Grow Your Own Food
OMAHA, Neb. - Nebraskans know where their meat comes from: the farms, ranches, feedlots and packing plants that make the state the nation's top beef producer and a growing supplier of pork and poultry.
Tyson Foods has launched a venture capital fund to invest in the future of protein production, meatless meat. Lab grown meats are not going to completely replace livestock, but can provide options for consumers as well as a source of respite for the environment.
Tyson Foods announced on Monday that it has invested in Memphis Meats, a startup that makes cultured meat. Past investors have included Bill Gates, Richard Branson, and the food and agricultural giant Cargill. Proponents of plant-based and lab-grown meat say that they are environmentally -friendly alternatives to traditional meat.
About this time last year, Mintel identified six trends that more than 60 of our global analysts predicted would impact the global food and drink industry in the coming year. The 2017 Global Food & Drink Trends identified the potential for plant-based food and drink, interest in products that are connected to the past, and the need for convenience and interest in more sustainable and ethical products.
About this time last year, Mintel identified six trends that more than 60 of our global analysts predicted would impact the global food and drink industry in the coming year. The 2017 Global Food & Drink Trends identified the potential for plant-based food and drink, interest in products that are connected to the past, and the need for convenience and interest in more sustainable and ethical products.
or just the fourth time in its 72-year history, the United Nations General Assembly has focused on a health issue: the rise of "superbugs" and antibiotic-resistant infections. These pose a " fundamental threat " to society, said then UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, and are inspiring a fresh sense of urgency to find solutions.
Livestock are domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to produce labor and commodities such as meat, eggs, milk, fur, leather, and wool. The term is sometimes used to refer solely to those that are bred for consumption, while other times it refers only to farmed ruminants, such as cattle and goats.
Tyson Foods, Inc. ( NYSE: TSN) is an American multinational corporation based in Springdale, Arkansas, that operates in the food industry. The company is the world's second largest processor and marketer of chicken, beef, and pork after JBS S.A. and annually exports the largest percentage of beef out of the United States.
JBS S.A. is a Brazilian company that is the largest (by sales) meat processing company in the world, producing factory processed beef, chicken and pork, and also selling by-products from the processing of these meats. It is headquartered in São Paulo. It was founded in 1953 in Anápolis, Goias.
(Bloomberg) -- Tyson Foods Inc. is hungry for more deals. The largest U.S. meatpacker is looking to acquire companies that would boost its food brands and geographic reach, Chief Executive Officer Tom Hayes said in an interview at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, last week.