Aleph Farms, a producer of cell-cultivated meat, has hired Kevin Benmoussa as executive vice president and chief financial officer.

The plant-based food industry has exploded in the past decade, but COVID caused or, at the least, revealed some challenges to the category’s future growth. To help shed some light on where it’s headed, Arlington, Va.-based FMI – The Food Industry Association has extended its highly successful “Power of” series of studies to include plant-based.

Springdale, Ark.-based Tyson Foods’ promotional calendar is in full swing this fall season as the company begins planning its promotional events for the Big Game in 2023.

Premium commercial food equipment manufacturer Hobart has upgraded one of its top meat department performers.

Tyson Foods Inc. announced on Oct. 5 that the company plans to bring all its corporate employees under one location at its world headquarters in Springdale, Ark.

Following the devastation wrought by Hurricane Ian, Smithfield Foods Inc. announced that it would send more than 37,000 lbs. of food, or the equivalent of 150,000 servings, to Fort Myers, Fla., through its Helping Hungry Homes program.

US salami maker Olli Salumeria is launching a line of preservative-free meat snacks called Olli Salamini.

Planterra Foods, a plant-based meat business owned by JBS SA, Sao Paulo, Brazil, is ceasing operations in Lafayette, closing its manufacturing facility and laying off its entire staff.

Premium beef supplier Niman Ranch has rolled out a new program for USDA-graded grass-fed and -finished beef.