Year: 2024

Wild About Mixmi Froyo New Packaging, Enhanced Formula

Mixmi Frozen Yogurt™ announced a transformation into Wild About Mixmi Froyo™, bringing indulgence and health benefits to the freezer aisle. With vibrant new packaging and the return of a customer-favorite 4-cup pack, Wild About Mixmi Froyo™ is now reformulated with 100% natural ingredients, free from GMOs and artificial sweeteners. Originally launched as a nutritious dessert option for children, the company successfully served 7 million kids through school programs. However, the pandemic prompted a strategic pivot, expanding their distribution to retail channels to reach a wider audience. The brand is part of the innovative Rä Foods portfolio, known for bringing great-tasting, highly functional foods to the market.

As gut health becomes widely recognized as essential to overall well-being, consumers are turning to diets that support a healthy microbiome, and while many probiotic-rich snacks compromise taste for quality, Wild About Mixmi Froyo™ proves that health and indulgence can coexist in harmony.

The revamped Wild About Mixmi Froyo™ products have been reformulated to be 100% natural, truly fermented, and enriched with high-quality probiotics. This innovative approach is designed to support the entire microbiome by improving gut health, enhancing digestion, and strengthening immune function.

The BB12 probiotic strain has been shown to increase beneficial gut bacteria and improve digestive regularity. Combined with prebiotic fiber, this formula can reduce inflammation markers and enhance overall immunity.

The gut also communicates directly with the brain through the gut-brain axis, influencing mood, cognition, and overall mental health. With approximately 70% of the immune system residing in the gut, a healthy microbiome is crucial for boosting immunity and preventing disease.

Product Details:

Based on extensive consumer and market testing, the revitalized Wild About Mixmi Froyo™ brand now offers an array of frozen treats in eye-catching, vibrant packaging that reflects the nourishing sweetness within each flavor-packed bite.

Each Wild About Mixmi Froyo™ box contains four 4fl-oz cups that pack several benefits, including:

– 90 calories in each cup
– Truly fermented and enriched with high-quality probiotics to support gut health, digestion, and immunity
– 100% Natural ingredients, nothing artificial
– An excellent source of fiber

The product is available in four flavors: Mango Mania, Ultimate Chocolate, Totally Vanilla and Orange Dream

Originally launched as a healthier dessert option for children in schools, the company pivoted to retail channels under the new brand, Wild About Mixmi Froyo™.




How a Multinational Food Manufacturer Gained ROI by Injecting AI Into Finance

Artificial intelligence in food manufacturing is most likely to conjure up images of robotics on the factory floor for packaging products or autonomous quality assurance devices on the assembly line. However, there’s another area where AI is having an enormous impact on efficiency and profits: the back office.

Accounts payable (AP) has become one of the biggest priorities for automation due to its document-heavy processes and high consumption of time and resources, often pulling employees’ attention away from more customer-facing and value-generating tasks. In fact, recent research shows the AP automation market is set to soar from around $6 million in 2024 to $17 million by 2032, underlying its importance in the digital transformation journey.

Mars is one such company that made the decision to prioritize AP automation in order to keep up with ongoing growth. Maxime Vermeir, senior director of AI Strategy at intelligent automation company ABBYY, helped Mars standardize its AP processes across its global offices. Vermeir has a decade of experience in product and tech, and his expertise in AI enables business solutions and transformation initiatives.

FOOD ENGINEERING sat down with Vermeir to get firsthand insight into the challenges, strategies and results with implementing AI in accounts payable.

Maxime Vermeir is senior director of AI Strategy at ABBYY. Image courtesy of ABBYY

FOOD ENGINEERING: What were Mars’ most pressing pain points prior to automating accounts payable with AI?

Maxime Vermeir: Their accounts payable department experienced challenges that are common for any organization without AP automation: lots of manual data entry resulted in errors and inconsistencies, ultimately demanding a significant amount of extra work that could otherwise be avoided.

These are obvious targets for AI-powered improvement, but additional layers to their challenge were their rapid growth and global scale. Mars would have had to hire 50-75% more people to keep stride with their invoices and needed to find a way to meet that need through automation instead. Furthermore, their existing AP staff is spread out across many different countries, each holding their own tribal knowledge of best practices and regional variances.

In short, their staff was bogged down with data entry instead of steering the starship to boldly go where no one had gone before.

FE: How exactly did AI fulfill this standardization need? What was Mars’ strategy?

