All news articles for August 2015

Matthew Sade, CEO Lyrical Foods (Kite Hill)

Kite Hill CEO: We want to change the entire dairy landscape

By Elaine Watson

If current trends continue, almondmilk will account for an astonishing 19% (dollar share) of the US retail dairy and dairy alternative beverages market in 2019, predicts Packaged Facts. However, plant-based products still only account for a tiny fraction...

McDonald's: 'We're working with Tyson Foods to investigate the situation'

McDonald's faces criticism after animal welfare video

By Chloe Ryan

Tyson Foods has shunned a Tennessee farm producing chicken for McDonald’s McNuggets after an animal rights group posted gruesome footage online depicting birds being clubbed and stabbed with a spiked pole.

Viking Icelandic Yogurts come in plain, vanilla, strawberry, blueberry and cucumber mint varieties

Saga Dairy: We want to bring Icelandic yogurt to the mainstream

By Elaine Watson

First came Siggi’s, then Smári Organics. But can the husband and wife team behind Saga Dairy (Viking Icelandic Yogurt) – the latest entrants to the niche, but growing ‘Icelandic-style’ yogurt category in the US – emulate their success?  

Unlabelled horsemeat was detected in a range of meat samples

US studies reveal mince contamination and mislabelling

By Chloe Ryan

Two years after the UK meat industry was rocked by the discovery of horsemeat in dozens of beef products, a new study in the US has discovered the widespread contamination of meat with other species, including horsemeat.

Kraft Heinz Foods was formed on 2 July

Kraft Heinz issues major turkey product recall

By Chloe Ryan

A multi-million dollar food recall affecting 938,000kg of Oscar Meyer turkey bacon products has been issued by Kraft Heinz Foods Company in the US after consumers became ill. 

FDA warning letter to Hampton Creek could trigger lawsuits

Letter shows FDA is serious about enforcing standards of identity, says lawyer

FDA warning letter to Hampton Creek could trigger new wave of lawsuits, predict attorneys

By Elaine Watson

While Unilever dropped a false advertising lawsuit over egg-free spread Just Mayo last year amid an avalanche of bad PR, the FDA has picked up where Unilever left off with a warning letter advising brand owner Hampton Creek it is playing fast and loose...

Mushroom pioneer MycoTechnology secures $6.7m investment

Mushroom pioneer MycoTechnology secures $6.7m investment

By Elaine Watson

MycoTechnology – which has developed a pioneering new food processing platform using mushroom roots (mycelium) – has secured $6.7m in a Series A round of financing, with a second round expected to close before the end of the year.

Taylor Collins: It's time to reclaim meat as a superfood

Taylor Collins on reclaiming meat as a superfood, finding ‘badass investors’ and managing triple-digit growth

EPIC Provisions: ‘If an opportunity came with the right strategic partner, we would absolutely take it’

By Elaine Watson

Revenues at EPIC Provisions more than tripled to $6.8m in 2014, and are on course to triple again to $20m in 2015 as the EPIC brand - which first hit shelves in 2013 – continues to lure new consumers to a category (premium meat snacks) that has rapidly...

America's beef imports have increased 40% due to the strong US dollar

US beef import industry aided by the US dollar

By Chloe Ryan

The strong US dollar is contributing to a growth in the country’s imports of beef and a slowdown in its beef export business, according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), a trend likely to continue for the remainder of 2015.

Protein players should think outside of the box for flavors, Wixon

Flavor Trends

Protein players should think outside of the box for flavors, Wixon suggests

By Elizabeth Crawford

Players in the protein category – especially those focused on the center of the plate – are behind the curve when it comes to flavor and need to rethink their strategy to capture and hold modern consumers’ attention, according to flavor and seasoning...

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