
  • Beyond Meatballs at a retail store.
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    Texas governor signs new labeling law for plant-based and cultivated meat

    Starting Sept. 1, companies making items that do not come from animals will be required to explicitly label them.

    By Updated May 30, 2023
  • Aubrey Plaza sits in a forest, holding a glass of a thick white drink with black speckles in her right hand. On her upper lip, she has a "milk mustache" from this beverage.
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    Milk checkoff’s ‘Wood Milk’ campaign featuring Aubrey Plaza violates federal laws, health group says

    The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine filed a complaint with the USDA’s inspector general, claiming the website and videos with the “White Lotus” star disparages another product and was intended to influence policy.

    By May 26, 2023
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    Major tea companies linked to plantations with reported human rights abuses, report says

    Companies including Unilever, Ekaterra and Starbucks said they are working to address these issues through greater supply chain transparency.

    By May 22, 2023
  • Three slices of Air Chicken are on a glass plate, garnished with a small radish and purple flower. The background is a blue sky with a few clouds.
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    ADM joins with Air Protein to make meat analogs out of thin air

    The agribusiness giant previously invested in the startup, which uses NASA science from the 1960s to turn carbon dioxide into an edible product.

    By May 18, 2023
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    Sesame is added to products for ‘consumer safety,’ says American Bakers Association

    In a letter to lawmakers, President and CEO W. Eric Dell said the problem is FDA regulations, which allow no flexibility for small amounts of a difficult-to-deal-with allergen like the tiny seed. 

    By May 17, 2023
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    Supreme Court ruling upholding California’s animal welfare law could lead more states to act

    Producers of meat, eggs and other animal items are being advised more restrictive state laws may be coming after last week's 5-4 decision affirming the ban on pork from farms using gestation crates.

    By May 17, 2023
  • A blue case of University of Texas co-branded Bud Light against a white backdrop
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    Boycott narrows Bud Light’s lead in the premium beer category

    Sales of the AB InBev-owned brew have fallen and the brand has lost ground to offerings from Molson Coors and Yuengling following its promotion with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney.

    By May 16, 2023