Sustainability

Finding the Right Mix for Plant-Based Alternatives

Both ingredient suppliers and CPGs are trying to discover the right proteins for the job as they play with plant-based formulations to get the taste, texture, mouthfeel—and scalability—they’re looking for.

August 1, 2022

Meat, Poultry & Seafood: Page 17

Sustainability

Perdue, Fair Oaks Foods, McCormick, Cargill News

Industry updates from the poultry, meat and food coloring market sectors, plus a farewell message from a food industry veteran journalist.

July 29, 2022

Sustainability

Perdue Farms Issues Fiscal Year 2022 Stewardship Report

The document reveals details of the company’s progress toward achieving its 2023 environmental sustainability goals and being good stewards of the environment.

July 27, 2022

Industry News

Cargill, Continental Grain Acquire Sanderson Farms for $4.53 Billion

Cargill

The companies will combine Sanderson Farms with Wayne Farms to create a new, privately held poultry business that will be called Wayne-Sanderson Farms.

July 25, 2022

Sustainability

Tyson Foods Issues 2021 Sustainability Report

The report highlights the company’s renewed strategic commitment and aspirations for the future, as well as the progress it’s made toward its sustainability goals.

July 21, 2022

Industry News

Perdue Foods Names Kevin McAdams as President

A food and beverage industry veteran, McAdams, who most recently Jack Links’ President, North America, also has appointed as chief operating officer of Perdue Farms.

July 19, 2022

Industry News

BRF Sadia Opens New Plant in Saudi Arabia

The Middle East region and Halal market are strategic elements in the company’s plans for sustainable growth in the international market.

July 15, 2022

Industry News

Tyson Foods, Tanmiah of Saudi Arabia Sign Strategic Partnership

In a deal to deal to accelerate growth, Tyson is acquiring a 15% equity stake in Tanmiah subsidiary Agriculture Development Company, a fully integrated poultry company.

July 12, 2022

Industry News

Fair Oaks Foods to Build $134 Million Facility in Iowa

The new 150,000-sq-ft Davenport, Iowa, facility will produce fully cooked bacon, expanding the company’s current protein product portfolio and capacity.

July 11, 2022

Industry News

Perdue Farms Investing in Commercial Truck Driver Training

Perdue Farms is assisting in the funding of a new simulation lab for students in a commercial driver’s license course to help alleviate transport and supply chain issues.

July 7, 2022

Industry News

Younger Generations Drive the Plant-based Meats Market Forward

Though more plant-based meats are available, fewer consumers are responding favorably to them. Those more likely to eat plant-based alternatives are Millennials and Gen Z-ers, but they’re looking for price parity with traditional proteins.

June 29, 2022

Industry News

Clemens Food Group Opens New Meat Operation in Pennsylvania

The facility utilizes best-in-class quality and food safety systems and design to provide customers nationwide with high-quality, innovative products.

June 21, 2022

Industry News

Jack Link’s to Expand Iowa Facility

The project will expand warehouse capacity of the existing distribution facility and add an automated storage and retrieval system to improve its capacity and efficiency.

May 20, 2022