MV: It was important for Mars to keep the business side of their organization in the loop throughout this process. That was the catalyst for success with their strategy, which was ultimately to create a core standard that encapsulated how their AP processes should look at a high level with regional variations taken into account. Mars created two documents, each over two hundred pages, describing the details and nuances of their AP functions across respective regions.

Choosing the right AI solution was like designing a new Iron Man suit: combining components of cutting-edge tech into one robust system that could solve this complex problem. They selected a low-code and cloud-based intelligent document processing (IDP) platform that leveraged natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning, through which they could aggregate invoices from over two thousand different vendors into their ERP system. With NLP enabling semantic analysis to contextualize AP vernacular while machine learning enabled the training of AI models on an infinite array of document formats, Mars could extract valuable data consistently with both speed and accuracy.

Using this IDP approach, Mars socialized AI-enhanced invoice-to-pay processes across 20 global markets in 14 different languages.

By weaving AI into accounts payable, Mars was able to pursue strategy and value with staff that would otherwise be allocated to more monotonous back-office responsibilities.

FE: What were the benefits of this initiative?

MV: By weaving AI into accounts payable, Mars was able to pursue strategy and value with staff that would otherwise be allocated to more monotonous back-office responsibilities. IDP significantly accelerated invoice processing and achieved higher straight-through processing (STP) rates, meaning that a large portion of their documents could be processed without any manual intervention from human employees.

Alleviating this heavy document burden meant that they could engage with judgment-based objectives like disputing transactions and other value-added activities that can’t be performed autonomously. Beyond the obvious benefits to efficiency and revenue, this also meant a reduction of monotonous, slogging tasks for employees. With recent survey data revealing that 92% of employees burn up to eight hours a week scouring documents for information, this isn’t negligible; it could be the difference between employees enjoying their roles and burning out entirely.

FE: Should Mars have done anything differently?

MV: Mars’ implementation was both an anomaly and a master class. We saw an atypically rapid pace in their growth, so they had to be particularly strategic with introducing their automation strategy.

They took a great first step by ensuring their finance department was looped in throughout the implementation process. That’s a must-have for guaranteeing the long-term efficacy of AI—it can’t just be from a technological lens. It has to translate to business value and solve a real challenge.

Mars’ global scale and rapid growth presented a challenge because the AP staff was spread out across many different countries. Image courtesy of Mars

While it feels like a superficial answer, the only thing that truly comes to mind is starting earlier. Jumping behind the wheel of the DeLorean and accelerating in a strategic, data-driven direction allows more time for interaction and adaptation with the technology, ultimately giving you a head start toward the future of operational excellence. With AI and automation, you can only really know that it works once you’ve had time to interact with it and see how it fits into the full scope of your organization. Without that hands-on experience, it’s difficult to build a strong foundation.

I’d advise organizations who are strongly considering automating AP processes to be careful in their consideration of solutions and implementation partners, and that they make data-driven decisions as to where AI can play the strongest role.

For example, intensive efforts to organize complex and varied processes into formalized documents could benefit immensely from data-driven tools like process intelligence. By gathering data at every step of a workflow, process intelligence yields the most comprehensive visibility into how processes are completed from end to end. This allows for efficient and accurate representations of core workflows, which could drastically expedite initiatives like Mars’ 200-page documents describing AP workflows.

When I recently joined Mars at an SSON AP Automation Digital Summit, 70% of attendees said they were evaluating or learning about using AI in accounts payable, and I believe this to be a strong suggestion that this growing trend isn’t diminishing anytime soon. Missing the AI train could be a recipe for disaster for any food manufacturer.




Washington Week Ahead: House GOP targets EVs, farm bill discussions continue

House Republicans will force a vote this week on EPA’s new tailpipe emission standards that critics say amount to a mandate for electric vehicles. Meanwhile, some staff-level talks continue on a possible new farm bill amid a continued sharp divide over how to fund it.

The House is scheduled to consider a Congressional Review Act resolution this week that would kill the EPA’s new emission standards for light-duty and medium-duty vehicles. The ethanol industry opposes the standards because of the impact they could have on gasoline and usage, and former Donald Trump has promised to revoke the standards and the rest of President Joe Biden’s clean-energy agenda.

The House vote would be largely symbolic, since the CRA resolution would be vetoed by Biden even if it were to pass the Democratic-controlled Senate. Nevertheless, the vote could put some farm-district House Democrats in an uncomfortable position.

