On Oct. 21, an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was confirmed in Rhode Island, the first case the state has seen.

Hundreds of leaders in the meat industry gathered in Orlando, Fla., for the second annual Protein PACT Summit to share the early results from this industry initiative led by the North American Meat Institute (NAMI).

Perdue Farms shared its 2022 Commitments to Animal Care Report during its recent annual Animal Care Summit.

Doug Ramsey, former Beyond Meat chief operating officer, is officially no longer with the company.

Bernie Adcock, a former supply chain executive for Tyson Foods and, most recently Beyond Meat, recently joined Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. 

The Dutch Meat Industry Association’s premium lineup for US retailers is headlined by its Trusted Veal products.

The North American Meat Institute (NAMI) board of directors elected its slate of officers for 2023, with Steve Van Lannen, president and chief operating officer of American Foods Group LLC, chosen to serve as the incoming chairman.

Beyond Meat, Inc. is laying off approximately 19% of its workforce and has further reduced its fiscal 2022 sales outlook to a range of $400 million to $425 million. The company is scheduled to release its third-quarter financial results on Nov. 9.

Increasingly, Americans are looking for ways to diversify their home cooking repertoires. Protein is at the center of that decision-making process, and lamb is one of the proteins that more and more adventurous consumers are turning to.  

Rehovot, Israel-based cultivated meat specialist Future Meat Technologies has added cultivated lamb products to its product roster.