Processing And Packaging Innovation

Value-added direction for Tyson Foods

Value-added direction for Tyson Foods

By Aidan Fortune

US processor Tyson Foods has earmarked the value-added sector and prepared foods as areas of future growth for the business.

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Beyond Meat Q1 revenues slightly ahead of guidance

By Elaine Watson

Revenues at plant-based meat brand Beyond Meat tripled in Q1 2019 vs Q1 2018, surging 215% to $40.2m, slightly ahead of guidance provided in its IPO filings, primarily driven by growth of the ‘cook from raw’ Beyond Burger in foodservice and retail channels....

Cargill invests in cultured meat business

Cargill invests in cultured meat business

By Aidan Fortune

US processor Cargill is to expand its presence in the alternative proteins market with an investment in cultured meat business Aleph Farms.

Tyson Foods to build new case ready plant

Tyson Foods to build new case ready plant

By Aidan Fortune

US processor Tyson Foods is to expand its case ready meat operations with the announcement that it is to build a major new facility in Utah.

USDA to amend meat labelling regulation

USDA to amend meat labelling regulation

By Aidan Fortune

The US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has announced plans to amend labelling regulations to remove duplicate net weight and net content requirements for packages that contain certain amounts of meat or poultry...

Cargill embraces AI monitoring technology

Cargill embraces AI monitoring technology

By Aidan Fortune

In an effort to improve the poultry production process, Cargill has invested in monitoring technology along its supply chain that utilises artificial intelligence (AI) to detect health issues.

Plant and clean meat grant launched

Good Food Institute launches $3m research grant

By Aidan Fortune

US-based Good Food Institute has launched a $3m competitive research grant program to encourage universities and others to pursue plant-based and clean meat research.

US farmers want origin labelling laws changed

US farmers call for food origin label shake-up

By Aidan Fortune

The US National Farmers Union (NFU) has lent its support to a campaign calling for origin labels to be changed as they are currently hindering beef producers.

The FDA is to hold a debate on lab-grown meat next month

FDA to debate lab-grown meat

By Aidan Fortune

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is to hold a public meeting to discuss foods produced using animal cell culture technology.

The funds will be used to increase biological research into cultured meat

Demand for cultured meat drives Tyson Foods investment

By Ashley Williams

Tyson Foods’ venture capital arm, Tyson Ventures, has teamed up with Israeli biotechnology company Future Meat Technologies to step up the clean meat movement in a US$2.2 million seed investment.

Clean food start-up JUST also counts a Saudi Arabian prince as one of its boardroom directors

Ex-BRF CEO joins lab-grown meat firm’s board

By Oscar Rousseau

The former CEO of Brazilian food company BRF, Pedro de Andrade Faria, has agreed to join the board of directors at JUST, a start-up growing real meat in San Francisco labs.

Hampton Creek CEO Josh Tetrick wants help from meat processors to ramp up production

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Lab-grown meat firm in talks to license tech

By Oscar Rousseau

Hampton Creek has confirmed the Silicon Valley start-up is in talks to license its lab-grown meat technology to some of the world’s biggest meat companies.

Impossible Foods recently reached milestones on food safety and intellectual property

Impossible? A plant-based burger just won $75m

By Oscar Rousseau

Start-up Impossible Foods has secured a “significant” $75m cash injection from investors, including Bill Gates and a Facebook founder, who now back a revolutionary plant-based burger that bleeds.

Whitworth: 'challenge of global food sustainability'

Tyson Foods appoints first-ever sustainability exec

By Oscar Rousseau

One of the US’ largest meat processors, Tyson Foods, has appointed Justin Whitmore as its first sustainability leader as the company takes steps towards a cleaner footprint on the planet.

Memphis Meat claimed to have 'made history' with its lab-grown chicken

Chef cooks the world’s first lab-grown chicken

By Oscar Rousseau

Memphis Meats made headlines around the world with news that it had produced the world’s first lab-grown duck and chicken – now you can watch a video about the innovation. 

The Stein JSO-C Compact Jet Stream Oven is a good solution for smaller processors, JBT said

IPPE 2017

Compact oven created for small manufacturers of food

By Rod Addy

JBT Corp launched a compact oven for small food processors, including poultry producers and start-ups, at the International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) 2017 in Atlanta last week.

Frontmatec aims to revolutionise beef production with step-change robotics

IPPE 2017

New merger targets automated cattle slaughter

By Rod Addy

Newly created Frontmatec plans groundbreaking automated cattle slaughter developments, Henrik Andersen, who has just become chief executive of the business, has revealed.

The scavenger devices can help to delay the process of meat oxidisation

CSP promises 'new standard' in odour fix

By Oscar Rousseau

Alabama packaging solutions firm CSP Technologies has backed its Pharmapuck scavenging device to “set a new industry standard” to fix fetid odours and increase the shelf-life of packaged food products.

Injury and sickness rates in the US poultry sector have declined significantly since 1994

Injury risk in US chicken sector drops

By Oscar Rousseau

The rate of workplace injuries and staff sick leave in the US chicken industry continues to improve, according to health and safety figures for the white-meat sector.

Customer satisfaction has risen for burger producers tapping into the high quality ingredients trend

Burgers disappoint US consumers

By Oscar Rousseau

US burgers rank below the national average for customer satisfaction, but a focus on high-quality ingredients could see fast food chains encroach on restaurant industry territory.

Arnold Schwarzenegger's supports vegetarian diets as a means to tackle climate change

Hollywood stars call for meat consumption drop

By Oscar Rousseau

China has enlisted Arnold Schwarzenegger and film-maker James Cameron to call for lower meat consumption, with the government poised to tackle its environmental crisis. 

Demonstrating how beef can be used in a balanced diet may interest health-conscious millennials

US beef industry targets millennials

By Oscar Rousseau

Seven organisations have zeroed in on a third of the US population in an ambitious and digitally savvy campaign to get Generation Y cooking with beef.

Tyson Foods president Tom Hayes: 'I appreciate the confidence the board has placed in me'

Tom Hayes named Tyson Foods president

By Oscar Rousseau

Food giant Tyson Food has appointed Tom Hayes to the position of president, where he will spearhead strategy on fresh meat. 

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