EPA estimates that under the new standards battery electric vehicles may account for 30% to 56% of new light duty sales for model years 2030-2032 and 20% to 32% of new medium-duty vehicle sales. 

Meanwhile, lawmakers have only two more weeks heading to continue campaigning for the Nov. 5 election, and they still have to agree on a stopgap funding bill to prevent a government shutdown Oct. 1.

Time also is running out for leaders of the House and Senate Ag committees to reach an elusive deal on a new farm bill.

Farm groups brought growers to Capitol Hill last week to make a final push to persuade lawmakers to pass a new bill before the end of the year or else to pass some kind of emergency funding package to compensate row crop growers for the downturn in commodity markets.

The top Democrat on the House Ag Committee, David Scott of Georgia, said in a memo to colleagues that he hopes he could reach agreement yet this month on broad funding parameters for a new farm bill. But there’s little sign that such a deal is close, even though top aides to the House and Senate Ag committees continue meeting privately to discuss the legislation.

According to sources, Republicans are insisting that any bill provide a significant new funding to cover the cost of raising farm income supports, including by raising Price Loss Coverage reference prices. However, the funding would likely have to come from overriding Congressional Budget Office funding estimates for the bill.

House GOP leaders and Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., wanted to include a farm bill extension in whatever continuing resolution Congress passes this month to keep the government funded. But Senate Ag Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., told Agri-Pulse there is no need to move another extension of the 2018 farm bill until after the election,

She didn’t rule out considering a supplemental funding package. “I think that’s yet to be decided, I mean, we’ll have to see,” she said.

She went on,  “If we don’t pass a farm bill there will have to be some kind of extension. I think right now, we’ve seen two kinds of things: We’ve seen prices going down for farmers and input costs staying high. We also had a new national food insecurity report that came out that said we have more Americans now that are food insecure. So this says to me that we need to act and we need to act both to support farmers … and families.”

The top Republican on the Senate Ag Committee, John Boozman of Arkansas, said he wanted to work with Scott to “find whatever solution is out there, realizing that our farmers, because the input costs are so high, because commodity prices are just, the bottoms falling out, that they’re in serious trouble.

“So not really sure what we’ll land on, but I’m really encouraged by the fact that Congressman Scott is providing a lot of leadership.”

A Republican on the House Ag Committee who faces a tough re-election race, Zach Nunn of Iowa, said there is still time for committee leaders to reach a deal on a new farm bill.

“The House at least, is having a conversation … The big pushback here is that the Senate has got to do something and come to the table in a meaningful way. It sounds like Stabenow and Boozman are starting to have that conversation. I would take that as an encouraging sign.” 

Nunn is referring to the fact that the Senate Ag Committee has not considered a farm bill in this Congress. The House Ag Committee advanced a farm bill in May but it is not fully funded and hasn’t been considered on the House floor.

Here is a list of agriculture- or rural-related events scheduled for this week in Washington and elsewhere (all times EDT):

Monday, Sept. 16

All day – Ag Outlook Forum presented by Agri-Pulse and the Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City.

4 p.m. – USDA releases weekly Crop Progress report.

Tuesday, Sept. 17

1 p.m. – American Frozen Food Institute forum, “A Comprehensive Look at Chemical Food Safety: Bridging State, Federal and Legal Perspectives.”

4 p.m. – House Rules Committee meeting to consider Congressional Review Act resolution to withdraw EPA emission standards for light-duty and medium-duty vehicles, H-313 Capitol.

9:30 p.m.  –  Turning Point Action forum, “Make America Healthy Again,” Scottsdale, Arizona.

Wednesday, Sept. 18

2 p.m.  – Center for American Progress forum, “Protecting Americans from Extreme Heat.”

2 p.m. – Senate Agriculture subcommittee hearing on school breakfast and lunch programs, 328-A Russell.

Thursday, Sept. 19

8:30 a.m. – USDA releases Weekly Export Sales report.

Friday, Sept. 20

For more news, go to Agri-Pulse.com.

 




Arguments Presented in CAFO Case Before U.S. Court of Appeals – Swineweb.com

Attorneys representing the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) and a coalition of livestock and agriculture groups presented oral arguments Thursday before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco. The case, brought forward by activist organizations, could potentially lead to significant changes in how the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulates Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs).

The Case at Hand

Earlier this year, a large coalition of national and state activist groups led by Food & Water Watch, the Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, and the North Carolina Environmental Justice Network filed a lawsuit against the EPA. The lawsuit followed the EPA’s denial of a petition demanding that CAFOs be required to obtain federal permits to operate.

