an all-cash deal valued at approximately $450 million, moving to secure full ownership of one of its most The packaged meats group will pay $102 per share for Nathan’s Famous, a 12.4-times multiple of the brand foodservice – a channel the company sees as a key growth opportunity for its higher-margin packaged meats The deal also strengthens Smithfield’s packaged meats portfolio, which includes Eckrich and other value-added brands, at a time when US meat producers are increasingly prioritising branded, higher-margin products

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retail sales value surge by 736% over the last year amid increasing demand for minimally processed meat demand for minimally processed, natural and nutritious options in the meat-free category. According to Nielsen data, the brand is now the fastest-growing in the UK’s chilled meat-free category This comes as research from Mintel shows that four in ten UK consumers are continuing to reduce their meat intake, but 68% express concerns over ‘highly processed’ meat substitutes.

Prepared Mane, its first range of ready-to-cook, organic lion’s mane mushroom products targeting the meat products, positions itself as a whole food-based alternative to many of the ‘ultra-processed’ plant-based meat health benefits in cognitive function and mental wellbeing, can provide a simple base ingredient for meat-free Consumers are looking for food that’s simple, clean and recognisable, and right now, too many meat-free He added: “Growing Lion’s Mane here in the UK allows us to create a meat-free solution that’s local,

Brazilian meat processor JBS is expanding its manufacturing base in the Middle East with a $150 million production assets: A’Namaa Poultry Co’s unfinished poultry plant in Ibri, northern Oman, and Al Bashayer Meat investment would primarily fund the completion of the poultry facility, while also integrating red meat Beyond supplying the local market, JBS said the project would position Oman as a regional hub for halal meat

The UK government has announced that it will create Europe’s first cultivated meat regulatory sandbox and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) – which must conduct a rigorous safety assessment of any cultivated meat the sandbox, who will provide support to companies planning to submit applications to sell cell-based meat guidance on key questions such as hygiene considerations for production facilities and how cultivated meat The Good Food Institute (GFI) Europe says that this could help grow the UK’s cultivated meat sector and

Smithfield Foods has announced plans to build a new packaged meat and fresh pork processing facility According to the meat company, the proposed facility will be ‘the most modern of its kind in the US,’ automation technology and promising significant efficiency gains for the group’s fresh pork and packaged meat investment supports our long-term strategy of continuing to grow and optimise our value-added packaged meats

The technology has now been shown to work for red meat alternative applications, such as steak and bone-in Through the NS/TX platform, the company said it will deliver further meat alternative products with an To support a wide range of alt-meat and alt-seafood products, the platform has been designed to support Texture can be modified by tuning muscle fibre diameter, length and resistance to match any meat type flagship whole cut plant-based salmon fillet, a recently launched salmon burger alternative, and new meat

DSM-Firmenich to launch Vertis PB Pea, a texturizing pea protein designed to bring better nutritional value to meat replace modified binders like hydrocolloids, catering to increased demand for cleaner labels in the alt-meat This holistic solution can replace entire binding systems often found in meat alternatives, while keeping According to Meala, the solution has been tested with ‘great success’ across a range of meat alternative robust nutrition, to create a new generation of delicious, better-for-you and better for the planet meat

Currently, Vow is one of only three companies worldwide to receive approval to sell lab-grown meat for Other start-ups that have received regulatory approval include Upside Foods and Eat Just (under its Good Meat brand). It’s the start of something new: a way of creating meat that’s unlike anything you’ve tasted before."

US-based low-carb pasta brand It’s Skinny has introduced what it claims is a category-first line of meals The meal range aims to bring 'restaurant-quality flavours to the home cooking category' without sacrificing Available in three flavours, each meal has just 7g or less of total carbs per serving, aiming to offer The meal options – Truffle Parm, Cacio e Pepe and Velvety Cheddar – are ready in just five minutes, combining the comfort of a pasta dish with the ease of a ready meal.

ADM and Believer Meats have signed a non-exclusive memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on driving the development and commercialisation of cultivated meat products. Nutrition company ADM will work with Believer, formerly known as Future Meat Technologies, to explore new ingredients and solutions for the cultivated meat market. She added that cultivated meat represents an "exciting evolution" and another way of meeting long-term