Poultry Industry Outlook: Rising Demand Challenged by Disease, Inflation
Wayne-Sanderson Farms CFO T.J. Wolfe discusses inflation, disease, and the tech transforming the poultry industry.
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Chicken, Consumers & Change: A Poultry Market Overview
City National Bank’s Eric Viergutz interviews Wayne-Sanderson Farms CFO T.J. Wolfe on the U.S. chicken market.
FI Fast Break audio news: Aug. 20, 2025
The latest FI Fast Break news podcast examines how brands are increasingly collaborating on snack and beverage mashups in playful crossovers.
America’s Least Appreciated Protein: Why Squid Deserves a Bigger Seat at the Table
Squid – a domestic, nutrient-rich, and eco-friendly protein – is largely overlooked in America’s protein lineup. The Hermit brand of calamari jerky challenges food leaders to rethink underutilized ocean fare before reaching for lab-grown innovations. (Sponsored Content)
Wrap It Up: Fast-Food Chains Bet Big on Boneless Chicken
McDonald’s is bringing back its Snack Wrap after a nine-year hiatus, tapping into the booming demand for portable, boneless chicken options. With major chains embracing the wrap resurgence, savvy restaurant operators will leverage the trend for easy, profitable menu innovation.
Hot, Crispy, Conquering: The Chicken Chains Outpacing Competitors
Chicken QSRs are dominating, with chains like Dave’s Hot Chicken expanding rapidly to meet surging demand. The secret? Bold flavors, strong branding, and a winning suburban strategy that keeps customers flocking in droves.
Meet New Masculinity: Gen Z Men Fuel Beef Renaissance
Gen Z men are increasingly embracing meat consumption as part of a shift toward hyper-masculinity, fueled by online influencers and rebranded narratives that position beef as essential for peak physical performance. The trend presents a key opportunity for the food industry.
Revolutionizing Meat Snacks: Mighty Spark’s Poultry Power Play
The Mighty Spark brand aims to revolutionize a meat-stick category traditionally dominated by beef by introducing healthier, chicken-based options. Their products, which are low in calories and free from common allergens, have gained popularity due to their bold taste, leading to rapid expansion in retail.
FI News Review (February 14, 2025): The Top Food and Beverage Stories
Avian Influenza Continues to Spread Across America
HPAI is spreading across dairy farms and, at last report, was present in 143 herds, with 53 new herd infections over the past month.
Top Trends to Spice Up Summer Grilling Sales
One in five consumers plan on grilling more this summer according to new shopper survey insights from Acosta Group.
The Evolution of Ecuadorian Cuisine
When the Spanish colonized a large swath of Central and South America, they introduced new forms of foods, like pigs and goats. At the time, the indigenous land was fertile with crops like beans, avocados, and papayas, but the Spanish felt deprived of nutrients that they were accustomed to. Thus, by the 17th century, the Spanish had imported countless herds of cows, pigs, sheep and goats to Ecuador.
Korean Food is Ascendant
Zooming out, Korean cuisine has found a niche in today’s restaurant, retail, and grocery foodscape, whether standing alone as a global cultural beacon of cuisine or being reimagined with some of today’s food trends.
Poultry Power Meets Global Flavor
Chicken listings on restaurant menus have grown 6.4% in the past five years, outpacing the 4.7% of burgers and other beef-based items.
Will Beef Prices Stay Elevated into 2024?
Looking ahead, Zimmerman noted that prices would likely increase in the new year, but the magnitude of that increase would likely be more subtle in 2024.
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.
Meat Producers Look For A Bottom — And For Answers
The cycle has turned against meat producers with a perhaps unprecedented vengeance. In response, investors and industry participants face two key questions. First, when does the cycle turn? More importantly, what can meat producers do …
Restaurants Struggling to Secure Chicken Sandwich Supplies
Restaurants are finding it tougher and more expensive to secure supplies of smaller birds, which are typically sourced for chicken sandwiches.
Amid Inflation, Consumers Have a Beef with Beef Prices
Beef eaters have a tough choice to make these days: switch to cheaper proteins or swallow the more than 11% increase in prices from 2020 levels, averaging $5.40 a pound in June.
