Meat, fish and savory ingredients

Tyson Foods distributes roughly $50m in bonuses to hourly, frontline workers: 'Tyson wants to be the most sought-after place to work, period'

06-Dec-2021 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Tyson Foods said it will give approximately $50m in year-end bonuses to frontline and hourly team members for their ongoing efforts over the past year.

Majority of animal protein companies 'too slow to act' on pressing sustainability risks, reports FAIRR

03-Dec-2021 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Animal protein producers are making some strides in managing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks, but the vast majority are still falling short on fundamental practices including measuring methane gas emissions, according to the Coller FAIRR...

Cultivated meat, cell-cultured meat, lab-grown meat? Stakeholders weigh in on nomenclature as products near commercialization in US market

03-Dec-2021 By Elaine Watson

Comments submitted to USDA over how best to label meat and poultry made from animal cells grown outside of animals reflect the challenge facing US regulators as they seek to nail down nomenclature in this nascent market as startups in the space edge closer...

Cost-efficient scaffolding tech developed for cultivated meat at scale

01-Dec-2021 By Flora Southey

Estonian start-up Gelatex says affordable and scalable cell-cultured meat could ‘soon turn into reality’ thanks to its innovative scaffolding technology.

JBS to bring cultivated meat to market by 2024 with BioTech Foods deal

29-Nov-2021 By Katy Askew

Meat major JBS has said that it expects to bring cultivated meat to the European market by 2024 after acquiring control of Spanish start-up BioTech Foods,

Do Good Foods creates closed-loop system to tackle supermarkets' food waste issue

24-Nov-2021 By Mary Ellen Shoup

As grocery chains step up their sustainability efforts, Do Good Foods is providing a solution for supermarkets to offload some of their food surplus by taking perishable foods headed to landfill (vegetables, fruit, meat, bakery items) and upcycling the...

J.M. Smucker invests $1.1bn in new facility for booming Uncrustables brand

18-Nov-2021 By Mary Ellen Shoup

The J.M. Smucker Co. is investing $1.1bn in a new manufacturing facility and distribution center in McCalla, Alabama, to meet high consumer demand for Smucker's Uncrustables frozen handheld sandwiches, bites, and rollups.

Gerber finds treasure map for product innovation in Dietary Guidelines for children under 2 years

17-Nov-2021 By Elizabeth Crawford

Baby and toddler food and beverage manufacturers looking for innovation inspiration will find a treasure map for new product ideas in the recommendations for children under two years included, for the first time, in the current Dietary Guidelines for...

GrubMarket raises $200m in Series E funding round, eyes IPO

16-Nov-2021 By Mary Ellen Shoup

GrubMarket, a San Francisco-based food supply chain e-commerce company, has raised $200m in a Series E funding round, bringing its total valuation to over $1.2bn.

Tyson: 'In this dynamic environment, we will be aggressive in monitoring inflation and driving price recovery activities'

16-Nov-2021 By Elizabeth Crawford

Tyson Foods is celebrating a better-than-expected fourth quarter thanks in part to “aggressive” pricing actions that buoyed sales and offset inflation, and a “bold” new productivity plan that seeks to bring the company’s operating income margin up to...

DSM: ‘Adding fortification to food changes how open moms are to serving packaged’ baby, toddler food

15-Nov-2021 By Elizabeth Crawford

Packaged baby and toddler food manufacturers may have a better chance of winning over new mothers – many of whom prefer feeding their children fresh, natural homemade food – if they fortify their products and clearly communicate the benefits of added...

Kemin breaks ground on $40m clean label meat and poultry ingredients facility

12-Nov-2021 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Global ingredient manufacturer Kemin Industries has begun construction on a new $40m facility in Verona, Missouri, to produce clean-label ingredients for animal protein applications.

Plant-based labeling wars: PBFA, Tofurky file new lawsuit challenging ‘nakedly protectionist’ Oklahoma law

11-Nov-2021 By Elaine Watson

The Plant Based Foods Association (PBFA) has fired the latest salvo in the battle over the labeling of plant-based products in its second lawsuit* challenging Oklahoma’s Meat Consumer Protection Act, which it claims “provides no benefit to consumers,...

Beyond Meat CEO blames ‘largely transitory dynamics’ for -13.9% decline in US revenues, offset by triple-digit growth overseas

11-Nov-2021 By Elaine Watson

Beyond Meat CEO Ethan Brown urged analysts to “differentiate between short term variability on the one hand, and ongoing strong progress toward a long term vision of becoming tomorrow's global protein company on the other,” during the plant-based...

Ahold Delhaize prioritizes omnichannel solutions amid online grocery sales spike

10-Nov-2021 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Belgian-Dutch retailer Ahold Delhaize, parent company of Food Lion, Giant, FreshDirect, Stop&Shop, and Peapod in the US market, is heavily investing in its omnichannel strategy to meet consumers' at-home eating needs.