Eyeing alternatives – meat companies with stakes in meat-free and cell-based meat
We present a guide on how meat manufacturers are investing in plant-based and cell-based alternatives.
Pilgrim's Pride
Former Pilgrim’s Pride execs, Koch Foods indicted in lengthy price-fixing case
Pilgrim's Pride had previously pleaded guilty to the charges and was fined.
Pilgrim’s Pride insists growth can be had from latest UK acquisition
The US meat group acknowledges it's bought assets that have seen only “minimal growth”.
Pilgrim’s Pride makes Kerry meats, meals business latest UK buy
The US meat group, majority-owned by JBS, has bought UK firms Moy Park and Tulip in recent years.
JBS commits to net-zero greenhouse-gas emissions by 2040
Brazil-based meat giant JBS has made a new long-term commitment linked to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Covid-19 and the food industry in 2021 – daily updates, Wednesday 10 March (free to read)
As we move into 2021, just-food continues to provide daily updates on how the Covid-19 pandemic is still affecting the world's packaged food sector – and how the industry's executives see…
Pilgrim’s Pride fined after pleading guilty to chicken price-fixing charges
US meatpacker Pilgrim's Pride has pleaded guilty to federal charges that it conspired to fix chicken prices and has been hit with a US$107.9m fine. Pilgrim's Pride becomes the first company…
Tyson Foods settles more chicken price-fixing claims
Tyson Foods has settled litigation with two groups of plaintiffs who accused the US meat major of illegally conspiring to inflate poultry prices. The Jimmy Dean and Hillshire Farm brands owner…
Pilgrim’s Pride agrees to price-fixing settlement
US poultry giant Pilgrim's Pride has agreed to pay US$75m to settle a civil price-fixing claim brought by chicken buyers. In a statement issued on Monday (11 January), the Colorado-based…
UK meat firms press for decisive action on post-Brexit trading
Cranswick and Moy Park are among the UK's largest meat businesses that have penned a letter to the Government seeking decisive action in relation to post-Brexit trading. The Government has…
New price-fixing case brought against major US poultry firms
Major US poultry businesses are facing another legal suit alleging they engaged in price-fixing, this one from chicken restaurant chain Chick-fil-A. In a case filed on Friday (4 December) in…