FI Fast Break audio news: May 10, 2022
This week, in The Food Institute’s quick-hitting, audio news podcast, we examine just how long the Great Resignation might last. The Food Institute Podcast · FI Fast Break News – May 10, 2022 The FI …
Hot Wings Hotter than Ever as Super Bowl Approaches
The Los Angeles Rams have won eight of their last nine games, the Cincinnati Bengals six of their last seven. As impressive as that is, the teams aren’t nearly as hot as one Super Bowl …
Will Plant-Based Chicken be the Next Big Menu Item?
Editor’s note: The Food Institute has a new Plant-Based Insider newsletter, coming in February! To sign up, click here. Plant-based chicken is taking center stage in 2022. KFC is the latest chain to introduce a …
Restaurants Tap Dark Poultry Meat Options
Demand for allergy free foods continues to rise as consumers encounter a broader variety of motivations to steer clear of certain ingredients.
What Are the Prospects for California’s New Animal Welfare Rules?
New rules on animal welfare are slated to take effect Jan. 1 in California, but a coalition of restaurants and grocery stores have filed suit to block implementation for more than two years, arguing they …
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Chicken Market Roundup: A Tender Shortage, Steady Supermarket Sales
Despite a potential shortage of chicken tenders, dollar sales of chicken products at supermarkets and poultry slaughter remained relatively stable year-over year. Chicken Tenders in Short Supply Picky eaters may have something to cry “fowl” …
Retailers May Force Major Changes in Chicken Production
The Global Animal Partnership plans to toughen standards, effectively lowering the number of chicken breeds that meet its animal welfare guidelines, Bloomberg recently reported. The partnership, which has a five-step process for certifying animal welfare, …
Bird Flu Sweeping Across Europe
Bird flu is spreading across Europe with Poland, the continent’s largest poultry producer, and Britain reporting the latest cases, following outbreaks in Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands and Russia. Poland reported several outbreaks of H5N1 …
Meat-Tax Debate Percolates During COP26 Summit
The idea of a meat tax has been in the spotlight as of late to reduce consumption of beef due to its effects on climate change. The United Nations said that emissions from livestock account …
Report: Plant-based Menu Items Skyrocketing at U.S. Restaurants
With what seems like a new plant-based development each week, it’s no surprise that meat alternatives are now a $14 billion market, according to Tastewise’s new Q3 Market Report: Alternative Proteins. The Food Institute reviewed …
Latest Salvo in Chicken Wars Includes Taco Bell Hybrid Item
Taco bell is no stranger to unusual combinations (think Naked Chicken Chalupa, Doritos Locos Tacos), but its latest might take the cake. The chain is launching a Crispy Chicken Sandwich Taco on September 2. The …
Analyst: Plant-Based Food to See Massive Growth in Next Decade
Just when it seems like plant-based food couldn’t get any bigger, the industry is now predicted to grow fivefold by 2030. The global plant-based alternatives market could grow to $162 billion in the next decade, …
POULTRY UPDATE: Thanksgiving Turkeys Could Be in Short Supply
The latest industry to be impacted by supply constraints is poultry. LABOR AND SUPPLY ISSUES THREATEN HOLIDAY TURKEY AVAILABILITY A broker for Shady Brook Farms, one of the nation’s largest turkey suppliers, said in a …
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, …
Update: Nuggets Taking Center Stage Amid Chicken Wars
Eighty-four percent of consumers globally order chicken from a restaurant at least once a month, according to new research by Technomic. The latest chicken product in high demand appears to be nuggets. POPEYES DEBUTS NUGGETS …
Analysts: Restaurant Customers Seeking Plant-Based Innovation
There’s no denying plant-based food has had a big year. However, the pandemic’s full impact on plant-based momentum in restaurants remains unclear. While the gears of product development are starting to turn again, some major brands have …
Meat Prices Continue to Rise After Pandemic Push
Inflation is affecting prices across the food continuum, and meat is no exception. Meat prices were up in the first two quarters of the year when compared to both 2020 and 2019, according to analysis …