Motif FoodWorks Closing After Lawsuit From Impossible Foods
Sep 9, 2024 · Motif had raised $345 million in investments since it 2019 separation from Ginkgo Bioworks, according to AgFunderNews. Its plant-based beef, pork and chicken products were based on its self-developed ingredient Hemami, “a heme protein that provides a rich meaty flavor and aroma to plant-based meat alternatives,” according to the company website.
Unilever 2025: ‘Doing Fewer Things Better and With Greater Impact’
Dec 5, 2024 · “Doing fewer things better and with greater impact,” will be the theme at Unilever for 2025. That includes not just the planned spinoff of the ice cream business but also the disposal of more than $1 billion in small brands and products in the next 12-24 months.
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Nov 11, 2024 · Food Processing covers news about the top food and beverage companies in the U.S. as well as analysis and thought leadership for all segments of the food manufacturing industry.
Saputo Closing Six U.S. Facilities by Early 2025, Consolidating ...
Jun 11, 2024 · Canadian dairy giant Saputo is closing six of its U.S. facilities by early 2025 and shifting their production to nearby, more efficient plants in an effort to reduce “duplicate costs” and otherwise optimize operations in its network.
Former PepsiCo Exec Leaves Hershey Co. After Only Three Months …
Dec 10, 2024 · The Hershey Co. announced that Michael Del Pozzo, president, U.S. Confection, will leave the company effective Dec. 12, 2024, and return to PepsiCo — the company from which he departed to join Hershey just three months ago. Michele Buck, president and CEO of The Hershey Co., will assume U.S. Confection leadership on an interim basis while the company looks for a successor to Del Pozzo.
How a Trump Administration Could Impact FDA and USDA: Expect …
Nov 20, 2024 · Between Robert Kennedy Jr. being nominated to lead FDA’s parent agency and a proposed Dept. of Government Efficiency, the agencies that regulate the food & beverage industry should brace for seismic changes in 2025, according to a report from The Acheson Group (TAG).
USDA Names New FSIS Administrator; Kiecker Moves to New FSIS …
Nov 22, 2024 · The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has announced leadership changes that will take effect Dec. 9, 2024.. Current FSIS administrator Paul Kiecker will move to the role of assistant administrator in the Office of Investigation, Enforcement and Audit after nearly five years as FSIS administrator.
Chobani Makes Shelf-Stable ‘Super Milk’ Exclusively for Those in …
Jul 10, 2024 · Chobani has evolved from yogurt to coffee creamers to oat milk (and, most recently, to coffee and beer). Now, it’s putting those aseptic milk carton fillers to a humanitarian use, making shelf-stable dairy milk for people around the world impacted by disasters, as well as the most vulnerable in Chobani's hometowns -- in central New York and southern Idaho.
Shuttered Danville, Illinois, Quaker Facility May Be Demolished …
Sep 26, 2024 · According to local news reports, the Danville, Ill., Quaker Oats processing plant at the center of the enormous recall of numerous brands and varieties of cereals and granola bars in 2023 will be demolished “soon.”. Danville’s mayor told the news outlet the news was “devastating to hear,” and that losing the facility would be a big loss for the community.
Food Processing's Top 100 - 2024
The 100 largest food and beverage companies, based on sales of U.S.- and Canadian-made products. The five largest food and beverage companies in the U.S. and Canada remain PepsiCo., Tyson Foods, Nestle, JBS USA and Kraft Heinz. That's according to our annual reporting of the top food & beverage ...