Insights and Stories on Proteins

French insect-based ingredients maker Ynsect to expand in North America

Dec. 13, 2022 at 7:34 pm CST

Paris | Reuters — French company Ynsect said on Tuesday it had signed deals to build insect ingredient production sites in the United States and in Mexico as the firm kicks off what it says will be the world’s largest insect farm. Ynsect breeds mealworms that produce proteins for aquaculture, […]

Commodity merchant Louis Dreyfus creates food solutions unit

Dec. 13, 2022 at 5:59 pm CST

By Reuters

Conagra flags price increases to cushion inflation impact

Oct. 7, 2021 at 5:13 pm CDT

By Deborah Mary Sophia Mehr Bedi

Major flour miller to buy U.S. chickpea processor

Feb. 26, 2021 at 8:15 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

Beyond Meat’s new competitor: Tyson’s pea-and-meat blended burger

Jun. 14, 2019 at 3:47 am CDT

By Tina Bellon

Eat plant-based foods more often, new Food Guide says

Jan. 22, 2019 at 2:25 pm CST

Health Canada unveiled a new Canada Food Guide today that ends the era of the ‘four food groups,’ no longer refers to serving sizes nor specific amounts of food to eat daily, and replaces the former iconic rainbow with a dinner plate comprised mostly of plant-based foods. This new guide […]

By Lorraine Stevenson

Cargill’s net earnings down as trade fight bites

Jan. 3, 2019 at 6:59 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Grains trader Cargill on Thursday reported a 20 per cent drop in its fiscal second-quarter 2019 net earnings, as global trade tensions hit the bottom line along with challenges in the Chinese hog sector and a struggling U.S. dairy business. Three of the company’s four business […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

Report finds more Canadians turning to plant-based proteins

Dec. 5, 2018 at 6:58 pm CST

CNS Canada — Canadians are showing more and more interest in reducing meat consumption while increasing purchases of plant-based proteins, according to data from the latest Food Price Report. The report, prepared by the University of Guelph and Dalhousie University, predicted a 1.5 to 3.5 per cent increase overall in […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin