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The coronavirus pandemic has led to a spate of worker deaths, at least 5 major lawsuits, and federal scrutiny against meat processing giants in the United States
But the positive earnings fail to reflect some of the dark trends that have spread through the meat…
Áine Cain
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7 reasons why a meat shortage might actually be good for your health
"Research into flexitarian or semi-vegetarian dietary patterns has shown benefits including reduced…
Erin McDowell
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Alternative meat startup is hoping this 3D-printed steak could upend the meat industry
Steak is one aspect of the rapidly growing alternative meat industry that has yet to hit the mainst…
Emily Hager,Mark Abadi
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Lawsuit accuses 4 largest meat processors of driving up beef prices by conspiring to curb number of slaughtered cattle
The defendants — Tyson Foods, JBS, Cargill, and National Beef — control more than 80% of the US bee…
Erin Snodgrass
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Beyond Meat's newest ad targets meat industry attacks about plant-based food being ultra-processed and unhealthy
Beyond Meat debuted an ad featuring a farmer. It counters meat industry criticisms that plant-based…
Alex Bitter
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How one company is making real chicken from stem cells without killing any animals
American company Eat Just is growing chicken in a lab in hopes of upending the meat industry. But f…
Yasmina Hatem,Tam Hunt,Havovi…
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Americans are rethinking cheap beef and buying from small-scale farmers as prices soar in the meat industry
Small-scale meat farmers have seen a huge spike in demand as consumers search for alternative sourc…
Mark Abadi,Emily Hager
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The era of big beef may be over as Americans turn to small-scale butchers in the pandemic
Nearly 40,000 meat industry workers have tested positive for the coronavirus, causing some American…
Emily Hager,Mark Abadi
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Beyond Meat's chairman reveals how the meat industry hit a 'bottleneck' that's sparked a revolt among shoppers hungry for change
Goldman said that the team at Beyond Meat was particularly inspired by changes in the selection of …
Áine Cain
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Why Beyond Meat's CEO is telling investors the company will become the Amazon or Tesla of the $1.4 trillion meat industry
"If you think about the scale of hog processing today - how incredibly big that is. Just the sheer …
Kate Taylor
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The meat industry rails against new dietary guidelines for only mentioning 'beef' 5 times as the US promotes plant-based protein
The USDA nutrition guidelines continue a trend of limiting red meat and saturated fat, while promot…
Gabby Landsverk
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The meat industry is hiding a dark secret, as workers at 'America's worst job' wade through seas of blood, guts, and grease
Business Insider has pulled together lists of the most unhealthy and dangerous occupations before. …
Áine Cain
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Fake meat may be the sustainable solution to the food industry
"We use a system that applies heating, cooling, and pressure to align plant-proteins in the same fi…
Nisha Stickles,Marisa Palmer,…
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Beyond Meat's chairman jokes that the veggie burger was a 'conspiracy' by the meat industry to prevent people from going vegetarian
"Meat is protein from an animal: that's defining meat by its origin," he said. "But instead, if we …
Áine Cain
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Meet the 11 alt-meat startups vying for a bite of a $200 billion industry
The frontrunners are companies making beef-like burgers with ingredients from plants. One of them, …
Erin Brodwin
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7 Reasons Why I Refuse To Stop Eating Meat
Yes, vegetables contain iron - but not the good kind. Consuming plants gives your body nonheme iron…
Christina Sterbenz
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Americans are quitting plant-based meat due to high prices, worse taste, and questionable health benefits
For a minute, it looked like plant-based meat might get more people to go vegetarian. But then Amer…
Jacob Zinkula
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Ostrich meat was supposed to be a 'gold mine' for farmers in Pakistan. The industry collapsed just as it was taking off.
Pakistan's climate is ideal for raising ostriches, and their meat is halal, making them a logical c…
Emily Hager
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A Dutch city has become the world's first to ban ads for meat in public places over climate concerns
The move is part of an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the city after meat consumption…