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    Ingredients

    The Elephant in the Room: Flavoring Protein Foods

    Claudia D. O’Donnell
    March 25, 2024
    Protein-based foods have advanced, but often taste lags. Here are some technical strategies and tips for using plant, dairy and novel protein ingredients.
    Animal Proteins

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

    Andy Hanacek
    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.
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    New Food Products

    Kraft Heinz Debuts Plant-Based Oscar Mayer Hot Dogs and Sausages

    Dave Fusaro
    March 6, 2024
    NotHotDogs and NotSausages are the newest products from the 2022 joint venture between Kraft Heinz and TheNotCompany.
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    Careers

    Meati Foods Reducing Workforce by 13%, Shifting New CFO into CEO Role

    Andy Hanacek
    Feb. 20, 2024
    Just two weeks after joining the company, Phil Graves will become CEO and the company will attempt to “right size its workforce.”
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    Alternative Protein

    Upside Foods Halts Plan for New Illinois Cultivated Meat Plant

    Andy Hanacek
    Feb. 16, 2024
    Cultivated meat company will ease off the gas pedal and redirect efforts toward expanding its current facility in California before building a new production facility.
    Alternative Protein

    Believer Meats Add Three C-Suite Executives

    Andy Hanacek
    Feb. 8, 2024
    Cultivated meats company adds experienced leadership to help advance further along its commercialization growth curve.
    People on the Move

    Meati Foods Names New CFO, Touts Experience Balancing Sustainability, Financials

    Andy Hanacek
    Feb. 5, 2024
    Phil Graves, former exec from Wild Idea Buffalo Co., Bass Pro Shops and Patagonia, joins the mushroom-based "meat" producer.
    Power Lunch

    Power Lunch: The Path to Profitability in the Plant-Based Meat Industry

    Jan. 23, 2024
    These analogues may require more collaboration than typical retail/consumer products.
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    International

    Aleph Farms Gets World’s First Approval of Cultured Beef

    Dave Fusaro
    Jan. 18, 2024
    The Israeli firm has approval to sell its cell-grown beef in its home country Israel.

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    People on the Move

    Meati Foods Adds Former Believer Meats, OSI, Cargill Exec to its Board of Directors

    Andy Hanacek
    Aug. 30, 2023
    Meat and alternative protein industry veteran Nicole Johnson-Hoffman lends her expertise to the alternative protein processing company.
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    Plant Protein

    Plant-Based Meat Alternatives Held Back by Fading Consumer Interest, Higher Prices

    Andy Hanacek
    Aug. 15, 2023
    CoBank report says plant-based meat alternatives have reached a tipping point after peaking in 2020, when consumers were more curious and had discretionary money to spend.
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    Legal Issues

    Kellogg, Kashi Business Unit Defeat Appeals of Protein Content Labeling Lawsuits

    Andy Hanacek
    Aug. 15, 2023
    Plaintiffs in the class-action suits claimed more than 30 products misled consumers by misrepresenting the amount of high-quality protein in each product.
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    Animal Proteins

    Traditional Beef Outflanks Cell-Cultured in Consumer Survey, But Plant-Based Makes a Dent

    Andy Hanacek
    Aug. 11, 2023
    A Purdue University study of more than 1,200 American consumers showed beef from cattle preferred over cell-cultured options — except on animal welfare and environmental impact...