Hormel Foods Corp. became the latest pork producer to reach a settlement regarding the ongoing allegations of a price-fixing conspiracy in the industry.
Walmart customers who purchased certain sold-by-weight meat, poultry, pork and seafood products as well as certain organic oranges, grapefruit, tangerines and navel oranges allegedly paid more than the lowest in-store advertised price for those products.
The first topic the trade association addressed was how it hoped that legislation to reverse Prop 12 would soon pass along with the scheduled Farm Bill.
There’s a growing number of hybrid concepts in today’s marketplace. These are products containing some animal meat along with plant-based proteins, whole grains, vegetables, etc.
Studies have demonstrated that consuming folic acid before and during the first weeks of pregnancy, along with a healthy diet, helps lower the risk of neural tube defects, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Brioche-style packaged baked foods have seen rapid growth in recent years and gained heightened profile in late 2022 with the announcement by Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV that it had acquired St Pierre Group.