The influx of meat alternatives may have led to reports about the demise of the traditional meat industry. However, new research from Cargill has shown that the majority of consumers intend to maintain or increase their consumption of animal protein over...
A potentially precedent setting case in the US is being brought to a district court in Pennsylvania over the right to impose controls on a special kind of meat producer - a so-called “private membership association” farm business. These producers, who...
California beef processor Central Valley Meat Holding Company is to acquire integrated beef business Harris Ranch Beef Holding Company, including its wholly owned subsidiaries, Harris Feeding Company and Harris Ranch Beef Company for an undisclosed sum....
The US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has announced plans to amend labelling regulations to remove duplicate net weight and net content requirements for packages that contain certain amounts of meat or poultry...
The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) in the US has taken the decision to cancel this year’s World Pork Expo, due to concerns over the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF).
Canadian processor Maple Leaf Foods and its subsidiary Greenleaf Foods have expanded their reach into the plant-based foods sector with the construction of a US$310m facility in Shelbyville, Indiana, dedicated to this market.
Pork producer Smithfield Foods has donated $50,000 to the Foundation for Meat & Poultry Research & Education, a non-profit research, education, and information organisation.
