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Eyeing alternatives – meat companies with stakes in meat-free and cell-based meat
The rise of plant-based products and the arrival of cell-cultured – or 'clean' – options as meat alternatives are trends…
Ireland’s Kepak to create 150 meat processing jobs in Wales
Ireland-based meat processor Kepak has announced plans to invest £16m ($19.9m) into its facility in Merthyr Tydfil in Wales. The…
Kepak discontinues slow-cooked product, cuts jobs
Ireland-based meat processor Kepak has enacted the discontinuation of one of its products, leading to job losses at its plant…
Two Kepak plants in UK hit by Covid-19
Kepak, the Ireland-based meat processor, has seen an outbreak of Covid-19 at two UK processing plants situated at opposite ends…
Kepak CEO-designate exits before taking helm
Kepak Group has announced Mark Boyle, lined up at the start of the year to be the Ireland-based meat giant's…
Covid-19 food industry updates – Friday 18 September (free to read)
just-food is providing daily updates on how the Covid-19 pandemic is affecting the world's packaged food sector. *This article is…
New products – Nestle unveils Smarties Buttons in UK; Keytone Dairy launches SuperFood Frozen Purees in Australia; Just adds folded ‘egg’ product to plant-based range
More plant-based activity features in this week's wrap, rounding up the new products that have caught our eye. Nestle unveils…
Kepak looking for listings after US burger green light
Ireland-based meat group Kepak is "actively pursuing" retail listings for burger products in the US after receiving a regulatory green…
More beef dispute-linked lay-offs at Irish meat firm ABP
Irish meat firm ABP Food Group has announced 100 more temporary lay-offs at its plant at Cahir, Co. Tipperary, as a result…
Redundancies at Irish meat firms Kepak and ABP as ongoing beef dispute bites
Irish meat firms Kepak and ABP Food Group have taken action as a result of an ongoing boycott of their…