These activist groups want the CAFO Rule to assume that livestock and poultry farmers are discharging into Waters of the United States (WOTUS), which would be a violation of the Clean Water Act (CWA). The groups are asking the Ninth Circuit Court to eliminate the long-standing exclusion for agricultural stormwater runoff from animal feeding operations. Instead, they want all CAFOs to either obtain CWA discharge permits or prove they are not discharging into WOTUS.

A Precedent-Setting Ruling

If successful, this case would mark a departure from earlier rulings by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit in 2005 and the 5th Circuit in 2010. Both courts found that CAFOs are not obligated to apply for discharge permits under the CWA unless actual discharges are proven, not just potential discharges. This decision has shaped how modern livestock farming operates today.

In defense of the EPA’s current regulations, the NPPC, American Farm Bureau Federation, U.S. Poultry and Egg Federation, and United Egg Producers intervened in the litigation, arguing that the established regulations are essential for the continuation of modern livestock and poultry farming.

NPPC’s Perspective on the Case

The NPPC has long positioned the U.S. pork industry as a leader in environmental protection and sustainability. According to NPPC representatives, the industry has worked closely with federal, state, and local regulators, developing advanced practices and technologies to optimize the use of valuable manure resources and continuously improve on-farm performance.

The NPPC sees this lawsuit as an attempt by eco-activists to undermine food production across the country, and they have successfully defended the industry against such attacks in the past.

Why This Case Matters

If the activist groups’ lawsuit succeeds, the outcome could dramatically alter environmental regulations for livestock operations nationwide. This could result in millions of dollars in litigation, fines, and compliance challenges for individual hog farmers, and potentially set the industry back by decades. The ruling would disrupt how CAFOs operate and place a significant financial burden on pork producers, who have been leaders in adopting environmentally sustainable practices.




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IDDBA promotes Whitney Atkins to VP of new department

MADISON, WIS. — The International Dairy Deli Bakery Association (IDDBA) has merged its marketing and membership teams and promoted Whitney Atkins to vice president of the new marketing and membership department.

“Doing even more to bring together the already strong collaboration of marketing and membership is exciting,” Atkins said. “This change will help us better serve IDDBA’s members and the industry.”

“Since joining the association, Whitney has led marketing efforts that have produced event and membership growth, while working hard for the association’s endeavors to support the industry year-round,” said David Haaf, IDDBA president and CEO.

Haaf said that combining Atkins’ marketing accomplishments and member loyalty and growth initiatives will help IDDBA serve its member base and industry well into the future.

Jeremy Johnson, vice president of events, will now oversee IDDBA’s flagship trade show registration, the association said.

“Our industry has experienced significant change in the last few years,” Haaf said. “These strategic moves allow IDDBA to better support the dairy, deli, and bakery industries amidst those changes and into the future.”




Matr Foods secures EU loan for full-scale plant-based meat facility

Matr Foods meat-alternative start-up in Denmark. Image credit: Matr Foods’ Facebook page

Matr Foods, a plant-based meat start-up in Denmark, has secured a €20m ($22.1m) loan from the EU’s lending arm for its first full-scale production facility.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided the financing with the support of InvestEU, which provides funding as part of the European Commission’s sustainability agenda.

Speaking to Just Food in July, Matr Foods co-founder and CEO Randi Wahlsten said the business was operating out of a pilot plant in Denmark but planned to expand into new premises to increase production volumes in 2026.

The company produces plant-based burgers and mince using a fungi-derived fermentation process, mainly for the out-of-home channel in Denmark but also for sale online with Nemling. The pilot facility is located in Nordhavn, Copenhagen.

“We are thrilled that the EIB, with its strong support, enables us to take the production to scale as fast as possible,” Wahlsten said in an EIB statement confirming the loan.

“Our products have been received overwhelmingly well by chefs, restaurants and consumers, clearly confirming the appetite for cleaner, healthier and more juicy alternatives to meat.”

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Matr Foods’ meat alternatives are made from plants such as beetroot, potatoes, lupins and peas. The company is aiming to scale-up production to around 3,000 tonnes a year with the loan funds in hand, according to the statement.

Just Food has asked Wahlsten for more details on the new facility in terms of location, total investment spending and an expected date for production to start.

In July, former Arla Foods executive Wahlsten said operating out of a pilot facility was limiting production to 30-40 tonnes per annum.

