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Upside Foods Planning $140 Million Cultivated Meat Plant in Illinois

Designed to produce millions of pounds of cultivated meat products per year, the state-of-the-art plant will help Upside Foods expand its commercial offerings, increase scalability, and reduce production costs.

September 18, 2023

Upside Foods Glenview Plant

Heineken Mexico Building $460 Million Brewery in Yucatán

The state-of-the-art brewery will incorporate features for sustainable brewing, with a focus on improved water processes, and the integration of circular economy practices.

September 15, 2023

Heineken Mexico

Kellogg Board Approves Separation Into 2 Companies

The approval to split into Kellanova and WK Kellogg Co was given to create two more focused companies, each with its own strong financial outlook.

September 13, 2023

Smucker Paying $5.6 Billion to Acquire Hostess Brands

The move will add well-known snacking brands to Smucker’s portfolio, accelerating the company’s focus on convenient food options.

September 11, 2023

Hostess Portfolio

American Dairy Association Helps Recycle Butter Art in Unique Way

Instead of just destroying an 800-lb butter sculpture, the American Dairy Association North East, Cornell Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners, and Noblehurst Farms are using it to create electricity.

September 8, 2023

Ny Butter Sculpture

Tyson Foods Deploying Self-driving Trucks in Northwest Arkansas

The company is collaborating with Gatik, a leader in autonomous middle mile logistics, to optimize Tyson’s supply chain efficiency.

September 6, 2023

Tyson Autonomous Truck

Is Hostess Brands Going to Be Sold?

Multiple sources seem to think that Hostess Brands is going to be acquired sometime in the near future.

August 31, 2023

Cargill Launches Methodology to Measure Cows' Methane Emissions

The methodology will help beef producers better understand the impact of feed supplements, and enable projects to measure and quantify methane emissions reduction.

August 29, 2023

From Crickets to Yeast: A Look at the Deep Space Food Challenge Finalists

The finalists include a yeast strain adapted to the space environment, a controlled-environment plant growth chamber, a cricket-rearing system, and a modular indoor food production system.

August 25, 2023

Deep Space Challenge

Ferrero Group Operating Company Expanding New York Manufacturing Plant

The expansion of Wells Enterprises’ Dunkirk, N.Y., manufacturing plant underscores the company’s commitment to long-term growth and leadership in the ice cream category.

August 23, 2023

Wells Dunkirk Expansion

Flowers Foods Names Heeth Varnedoe as President and COO

August 22, 2023

Flowers Foods President And Ceo Heeth Varnedoe

Tilray Brands Paying $85M to Buy 8 Anheuser-Busch Brands

The acquisition makes Tilray the fifth-largest craft beer operation in the U.S., while the company’s recent purchase of Truss Beverage strengthens its position in the THC beverage market.

August 21, 2023

Anheuser Busch Shock Top

DOC Issues Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Investigations

The Department of Commerce investigations involved tin mill products from Canada, the People’s Republic of China, Germany, the Republic of Korea, the Netherlands, Taiwan, the Republic of Turkey, and the United Kingdom.

August 18, 2023

Bazooka Candy Brands Sold for $700 Million

Former Disney CEO Michael Eisner and Madison Dearborn Partners have sold the company to Apax Partners, a private equity firm.

August 17, 2023

Bazooka Candy Brands

Kraft Heinz Names Carlos Abrams-Rivera as Incoming CEO

Effective January 1, 2024, Executive Vice President and President of the North America Zone Carlos Abrams-Rivera will assume the role of CEO, while current CEO Miguel Patricio will become non-executive chair of the board.

August 15, 2023

Carlos Abrams-Rivera, left; Miguel Patricio, right

Compass Cold Opens 142,160-sq-ft Arkansas Cold Storage Facility

Built by Ti Cold, the new site will serve food wholesalers, retailers, and food manufacturers in central and northwest Arkansas.

August 14, 2023

Compass Cold Mulberry, Ark

FrieslandCampina to Pay $2.88 Million for Environmental Violations

The company will pay a fine and implement an environmental protection project at its food production facility in central New York to resolve violations of the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, and New York state law.

August 11, 2023

Nestlé Investing in Regenerative Agriculture for Key Ingredients

The effort will bring better agricultural methods to 100,000+ acres of U.S. farmland and accelerate Nestlé’s transition to regenerative agriculture across its entire supply chain.

August 10, 2023

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