Another wave of coronavirus-driven closures of meatpacking facilities is unlikely, according to Andre Nogueira, CEO of JBS USA Holdings Inc., reported The Wall Street Journal (Oct. 5). Nogueira noted that worker testing and safety practices …
The U.S. is allowing UK beef on market for the first time in over 20 years, reported BBC (Sept. 30). The initial ban was imposed in 1996 when British cattle were infected with Mad Cow …
USDA will run a $1 million research project on how COVID-19 may be transmitted through the beef supply chain, reported Reuters (Sept. 25). The two-year project, which begins in October, aims to reduce the risk …
Despite shortages this spring, supermarkets are now selling meat for lower prices as supplies are rebounding and exports are declining, reported The Wall Street Journal (Sept. 20). Prices for ground beef and pork loins returned …
CPG companies have been expanding their plant-based offerings to compete with brands such as Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat. The Kellogg Co. partnered with Walt Disney Co. to launch Mickey-Mouse shaped Incogmeato chick’n nuggets, reported MarketWatch (Sept. …
Food Institute Focus – Meat Workers Claim Their Safety is at Risk
Food Institute Focus – Investors Bet on Plant-Based
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 …
Food Institute Focus РVC Investment Trends in Food & Beverage – Insights from Harbinger Ventures and Boulder Food Group
Food Institute Focus – Consumer Perception Drives Interest in Plant-Based Eating
Food Institute Focus – Switching From Global to Local Food Supply Chains
Food Institute Focus – Meat Industry to Become ‘Obsolete’?
Food Institute Focus – Price Fixing Among the Legal Issues Facing Meat Industry
Food Institute Focus – Consumer Perceptions of Food Industry During Pandemic
Food Institute Focus – Supermarkets Ramp Up Plant-Based Strategies
Meatpacking facilities across the U.S. have become hot spots for the coronavirus, impacting production of chicken, beef, and pork and causing worry about the nation’s food supply, reported The Wall Street Journal (April 28). In …
Food Institute Focus – Fruit and Vegetable Gains Remain Elevated
I recently asked 10 random consumers whether they would eat lab-grown meat. “I would,” one said. ¨Not for the taste nor for the nutritional value, but because I believe in this technology as the way …
Food Institute Focus – Plant-Based Options Fill Meat Void
Food Institute Focus – Supermarkets Limit Meat Sales
Food Institute Focus – Coronavirus Cases at Meat Plants Put Supply in Danger
Food Institute Focus – Meat Sales Still Strong
Food Institute Focus – Asian Pork Shortage Fuels Need for U.S. Protein
Food Institute Focus – Airline Food is Taking Off
