Daring Foods, Scotland, partnered with Rastelli Foods Group, Swedesboro, N.J., to bring what is said to be first plant-based chicken made from only five non-GMO ingredients to the U.S. marketplace.

Advances in mechanical deboning technology allow U.S. chicken producers to capture the emerging demand for dark meat while addressing the ever-present labor shortage, according to a report from CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange division, Greenwood Village, Colo.

KSB turned to Sesotec GmbH, Germany, for its wide range of metal detection solutions.

Cooks Venture, New York, announced the closing of $12 million senior secured financing provided by AMERRA Capital Management, LLC, New York.

Wayne Farms LLC, Oakwood, Ga., launched new LADYBIRD Premium Chicken.

Chicken purchasers cite more positive attributes than purchasers of beef, pork, fish and plant-based meat proteins, according to new research presented by the National Chicken Council (NCC), Washington, D.C.

Mountaire Farms, Millsboro, Del., purchased a new grain storage facility in Dover, Del., to allow the company to buy more local grain to make feed chickens.

Roli Roti, a San Francisco-based food truck turned artisanal food production company, developed a new line of premium protein-based products.

Mountaire Farms, Millsboro, Del., opened the doors to its new $170 million processing plant in Siler City, N.C.