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Product Newsletter: Proteins
PROTEINS - LATEST NEWS AND PRODUCTS
'We're not pulling out, but we're not diving in 100%,' Before the Butcher CEO on retail plans
Plant-based meat company Before the Butcher is focusing on growing and innovating its private label and foodservice businesses, as it assess how the alternative protein retail market will shake out, company founder and CEO Danny O'Malley told FoodNavigator-USA.... Read more
Delay in organic animal welfare standards recalls rule’s long journey
The hard-fought and long-awaited Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards final rule has been delayed, yet again, and while the change is “minor” and due to a technicality, it recalls the many other delays and near-deaths the rule has endured since work began on it some 20 years ago.... Read more
Clever Carnivore continues its path towards low-cost cultivated meat with recent funding
Biotech startup, Clever Carnivore, closed $7m of seed round funding to expand production of its low-cost cultivated pork sausage with plans to launch its prototype, the Clever Bratwurst in early 2024 without asking the consumer to pay more, Virginia Rangos, the company’s CEO and co-founder told FoodNavigator-USA.... Read more
Alternative protein producer Farmless plans expand production, maintain protein production efficiency
Farmless, a startup producing protein using a feedstock which combines hydrogen, nitrogen, CO2 and renewable energy, is planning to build a pilot plant after a new injection of funding. Its purpose is simple – cutting down on the land used to create protein, and creating greater efficiency in protein production.... Read more
 Tyson Foods opens high-tech chicken facility to accelerate growth, boost efficiency
Tyson Foods celebrated the much-anticipated grand opening of a new 325,000-square-foot fully-cooked food production facility in Danville, Va., last week – marking a significant milestone in its “bold,” multi-point plan to improve its performance, which has struggled in recent years amid falling prices, higher costs and volatile supply and demand.... Watch now
Future Ocean Foods “tells a new story for alternative seafood”
The recently launched association Future Ocean Foods is changing the narrative for alternative seafood through industry and consumer education and partnerships, including with traditional seafood, to reflect the category’s nutritious, sustainable, equitable and ethical pursuits, according to Founder and Executive Director Marissa Bronfman.... Read more
Mac and cheese goes dairy-free with Kraft NotMac&Cheese launch
The pantry staple by The Kraft Heinz Not Company features a plant-based sauce made of fava bean protein and coconut oil powder in two flavors—original and white cheddar—priced at $3.49 a box on shelves this month and continuing its rollout in early 2024. This is the joint venture’s third launch in a year, building on its plant-based KRAFT NotCheese Slices and NotMayo.... Read more
Changing menus, focus on sustainable production: COP28 focuses more on food
The food and beverage industry is inherently linked to the climate crisis, responsible for at least a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions. The COP28 summit, held this year in Dubai, UAE, focuses more significantly on food than in previous years.... Read more
How newstalgia blends comfort and novelty in the snack category
Consumers still crave familiar flavors and experiences, as they did during the pandemic, but they also are open to new innovations and technologies -- leading to an emerging trend of 'newstalgia,' Kevin Ryan, CEO, Malachite Strategy and Research, explained to FoodNavigator-USA.... Read more
Stacking plant-based meat up against the real thing: ‘Often it has a slightly better nutritional composition’
A report finds that plant-based burgers, meatballs and bacon alternatives are healthier than their meaty counterparts, but animal meat scores better for chicken chunks, chicken fillet, and schnitzel.... Read more
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