Volumes had risen by about 50-60% since the first products were turned out in 2022, she said.

Matr Foods was set up in 2021 with three other co-founders – Claus Meyer, Morten Sommera and Rasmus Toft-Kehler. Last year, the business also secured undisclosed funding from Novo Holdings, the investment arm of the Danish non-profit organisation, the Novo Nordisk Foundation.

The EIB said Matr Foods fits within the EU’s “bio-economy” goals as part of the bloc’s so-called Green deal to achieve net emissions by 2050.

Loannis Tsakiris, vice-president of the EIB, said: “When it comes to financing the green transition, innovation is a key part along with agriculture. Matr brings these two priority areas together and we are happy to support its endeavour.

“Plant-based meat alternatives not only have high potential for growth but also bring environmental and health benefits.”






Coalition fights to protect Prop 12, Question 3 legislation

A new coalition of pork companies, retailers and hog farmers from across the country have come together to host a Hill briefing in Washington, D.C., in support of animal welfare and to oppose the controversial proposed Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression Act. In addition to the briefing, the coalition met with members of Congress to share more about the risks of the proposed EATS Act to farmers, businesses, voters and consumers.

If the EATS Act is included in the Farm Bill, it will reverse California’s Proposition 12 and Massachusetts’ Question 3 standards for farm animal welfare. The coalition finds rolling back these laws will hurt farmers, businesses and consumers alike.

Key organizers of the coalition include crate-free pork companies True Story Foods and Niman Ranch, along with direct-to-consumer meat brand ButcherBox. They were joined at the event by independent hog farmers, from small to large operations, from across the country.  Crate-free and Proposition 12-certified meats from Niman Ranch and True Story Foods were served at the Congressional briefing.

Each company, brand and farm participating in the event believes in crate-free pork production and has found economic opportunity thanks to California’s Proposition 12 and the similar Massachusetts’s Question 3, two laws that require select pork products sold in the states be sourced from farms that provide pregnant pigs enough room to lay down and turn around. This first-of-its-kind coalition united to share an alternative perspective to the dominant narrative being perpetuated by the industrial pork sector and highlight how their businesses would be harmed if EATS were to move forward and roll back Prop 12 and Q3.

“As a farmer who has raised pigs without crates for my whole life, I’m frustrated that Congress could overturn something that was strongly supported by voters and affirmed by the Supreme Court,” said Ron Mardesen, an Iowa farmer who partners with Niman Ranch to sell his pigs. “It isn’t right for farmers, for animals or for the American consumer who is demanding stronger animal welfare practices that align with their values.”

If included in the Farm Bill, the EATS Act would overturn state laws that were broadly supported by voters, setting a dangerous precedent that could have far-reaching impacts beyond pork production and agriculture. And, in addition to being a significant setback for animal welfare, it would also economically harm farmers who have invested in certification and updating their barns to become compliant with Proposition 12.

“At True Story Foods, our farmers have invested millions to become compliant with Proposition 12, for our business and the state of California. The EATS Act threatens the livelihoods of our farmers and the future of our business by undermining the progress we’ve made. This isn’t just about upholding humane practices—it’s about protecting the investments and values that our farmers and consumers believe in,” said Phil Gatto, co-founder and CEO of True Story Foods. 

This group, using their voices in opposition to EATS, has been growing over the last two years, including an Amicus Brief from Niman Ranch that was cited in the Supreme Court’s final decision to affirm the California law and an industry open letter led by ButcherBox and endorsed by 24 companies sent to Congress earlier in the year. Signers of note include the event organizers as well as Whole Foods Market, Perdue Foods, Applegate, Thrive Market and Bon Appetit Management Co.

“We know, from our engaged customer base, how important animal welfare is to Americans,” said Mike Salguero, founder and CEO of ButcherBox. “There is a proven market for animals raised well as consumers become increasingly more aware of how their food is raised and sourced. This percentage of the population will only continue to grow. The EATS Act denies these customers the ability to have a say in the type of products they want to eat, especially those who have voted in favor of these welfare issues.”

Sources: Niman Ranch; True Story Foods; ButcherBox




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Saipem semisub to stay with Aker BP for one more year

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Italian energy services contractor Saipem has been awarded an extension for one of its rigs by oil and gas operator Aker BP.

Aker BP gave an extension to the Scarabeo 8 semisub which is currently under contract with the company until the end of 2025.

Initially, the rig won a three-year, $325m deal with Aker BP for work offshore Norway back in March 2022, the contract also includes the option of two one-year extensions.

