Animal Proteins

Highlights

Mergers & Acquisitions

Cal-Maine Completes Acquisition of Tyson’s Dexter, Missouri, Processing Plant

March 15, 2024
Facility will be converted to process shell egg and egg products, Cal-Maine Foods announced.
Animal Proteins

Snakes on a Plate? Study Shows Python Meat a Low-Effort, Sustainable Protein Source

March 15, 2024
Pythons raised as livestock in Asian farming operations were found to be low-effort producers of a significant amount of meat per animal, according to research.
Mergers & Acquisitions

Trident Seafoods Sells Three ‘For Sale’ Plants, Nears Deal for the Fourth

March 14, 2024
Company had put the facilities on the sales block in December 2023 — buyers found for three of them, and larger Kodiak facility has multiple buyers interested.
Courtesy of Hormel Foods Corp.
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Business Strategies

Hormel Foods Offers Insight into Planters, Q1 Volume Successes

March 13, 2024
Hormel has tapped into innovation and invested in exciting flavors and offerings for Planters and its other brands across all channels of business.
Courtesy of Stampede Culinary Partners Inc.
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Marketing

Stampede Meat Rebrands to Stampede Culinary Partners

March 13, 2024
Name change better reflects the company’s evolution beyond offering meat cutting and further-processing capabilities to handling all sorts of food products and processing needs...
Business Strategies

Tyson Foods Will Shut Down Perry, Iowa, Pork Processing Plant

March 12, 2024
Meat processor is still trying to optimize its operations and will close the facility, which employs nearly 1,300 workers.
Environmental

Missouri Politicians Seek Ways to Keep Missouri Prime Beef Open

March 8, 2024
Closure of the facility would cost the region more than 300 jobs, but lawmakers understand that protecting the local waterways is just as crucial.
People on the Move

Chomps Meat Snacks Appoints Former PepsiCo Leader to be SVP of Operations

March 6, 2024
Jason Dols joins the company in a calculated move to respond to its “unprecedented” growth the past two years.
Courtesy of Applegate
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Animal Proteins

Applegate Commits to Convert All Beef Hot Dogs to Regenerative Sources by End of 2025

March 5, 2024
Natural and organic meat subsidiary of Hormel Foods believes the move could significantly increase the acreage used for regenerative raising of beef.
Worker Safety

OSHA Proposes Nearly $400k in Penalties for Case Farms Winesburg, Ohio, Plant

Feb. 9, 2024
Troutman, N.C.-based chicken processor cited for lockout/tagout, machine guarding, fall and electrical hazards at Ohio plant.
Animal Proteins

Cargill Purchases Two Northeast Meat Plants from Ahold Delhaize USA

Feb. 7, 2024
Cargill employees already worked at the plant, which will still service Ahold Delhaize USA stores but will also be able to expand to serve other case-ready customers.
People on the Move

Smithfield Foods Names Two New Executive Leaders

Feb. 6, 2024
Processor welcomes a new chief marketing officer and new chief ethics and compliance officer to the company.
Courtesy of the National Chicken Council
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Marketing

NCC: Super Bowl Watchers Expected to Eat 1.45 Billion Wings — About the Same as Last Year

Feb. 5, 2024
The National Chicken Council expects the number of wings consumed during the NFL’s annual championship game this year to be flat compared to last year’s game.