Teton Waters Ranch (TWR) on Oct. 11 announced that it would elevate its sourcing practices to apply end-to-end traceability using Wholechain.

Hormel Foods announced the promotion of Katie Larson to senior vice president of human resources. In her new role, she assumes responsibility for leading the global human resources function at the company.

Since February, a viscous and enduring stain of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus has devastated nearly 250 commercial flocks and close to 300 backyard flocks, resulting in the destruction of over 47 million birds, according to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the US Department of Agriculture.

Hormel Foods Corp. announced Scott Aakre will oversee the new Brand Fuel center of excellence as senior vice president. He will also continue to lead global innovations and insights.

October is National Pork Month, and there’s much to celebrate as pork sales have been strong this year, following a continuing trend.  

For many American consumers, fall is all about the beginning of football season. Shoppers will be turning to the deli and prepared foods sections of their local supermarkets for hot food items to enjoy while watching the games and hosting friends. A classic go-to entree for many football fans ⁠— and consumers who just enjoy the season for the food ⁠— is hot chicken wings.

Niman Ranch, a premium meats brand subsidiary of Perdue Farms, recently provided an amicus brief to the US Supreme Court that supports California’s Proposition 12 animal confinement law.

The United Kingdom announced on Oct. 8 that the first shipment of British lamb in more than two decades was transported across the Atlantic.

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.