Agrifood Angle

Sorry, Impossible Burger, we’ve found someone else

Dave & Busters says goodbye to Impossible Burger and begins serving plant-based Lightlife Burger

October 18, 2019

With so much emphasis placed on how plant-based proteins are competitors for meat and poultry products, I never really thought about competition between companies that make those plant-based products.

You need not be a rap fan to enjoy Pilgrim’s Pride video

Rap music video shows Pilgrim’s Pride workers enjoy each other’s company and are proud of what they do

October 8, 2019

Roy Graber

I don’t follow the rap music scene, but I would suspect that no songs from that genre about poultry processing have hit the charts.

Survey shows favor of prosecuting companies ICE raided

State of the State survey in Mississippi asks questions related to August raids of poultry plants in the state

October 2, 2019

Roy Graber

Following the August 7 raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on poultry plants in Mississippi, a poll was conducted asking voters in the state if they thought undocumented immigrant workers would be allowed to stay, and if the companies targeted in the raids should be prosecuted.

I must give HSUS credit where it is due

Recent assistance to rescue neglected pets was about animal welfare, not animal rights

September 18, 2019

Roy Graber

I am not normally one to sing praises of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS).

McDonald’s doesn’t dazzle with new chicken offerings

Chain offers its new chicken sandwich, but reviewers give it lackluster assessments

September 12, 2019

Roy Graber

Just as I wrote my last blog post pondering who else would join the great chicken sandwich battle of 2019, I got an answer.

Will chicken sandwich battle get more widespread?

We have mainly heard about Popeyes and Chick-fil-A, but others could earn a spot in the conversation

September 5, 2019

Roy Graber

One would think that the frenzy over which quick service restaurant chain has the best sandwich would be dying down by now, but that doesn’t seem to be the case.

Will GAP pledge foil success of Popeyes’ new sandwich?

Once company makes its switch to Global Animal Partnership-approved chicken, its breakthrough sandwich will likely not be the same

August 27, 2019

Roy Graber

With so much frenzy around the new chicken sandwich from Popeyes, it would appear the chain has struck gold.

Don’t write off Julian Castro’s animal welfare plan

Presidential candidate’s plan shows evidence of influence from animal rights groups

August 23, 2019

Roy Graber

It may seem highly unlikely that Julian Castro will get the Democratic nomination for the presidency, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be concerned about his animal welfare plan.

Get ‘What Would Jesus Really Eat?’ to start dialogues

Just because you are familiar with scripture about eating meat, it doesn’t mean that other people are

August 12, 2019

Roy Graber

If you haven’t picked up a copy of the book, “What Would Jesus Really Eat? The Biblical Case for Eating Meat,” I recommend you do so.

Will JUST Egg take off in Canada?

Plant-based egg alternative being trialed at some Tim Hortons locations in Ontario

August 1, 2019

Roy Graber

A lot of attention is being paid to plant-based protein products, but in most cases, we hear more about meat substitutes than we do about egg substitutes.