Tag: meat

food & drink technology Africa

July 13, 2021

food & drink technology (fdt) Africa is the premier trade fair for the processing, filling, packaging and logistics for the food and beverage industry in

Meat & dairy industries holding back global progress on climate change, FAIRR report says

November 11, 2020

Investor network FAIRR concludes that 86% of major meat, egg, and dairy suppliers are failing to declare greenhouse gas emissions or set meaningful reduction targets.

The meat industry needs to take a page from the Impossible Foods playbook

August 17, 2020

Pat Brown’s strategy to replace animal protein by focusing on taste has forced the meat industry to be reactive; now it needs to get proactive.

Bill Niman’s new startup takes antibiotic-free meat labeling to task

July 21, 2020

The bulk of food safety claims, such as “antibiotic-free”, “never-ever-antibiotic” and “hormone-free,” are based on little more than producer affidavits.

Future Food 🎙️: The future and sustainability of protein in our diets

June 24, 2020

In every conversation I have with the FoodShot team, I learn something new. Now they’re turning their attention to the protein debate with a unique approach.

UPDATE: Food industry giants including McDonalds meat suppliers called out for pandemic risk

June 2, 2020

Poor meat hygiene is suspected of causing Covid-19. Forty-four major animal protein firms pose a high risk of starting the next pandemic, new research says.

China’s meat import bans – let’s put them into context

May 27, 2020

According to the headlines, a new challenge has risen for our agriculture industry, with China suspending Australian beef exports as trade barriers escalate. However, these bans need to be placed into context.

Plant-based proteins “didn’t benefit” from China’s Covid-19 meat shortages, study says

April 30, 2020

A new study suggests that plant-based proteins didn’t make much of an impression on Chinese consumers as meat supplies ran dry.

What if we viewed ranches as national parks instead of simply places to produce meat?

February 20, 2020

As scrutiny over livestock production intensifies, some ranchers are highlighting the ecosystem services that they can provide and their capacity to combat climate change.

What’s the role of technology in animal welfare? We ask McDonald’s Banks Baker

February 4, 2020

We spoke to Banks Baker ahead of his speaking slot at the Animal AgTech Innovation Summit in San Francisco in March.

Regen Ag Renegade: A butcher-turned-business consultant says replication, not scale, is key to better meat

January 21, 2020

A former butcher with a background in software is helping big food companies change the way they’re thinking about achieving regenerative food at scale.

Perdue launches direct-to-consumer e-commerce platform

January 14, 2020

The major poultry products producer hopes to eventually integrate the platform with grocery retailer’s ecommerce offerings to enable digital basket sharing.

Technology is finally coming to the poultry industry

January 1, 2020

Robotics and predictive analytics are becoming frontrunners in the poultry innovation race but moving companies from tech observers to tech investors will be the main challenge for the industry.

Future Food: Catching up with GFI’s Bruce Friedrich to talk alt protein winners, losers, innovation whitespace

December 12, 2019

In this episode of the podcast, I catch-up with GFI’s Bruce Friedrich and revisit some questions I asked him back in 2016.

President Barack Obama or Eddie Vedder? My week at Dreamforce

November 27, 2019

Luckily I didn’t have to choose. Here’s a few things I heard while living it up at the St Regis and bumping into celebs at every turn.

Regen Ag Renegades: Blue Nest Beef is offering consumers ‘bird-friendly’ beef

November 26, 2019

Could partnering with a nature conservancy like the National Audubon Society help define a domestic supply of regeneratively-raised beef amid a flood of meat imports parading as domestic products?

Cultured Meat Symposium 2019

November 14, 2019

Join us in San Francisco on Thursday, November 14th and Friday, November 15, 2019 as we highlight the top industry insights of the cell-based meat

Future Food: Who’s responsible for obesity? And when Futurist Jack Bobo is pro-tradition

November 7, 2019

“I’m very optimistic and excited about what the world will look like in 2050 but I think it is helpful though to think about where we’ve come from in order to think about where we’re going.”

Climate Week: 230 investors worth $16.2T call for aggressive corporate action to combat deforestation

September 21, 2019

The statement calls asks corporations to tackle the financial risks associated with ongoing deforestation along their operations and global supply chains.