Work under the contract started in early 2023, upon the termination of the works in which the 2012-built semisub was engaged at the time.

Saipem said via social media channels that the Scarabeo 8 will stay with the Norwegian company until the end of 2026, meaning that one of the two options was exercised.




Makers of HORMEL Pepperoni Encourage and Reward Fans for Taking PTO to Celebrate National Pepperoni Pizza Day


Beginning in September, fans can declare their intention to take ‘Pepperoni Time Off’ on National Pepperoni Pizza Day to win the Ultimate HORMEL® Pepperoni Pizza Vacation

AUSTIN, Minn. — The makers of HORMEL® Pepperoni, America’s No. 1 pepperoni brand*, are encouraging fans to lean into their desires and celebrate the most important day of the year — National Pepperoni Pizza Day on Friday, Sept. 20.

There’s nothing more irresistible than HORMEL® Pepperoni on a perfect pepperoni pizza, and people go to bold lengths to get to it — ignoring meetings, breaking social norms; they’ll do pretty much anything to sneak a piece, piping hot from the oven, because it’s so boldly irresistible. Starting on Sept. 4, fans can visit www.PepperoniTimeOff.com to declare their intention to take PTO, also known as Pepperoni Time Off, on National Pepperoni Pizza Day, so nothing interrupts their HORMEL® Pepperoni pizza craving.

Fans can send their “PTO” intention to their colleagues, friends, spouse or teacher, asking for coverage of all responsibilities on Sept. 20 in order to fully enjoy HORMEL® Pepperoni piled high on perfectly crafted pizzas. Once submitted, fans can enter for a chance to win the Ultimate HORMEL® Pepperoni Pizza Vacation to New York City or Chicago during National Pizza Month in October. Fans can share their PTO news on social media using hashtag #PepperoniTimeOff for more chances to win.

“We believe that HORMEL® Pepperoni fans have earned a day off. But not just any day off. Twenty-four hours dedicated exclusively to their love of HORMEL® Pepperoni pizza,” said Nick Schweitzer, director of marketing for Snacking and Entertaining at Hormel Foods. “We’re thrilled to kick off a campaign and sweepstakes that offers fans more time to indulge in never too greasy, never too spicy and always delicious HORMEL® Pepperoni pizza.”

HORMEL® Pepperoni stands above the rest as the boldly irresistible option on National Pepperoni Pizza Day — and every day. Only HORMEL® Pepperoni has all the shapes, sizes and flavors to cover your pepperoni cravings and occasions including original, Cup N’ Crisp and Confetti – our latest pizza topping in the shape of a ribbon for a pepperoni taste in every bite.

For more information about HORMEL® Pepperoni including recipes and where to buy, visit www.HormelPepperoni.com. Follow the HORMEL® Pepperoni brand on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok.

* Based on the latest 52-week Circana data.

About the Hormel® Pepperoni Brand
For more than 100 years, pepperoni has been a longstanding American favorite and a well-known specialty of Hormel Foods. Today, the Hormel® pepperoni brand is the No. 1 selling brand of pepperoni (based on latest 52-week IRI data) in the United States, thanks to its great flavor and top-quality ingredients. For more information about the brand, including product information, recipes and where to buy, visit hormelpepperoni.com.

About Hormel Foods — Inspired People. Inspired Food.™ Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Austin, Minnesota, is a global branded food company with over $12 billion in annual revenue across more than 80 countries worldwide. Its brands include Planters®, Skippy®, SPAM®, Hormel® Natural Choice®, Applegate®, Justin’s®, Wholly®, Hormel® Black Label®, Columbus®, Jennie-O® and more than 30 other beloved brands. The company is a member of the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, was named one of the best companies to work for by U.S. News & World Report, one of America’s most responsible companies by Newsweek, recognized by TIME magazine as one of the World’s Best Companies, received a perfect score of 100 on the 2023–24 Corporate Equality Index and has received numerous other awards and accolades for its corporate responsibility and community service efforts. The company lives by its purpose statement — Inspired People. Inspired Food.™ — to bring some of the world’s most trusted and iconic brands to tables across the globe. For more information, visit hormelfoods.com.




Japanese scallop exports continued strong momentum with 2% increase

Japanese yesso scallop exports increased by 2% year-on-year to 6,465 metric tons in July, marking the first annual growth in five months, according to the latest trade data from Japan’s Ministry of Finance […]

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