Vital Farms CEO Applauds Beyond Meat, Oatley Trends: ‘So Much Industrial Food to be Disrupted’

“I think it’s a secular shift towards people being more conscious of food choices and wanting food to reflect their values,” Vital Farms CEO Russell Diez-Canseco told Yahoo Finance Live in an interview last week.

New Dietary Guidelines for Americans Recommend Eggs for the Nutrition Babies Need For Brain Development

January 4, 2021 American Egg Board

One of the best foods for a baby’s healthy brain development is already in most refrigerators: eggs. In an historic first, the newly released 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans include recommendations for birth to 24 months old and specifically recommend eggs as an important first food for infants and toddlers, as well as for pregnant women and lactating moms.

Egg Innovations, the Ethically Farmed Premium Egg Pioneer, Announces Acquisition of PECKISH

December 28, 2020 Sonoma Brands

Egg Innovations, America’s largest originator of 100% free-range and pasture-raised eggs, announced the acquisition of innovative, protein-centric fresh snacking brand PECKISH in an all-stock deal.

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. Announces $40.1 Million Capital Project to Expand Cage-Free Production in Kentucky

December 24, 2020 Cal-Maine Foods

The project will include related site work and the additional infrastructure to convert existing conventional capacity to house approximately 1.5 million cage-free hens and 300,000 pullets.

Almark Foods Announces Sale to Post Holdings, Inc.

December 18, 2020 Almark Foods

Almark Foods and Michael Foods, a subsidiary of Post Holdings, Inc., announced today that they have entered an agreement for the sale of Almark Foods. The transaction is set to be completed by the first calendar quarter of 2021.