Articles Tagged with ''animal welfare''

Perdue acquires Panorama Meats

Panorama Meats prides on its humane animal care, commitment to traditional ranching practices and conservation efforts of America’s grasslands.
May 23, 2019
Perdue Premium Meat Co., Inc., Salisbury, Md., announced plans to acquire Panorama Meats.
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Industry adopts U.S. beef industry sustainability framework

The Framework is a product of the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, a multi-stakeholder organization based in Fresno, Calif.
May 8, 2019
Major food and retail companies, cattle producers, veterinarians, scientists and non-governmental organizations jointly adopted the U.S. Beef Industry Sustainability Framework, what is said to be the first-ever resource to demonstrate U.S. beef sustainability across the full value-chain.
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Chipotle shares progress on waste diversion goal

With a goal of diverting 50% of its restaurant waste from landfills by 2020, Chipotle conducted detailed waste audits to better understand its waste patterns.
April 30, 2019
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Newport Beach, Calif., announced the publication of its 2018 Sustainability Report, covering everything from animal welfare, local produce and philanthropy to employee benefits, energy reduction and recycling.
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McDonald’s, Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research announce $4M animal welfare technology research initiative

This initiative aims to identify technology solutions to provide objective and comprehensive information about broiler welfare across the supply chain.
April 9, 2019
The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR), Washington, D.C., partnered with McDonald’s Corp., Chicago, to launch SMART Broiler, a research initiative offering $4 million for research supporting the development and commercialization of automated monitoring tools that quantitatively assess key animal welfare indicators in broiler chickens.
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Tyson Fresh Meats Open Prairie Natural

Tyson Fresh Meats, IdentiGEN collaborate to trace beef using DNA technology

A DNA sample from cattle entering the Open Prairie program will be used to trace the origin of individual cuts of beef as they move through the supply chain.
March 14, 2019
Tyson Fresh Meats, the Dakota Dunes, S.D.-based beef and pork subsidiary of Tyson Foods, Inc., collaborated with IdentiGEN, Lawrence, Kan., to use DNA technology to trace beef back to the individual animal of origin.
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Report: Food, agriculture technology market worth $729.5B by 2023

The smart agriculture segment is projected to be the fastest-growing segment in the agriculture industry.
March 14, 2019
The global food and agriculture technology and products market size is projected to grow from $494.9 billion in 2018 to $729.5 billion by 2023, at a CAGR of 8.1% during the forecast period, according to a survey presented by MarketsandMarkets, New York.
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