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Plant-based makes Kroger’s top five food trends for 2019

Caroline Bushnell

The biggest retailers in the United States are catching the plant-based wave. As Kroger and Walmart add plant-based products to their shelves, more people across the country have easy access to cost-competitive plant-based options. Sales of plant-based products are increasing in every region across the country, and major retailers are taking note.

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Why Tyson is participating in its own disruption

Mary Allen

Tyson Ventures CFO Tom Mastrobuoni says investing in alternative proteins is central to Tyson's goal of reducing their greenhouse gas emissions 30 percent by 2030. Mastrobuoni recently shared his thoughts on The Good Food Conference and the common ground between meat industry incumbents and alternative protein disruptors.

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Good Catch reels in $8.7M in Series A funding

Mary Allen

Plant-based seafood company Good Catch closed a series A funding round of $8.7 million. Founded by New Crop Capital, conscious agency BeyondBrands, and The Good Food Institute, Good Catch will bring fish-free tuna and crab-free cakes to market by December 2018.

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Impossible Foods? No question!

Bruce Friedrich

Farming cells is better than slaughtering animals - safer, more sustainable, and humane. The FDA has issued a "no questions" letter to Impossible Foods, recognizing the safety of the Impossible Burger's heme (the source of the burgers "bloody" taste).

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Eating Animals hits the big screen

Annie Cull

Natalie Portman has produced a feature-film version of Jonathan Safran Foer's best-selling book, "Eating Animals." GFI's Bruce Friedrich is in the film talking about how plant-based meat can help fix our broken system.