Tag: Cargill
FI Fast Break audio news: Sept. 11, 2024
The latest FI Fast Break news podcast touches on McDonald’s increasing shift into automation at cash registers.
Study Shows Consumers Craving Convenient, Traditional Meats
Try as plant-based brands might, traditional meats remain the largest generator of revenue in fresh departments, according to recent findings.
Expo West 2024 to Address Plant-Based, Personalized Nutrition and More
The annual Natural Products Expo West 2024 event, set to be held next week in Anaheim, California starting March 12, serves as the leading trade show for the natural, organic, and healthy products industry. And …
FI Fast Break audio news: Oct. 4, 2023
This week’s Food Institute news podcast touches on the latest innovations featured at fast-food drive-thrus.
Candy & Confections Are Killin’ It in 2023
What if candy were associated more with a lifestyle and not with high-sugar, indulgence-driven snacking? That’s how the Swedes do it. In the 1970s, a Swedish dentist created a campaign suggesting children only eat candy …
Plant-based Dairy Indulgences Intriguing Consumers
Plant-based creamer has ascended to become the third largest plant-based category – as new product releases have highlighted.
WATCH: Frozen Food Category Making Moves
Since 2019, frozen food sales have increased 23%, and major players like Nestle and Unilever continue to seize upon the segment’s popularity.
FI Fast Break audio news: March 30, 2022
This week, in The Food Institute’s quick-hitting, audio news podcast, we examine the current state of consumer confidence, and big moves by Gotham Greens. The Food Institute Podcast · FI Fast Break News – March …
CPG Companies Eye Plant-Based Market with Different Goals
More major CPG companies are playing in plant-based, flagging the alt-protein category as a potential catalyst for growth. But industrywide, the depth of that value is not easily measured in broad strokes. “When you factor …
Plant-Based Chocolate Emerging as Consumer Sweet Spot
Consumers’ perception of chocolate as a functional indulgence has made it a growing target for plant-based exploration. The global vegan chocolate confectionery market is expected to reach $1.41 billion by 2028, registering a compound annual …
Ag Update: Cargill Plans to Eliminate Trans Fats by 2023
Cargill announced it will eliminate trans fats in its products by the end of 2023 to help improve consumer diets, the first manufacturer to agree to new World Health Organization standards. “Cargill became the first …
CEO Declares ‘Milestone’ Moment for Eat Just, Plant-Based Movement
The question about whether the chicken or the egg came first is quickly becoming moot. The European Union recently declared JUST Egg’s key ingredient – mung beans – safe, San Francisco-based Eat Just Inc. announced. …
Spike in Fertilizer Prices Causing Concern in Europe
A spike in fertilizer prices has hit European farmers, leaving some to question whether to curb planting plans. Winter wheat and barley crops are being sown as many nitrogen fertilizer plants in Europe shut as …
M&A Monday: Sanderson Farms in Play as Chicken Demand Remains Strong
Cargill and Continental Grain Company announced early Monday that they’re set to acquire Sanderson Farms for around $4.5 billion. Sanderson Farms will combine with Wayne Farms, a subsidiary of Continental Grain, to form a new, …
The Food Industry’s Latest Sustainability Effort: Masks for Cows
Cargill is backing “masks” for cows in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Yes, you read that correctly. The mask-like device was developed by Zelp Ltd., which claims it can reduce methane emissions by more than …
Major Meat, Dairy Companies Behind in ESG Efforts, but Making Strides
Most the world’s largest meat and dairy companies haven’t made commitments to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Researchers from New York University noted in a recent study that the largest meat and dairy producers are …
Regenerative Agriculture Movement Gains Traction
Cargill is supporting farmer-led efforts to adopt practices and systems foundational to regenerative agriculture practices across 10 million acres of North American farmland over the next 10 years. The initiative will focus on row crop …
Manufacturers Need to Adapt to COVID-19 Conditions
The COVID-19 pandemic will continue to affect the manufacturing capabilities of food companies through the end of 2020, but automation, social distancing, and pivoting towards healthier products could provide avenues for future growth. Meatpackers Face …