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New Beyond Sausage Avocado Oil

Beyond Meat Continues New Product Rollout With Reformulated Sausages

Beyond’s plant-based meat recipes were simplified this year to reduce saturated fat and use healthier oils than earlier versions.

June 20, 2024

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Facilities, Design & Infrastructure

Westrock Coffee Launches Innovative Roast to Ready-to-Drink Manufacturing Facility

Ahead of schedule and 19 months after breaking ground, the production plant features robotics and end-to-end automation from green coffee through to packaging.

June 19, 2024

Scott Ford, co-founder and CEO of Westrock Coffee, raises an RTD can to officially toast the grand opening of the company’s RTD facility in Conway, Ark. He is pictured with (from left) Will Ford, group president of operations; Joe T. Ford, co-founder and chairman; and Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

Danone, Michelin and Others Join to Develop Large-Scale Fermentation

The goal of the Biotech Open Platform is to accelerate the development of precision fermentation to produce more sustainable products.

June 14, 2024

DMC has a technology platform, Dynamic Metabolic Control, that makes fermentation more standardized, robust, and predictable.

Smithfield Foods Purchasing Dry Sausage Facility From Cargill

The Nashville plant will add 50 million lb of dry sausage production capacity for Smithfield per year.

June 10, 2024

Dry Sausage Variety

Hellmann’s Jumps on Growing Squeeze Bottle Market With Line Investment

A nearly $16 million investment in a new line at the mayonnaise maker’s Pouso Alegre plant in Brazil is set to meet increasing demand and enhance operational excellence.

June 7, 2024

Hellmann's is adding a new line to its Pouso Alegre plant in Brazil to meet growing demand for mayonnaise in squeeze bottles.

Schwan’s Names Brian Schiegg as New CEO

After 10 years as CEO of the maker of Red Baron, Tony’s, Mrs. Smith’s, and other popular food brands, Dimitrios Smyrnios heads into retirement.

June 3, 2024

Brian Schiegg, Schwan's new CEO

Campbell to Close Pacific Foods Plant as Part of Supply Chain Optimization Plan

Campbell's $230 million supply chain strategy also includes investment and manufacturing changes at other facilities in the company's network.

May 30, 2024

Pacific Foods Oregon Factory Closing

Avian Flu Leads to Mass Layoff at Major Egg Producer

Herbruck’s Poultry Ranch, the largest egg producer in Michigan, is letting about 400 workers go amid spread of virus.

May 23, 2024

Severe Weather Drives Ingredient Prices Higher

With droughts, frosts, and heavy rains hitting key growers, an index of major crops is reacting to concerns about harvests from wheat to coffee, Bloomberg reports.

May 24, 2024

Bloomberg Crop Index

Is Kraft Heinz Selling Oscar Mayer?

Kraft Heinz is gauging interest in its division of hot dogs, bacon, and deli meats, which could garner $3 billion to $5 billion, according to the Wall Street Journal.

May 18, 2024

Oscar Mayer Hotdogs

Tyson Pushes Against Beef Headwinds as Chicken Business Improves

Tyson Foods CEO Donnie King reflects on a year of plant closures and strategic shifts amid chicken mortality, cattle availability, feed prices, and other challenges.

May 17, 2024

Tyson’s John R. Tyson (right) and Donnie King (center) chat with analyst Andrew Strelzik at the BMO Global Farm to Market Conference.

FDA Labeling Changes Could Come at a Cost for Food Processors

Front-of-pack labeling, reduced sodium and sugar levels, and enforced ingredient traceability are on the horizon for food manufacturers. Here’s what processors can expect next.

May 1, 2024

FDA FOP Labeling Examples

Live at Petfood Essentials: Pet Snacks Put Emphasis on Health, Safety

COVID has had a profound and lasting effect on how we view the pets in our lives, and what we expect in the way of functional health, nutrition, safety, and more in their treats.

April 29, 2024

As pets become an increasingly integral part of the family, consumers change their spending habits, along with their focus on wellness and safety.

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