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Alt Meat Co-Manufacturer Closes Washington Facility
Plant-based protein maker No Meat Factory has shuttered its 200,000 sq. ft. U.S. production plant after two years, laying off 123 employees.
Daring Foods Acquired by v2food With Ajinomoto Investment
Plant-based poultry producer Daring Foods has been acquired by Australian alt-protein company v2food, with backing by Ajinomoto Co, Inc. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Jeff Gendelman, CEO of Daring Foods, told Nosh the partnership will leverage the scale and frozen food expertise of Ajinomoto and the proprietary protein technology of v2food, bringing the brand into new protein formats and meal occasions across retail and foodservice channels.
Misha’s Acquires Vertage: Dairy-Free Cheese Consolidation
Misha’s, Inc. is expanding its portfolio of premium dairy-free cheeses with the acquisition of Vertage in a deal that leverages Vertage’s partnership with Fresh Del Monte Produce, providing access to its comprehensive logistics network and capabilities. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “By integrating Vertage’s expertise and leveraging Fresh Del Monte’s infrastructure, we’re not… Read more »
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Conagra Investor Day Shows a Future of Snacks & Frozen Food
Conagra, America’s fourth-largest food company, revealed upcoming product innovations, homing in on healthy and sustainable solutions for snacking and mealtime.
With New Burger, Beef Brand Teton Waters Encourages Consumers to Eat More Plants
Sausage and hot dog brand Teton Waters Ranch (TWR) is in the business of beef. So it’s a bit of an anomaly that the company’s latest innovation aims to inspire its consumers to eat less of its core product.
FDA to Consumers: How Would You Define Dairy?
The FDA today announced it has issued a request for information (RFI) in the Federal Register to solicit comments and feedback from the public to gain more insight into how consumers use plant-based alternatives and how they understand terms like “milk” or “cheese” when used to label plant-based products.
Is Impossible Foods’ Mission ‘Sustainable’?
Last week the company released its 2018 sustainability impact report, which highlighted the startup’s progress and challenges during its continued pursuit to eliminate animals in food production by 2035.
Pig Out Launches With Plant-Based Bacon Chips
Add another player to the plant-based fray. Pig Out, a line of plant-based, pork inspired chips launched this month.
Impossible Foods Raises $114 M
The new cash brings the total to nearly $400 million in financing behind the plant-based, “bleeds like meat” brand.
Keen Capital Acquires Stake in Dahlicious Organic
Though financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, Jerry Bello, managing partner at Keen, told BevNET that the investment is structured as a long-term play that includes an immediate infusion of working capital in addition to future tranches.
Plant-Based Meat Category Sizzles With Innovation and Growth
Today, Impossible launched a new sales channel with DOT Foods, America’s largest food redistributor, to gets its burgers in more restaurants nationally. On Monday, Beyond Meat announced its first venture beyond burgers with Beyond Sausage.
Impossible Foods Opens New Sales Channel Through DOT Foods
The DOT partnership gives Impossible Foods a national sales network and allows more restaurateurs to order the award-winning Impossible Burger. Mt. Sterling, Ill.-based DOT has nine distribution centers serving all 50 states, with deliveries of the Impossible Burger starting January 2, 2018 nationwide.
Gallery: Plant-Based Meat Presence Grows at Expo East
While the plant-based food’s fastest growing category remains plant-based dairy alternatives — 20 percent growth and over $700 million in sales in the past year — plant-based meat is also gaining a lot of traction– especially with refrigerated “meats.”