Meat+Poultry

#Thursday Headline JBS USA settled part of a lawsuit that accused the company of conspiring with other meat processors to fix prices for pork.

Registration is now open for PMMI’s new web-based event, Pack Expo Connects 2020, which runs from Nov. 9-13. The digital event replaces Pack Expo International PACK EXPO, which was cancelled due to concerns surrounding #COVID19.

Meati Foods (formerly Emergy Foods), a maker of fungi-based meat alternatives, raised $28 million in a Series A funding round led by Acre Venture Partners.

The pizza industry has an automated pizza assembly system made by Seattle-based Picnic, a developer of food production technology and Robotics-as-a-Service (RaaS) solutions.

#Thursday Headline The USDA’s FSIS is issuing a public health alert for spaghetti and meatballs in marinara sauce products that could be contaminated with metal.

The USDA’s FSIS is issuing a public health alert for spaghetti and meatballs in marinara sauce products that could be contaminated with metal.

#Wednesday Headline Nestle SA has acquired US meals group Freshly in a $950 million deal.

#Wednesday Headline Third-quarter financial numbers for Ingredion came in better than second-quarter numbers, but they were still down compared to the previous year’s third quarter.

Poultry Processing Tech: Processors benefit from technology focused on integrating poultry processing lines.

#Tuesday Headline The National Pork Producers Council is praising the decision by the US Trade Representative (USTR) to suspend $817 million in trade preference for Thailand under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program.

#Monday Headline Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut again asked the USDA and the Office of the Inspector General to determine if JBS S.A. meets requirements to receive federal subsidies.

Slideshow from FoodBusinessNews : New chicken items from Church’s Chicken, Wendy’s, Zaxby’s

A former manager of Texas Packing Co. pleaded guilty to misleading regulators, according to the US Attorney for the Northern District of Texas.

Inspire Brands agreed to acquire the Dunkin’ Brands Group in a transaction valued at approximately $11.3 billion.