Bringing back flavour
Meat Talk
by admin, Reby Media
3y ago
In the last episode of Meat Talk we talked about the alternative protein market and made some strong predictions for this coming year in this amazing industry. But if you only took one thing from that episode, I hope it is this. For years, a small number of manufacturers had the market to themselves, with some taking the attitude of ‘good enough’. Those days are over. While the market is expanding, it is also becoming more competitive. Big players and investors are putting serious money into alternative proteins and this year we may very well see a shake-up of the industry. This isn’t to say t ..read more
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Livestock prices remain robust in early weeks of 2021
Meat Talk
by Velo Mitrovich
3y ago
Average prices for both lamb and beef have remained at historically high levels for the first weeks of the new year, driven by strong consumer and retail demand following the Christmas period, and a tight supply.  The average liveweight price of lambs at auction in Wales has increased steadily since the start of 2021, and has gone up again this week by 13.1p. The current price has reached 260.6p/kg, over 50p higher than the same time last year. Cull ewe average prices also increased this week by £4.60 to average £77.80/head. Farmers are receiving an additional £7 per head this year, and m ..read more
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BlueNalu catches $60 million
Meat Talk
by Velo Mitrovich
3y ago
San Diego start-up BlueNalu, which is trying to grow cell-based seafood, has received $60 million in the largest funding round to date for the cultivated seafood industry, reports GreenQueen. BlueNalu says that it will use the funds to create its first commercial pilot facility to produce seafood directly from fish cells. If all goes to plan, it should be able to introduce something to the market by the end of the year. For Saudi Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud, this is the second time his company KBW Ventures has invested in BlueNalu. Last February it invested $20 million. “The t ..read more
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Trump pardons cattle ranchers
Meat Talk
by Velo Mitrovich
3y ago
In one of his last official acts as President, Donald Trump granted full pardons to Gregory and Deborah Jorgensen, and a posthumous pardon to Marten Jorgensen, Jr, all from Idea, South Dakota, and Jorgensen Land & Cattle, reports Drover. The statement from the White House reads: Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) and Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) support clemency for this family, which has an exemplary record of service to their community. In the 1980’s, Gregory and his father, Martin, gathered a group of South Dakota cattle producers to market and sold processed beef. The Jorgensen’s marketed their beef u ..read more
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Spanish cell-based say ‘ole’ to govt grant
Meat Talk
by Velo Mitrovich
3y ago
Spanish biotech company BioTech is first in line for a €5.2 million investment by the Spanish government, which is perhaps looking at what the Israeli government is doing for its biotech companies developing cell-based meat. BioTech Foods, located in San Sebastian, is working on cell-based meat projects, cultivating meat cells taken from animals which do not need to be slaughtered. One of the reasons prompting the Spanish government to support cell-based meats is the high incident of colon cancer in the country, which is often tied to a diet high in meat. Some believe that depending on how the ..read more
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Expanding the realm of alternative proteins
Meat Talk
by Velo Mitrovich
3y ago
While to most alternative proteins mean soya, pea or wheat proteins, some manufacturers are looking beyond to sunflower, cricket meal, hemp and duckweed.  “We are long overdue for a change to outdated meat alternatives such as soy, pea and wheat, whose production models haven’t improved since the 1970s,” says Josef Zehnder, founder of Zehnder Technologies in the UK, speaking to Food Processing. While most suppliers of alt proteins disparage the raising and slaughter of animals, Zehnder takes aim at soy farming. “The production of soy is extremely damaging to the environment, using up larg ..read more
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Red Tractor wants more changes in poultry
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by Velo Mitrovich
3y ago
The UK’s Red Tractor Assurance (RTA) scheme, which covers 75 percent of all UK agriculture production, wants to introduce new changes into the poultry sector starting this November, according to Poultry World. There are eight major proposed changes, including changes in light intensity, the use of only slower growing breeds for free-range chicken production, and a minimum of a five-day turnaround between poultry flocks. While the scheme is popular with shoppers, over the years Meat Talk has heard rumbling from farmers and livestock producers who claim that certificates of compliance are issued ..read more
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Edible insects getting EU approval
Meat Talk
by Velo Mitrovich
3y ago
The recent batch of European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) scientific opinions on novel food applications includes the first completed assessment of a proposed insect-derived food product, reports the agency. Its safety evaluations are a necessary step in the regulation of novel food, as its scientific advice supports EU and national decision-makers who authorise these products for the European market. Since the Novel Food Regulation came into effect on 1 January 2018, EFSA has received a large volume of applications, covering a wide variety of novel and traditional food sources. These inc ..read more
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Take-aways for Veganuary
Meat Talk
by Velo Mitrovich
3y ago
There are strong lessons for retailers and producers to be learned from this year’s Veganuary, according to Speciality Food magazine. These include that the ‘multiples’ have embraced Veganuary, veganism as gone mainstream, vegan food is popular year-round, health is the key, and flexitarians are driving the change. For the full story, go here ..read more
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‘Serious loss of trade’ due to Brexit
Meat Talk
by Velo Mitrovich
3y ago
The British Meat Processors Association is receiving a growing number of calls from meat companies highlighting the plethora of problems they’ve been experiencing at the borders; problems which are now causing a serious and sustained loss of trade with our biggest export partner.  Alongside seafood, fresh meat is one of the most time critical perishable products. Every hour a lorry load of meat is delayed increases the chance of that order either being reduced in price, cancelled and returned or, in the most severe cases, thrown away and ending up in landfill. Nick Allen, CEO of ..read more
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