Cargill’s protein business headquarters will remain in Wichita, Kan., but relocate from 151 North Main Street to a new office building to be built at a yet-to-be-determined site within the city limits.
Quantum Foods, LLC, a Bolingbrook, Ill., independent custom provider of value-added proteins, is in the final stages of negotiating a sale of substantially all its business to CTI Foods Holding Co., LLC, Wilder, Idaho.
Beyond Meat, the producer of plant-based protein products, moved its headquarters to 111 Main Street in the historic Smoky Hollow neighborhood of El Segundo, Calif.
Safeway Inc., Pleasanton, Calif., launched Lucerne Plus Protein Dairy Beverage, a line of dairy drinks that provide at least 30% more protein and 30% less sugar than regular milk, 12 grams of protein per 1-cup serving vs. 9 grams in regular fat-free milk, and 8 grams of sugar vs. 12 grams in regular fat-free milk.
New research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition suggests that eating a protein-rich breakfast reduces hunger, boosts satiety and reduces brain responses involved with food cravings more than a typical breakfast that is lower in protein.