Seaboard Foods’ Eaheart Wins Category in 2024 American Pie Council National Pie Championships Using Daily’s Bacon

June 12, 2024 Seaboard Foods

With a harmonious pairing of beef and bacon, David Eaheart, Seaboard Foods senior director of communications and brand marketing earned a first place in the professional division of the prestigious National Pie Championships®. Coming out victorious in the Florida Beef Council Savory Beef Pot Pie category. His winning pie was crafted with Daily’s Premium Meats bacon, adding a flavor profile to the beef category that helped Eaheart’s creation stand out from the rest of the field.

Believer Meats Partners with Bezos Earth Fund and North Carolina State University on Bezos Center for Sustainable Protein

June 12, 2024 Believer Meats

Believer Meats, a leader in the cultivated meat industry, announced its partnership with the Bezos Center for Sustainable Protein at North Carolina State University (NC State). Established through a $30 million award from the Bezos Earth Fund, the center aims to advance alternative protein production and commercialization to address the projected global protein supply gap in the coming decades.

Evening Social Events and Exciting Tours Available for the 2024 Perennial Plant Association National Symposium

The National Symposium will be hosted at the Embassy Suites and DoubleTree Downtown Asheville hotels from July 29 – August 1 with tours exploring into the surrounding areas. This year, PPA has partnered with Speaking of Gardening to add an additional day of education on August 2.

Effect of a Continuous Application of 1-MCP During the Transport and Storage of Cut Roses

June 12, 2024 FloraLife

However, the most commercially important cut flowers such as roses, carnations and alstroemerias have a high degree of sensitivity. Therefore, a management of ethylene effect should be considered to maintain the quality of flower stems during postharvest.

Smithfield Foods to Purchase Dry Sausage Facility from Cargill

June 12, 2024 Smithfield Foods, Inc.

The transaction will fuel Smithfield’s strategy of continued growth in the value-added packaged meats segment, enhancing its ability to serve growing demand for high-quality pepperoni, deli, charcuterie and other dry sausage products.