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Food Dive
Conagra Brands had a strong quarter with across-the-board increases in sales, profits and earnings, according to a company statement. Compared to a year ago, sales rose 5.6 percent to $1.9 billion. Every segment showed operating profit growth and margin expansion.
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The Atlantic
In 2014, Vermont became the first state to pass a law requiring labels for food that contains genetically modified organisms. GMO-labeling initiatives were soon popping up on ballots all over the country, and Congress eventually passed a national labeling law in 2016.
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USAgNet.com
Sen. John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee and member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, outlined the importance of passing a strong farm bill on the Senate floor. The senator is working to ensure that the Senate farm bill provides certainty for the nation's producers by prioritizing strong crop insurance, improved risk management tools, enhanced support for agriculture research and greater access to capital.
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Global Meat News
Nestlé has announced plans to globally raise welfare standards for poultry used in its products.
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Food Safety News
Country of origin labeling for meat once involved lofty policy debates in Congress and international bodies like the World Trade Organization.
Now two influential groups have decided it would help domestic producers and consumers alike if Agriculture Department's Food Safety and Inspection Service would change its policies.
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Waste Dive
While it may have been overshadowed by recycling commodity issues, and other big shifts in federal environmental policy, food waste is still on the agenda in Washington, D.C., and gaining momentum.
That has been one of the key messages so far at this year's U.S. Food Waste Summit — hosted by the Harvard Food Law & Policy Clinic and ReFED in Cambridge, Massachusetts — among participants from business, government, philanthropic organizations and other sectors. Some of the more than 350 attendees even traveled internationally, with a waitlist and livestream available for overflow.
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Bloomberg Quint
It's possible you've heard of the Impossible Burger. Heralded as a bleeding veggie patty that looks, tastes and even sizzles like meat, the product is sold in almost 2,000 restaurants — stretching across the bun-slinging continuum from Bareburger to White Castle.
But not everyone is in cheeseburger paradise.
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Inc.
An outcome of Amazon's acquisition of Whole Foods: Food businesses are redesigning their packaging and product formulas to better sell on the web.
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Refrigerated & Frozen Foods
The protein industry is experiencing extra "bite," as the concept of "craft meats" takes hold, according to the Consumer & Retail Insider, an industry report released by Brown Gibbons Lang & Co.
Macro trends of population growth and rising disposable income have contributed to an increase in meat consumption.
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