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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…
WH Group slashes profit outlook on “challenging” US pork market
China’s WH Group has slashed its first-quarter profit outlook due to “challenging market conditions” in the US pork segment. The…
Smithfield Foods plans to close hog plant due to “escalating” costs in California
Smithfield Foods is to close a hog processing facility in California, two years after exiting another site in the same…
US meatpackers accused of “shameful” conduct in keeping plants open at height of Covid outbreak
A US legislative committee has accused meatpackers of engaging with Trump Administration political appointees in an “aggressive campaign” to force…
Covid cases at US meat plants almost triple previous estimates – report
The number of US meat-factory workers who contracted coronavirus during the first year of the outbreak was almost triple previous…