Beyond Meat, El Segundo, Calif., introduced Beyond Beef, which delivers the same meaty taste, juicy texture and versatility consumers expect with ground beef, but with the added benefits of plant-based meat.

Winner’s Quality Meats announced plans to expand its Osgood, Ohio, headquarters processing plant.

J&B Group, Inc. announced plans to sell its Pipestone, Minn., manufacturing plant in order to consolidate operations by moving the Pipestone production to its St. Michael, Minn., headquarters facility, effective Nov. 22.

Cargill, Minneapolis, announced plans to open a new Cargill Innovation Lab at University of Illinois’ Research Park, Urbana-Champaign, Ill.

The plant-based meat market is estimated at $12.1 billion in 2019, and is projected to grow at a CAGR of 15% from 2019-2025, reaching $27.9 billion by 2025, according to a report published by MarketsandMarkets, Chicago.

JBS USA, Greeley, Colo., released its 2018 Sustainability Report and outlined progress toward its 2020 sustainability targets.

HorizonScan, Fairfield, Iowa, released findings for Q4 2018, noting an increase in food integrity issues in key categories such as meat and meat products, poultry, seafood, milk and dairy.

The University of Idaho (U of I), Boise, Idaho, announced plans to build a new meat science and innovation center that will house Vandal Brand Meats, which are produced by students, faculty and staff from the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Department of Animal and Veterinary Science, on the Moscow campus.

Garrett Valley, Swedesboro, N.J., announced a corporate name change to Garrett Valley Farms as part of a larger rebranding effort that includes a refreshed packaging design.

To ensure premium quality and safety of the company’s inventory, iQ Foods leveraged CAS Dataloggers' data logger technology to automate the storage/temperature management process.