Weekender: PepsiCo partners with Beyond Meat to create plant-based drinks and snacks

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PepsiCo partners with Beyond Meat to create plant-based drinks and snacks The new joint venture, called The PLANeT Partnership, will combine Beyond's expertise in proteins made from plants with the CPG giant's marketing and commercial capabilities. Financial details were not disclosed. Survey: Consumers want healthy protein that tastes good, but aren't as concerned about sustainability The report from the International Food Information Council found 75% of people classify themselves as omnivores, and seven in 10 tried a new plant-based protein in the past year. Biltong maker Stryve Foods going public in $170M SPAC deal Co-CEO Jaxie Alt is upbeat her company's offerings can disrupt the meat snack category, and Wall Street seems to agree. The challenge, she said, is convincing U.S. consumers. White House withdraws Trump-era rule to permanently increase poultry line speeds The USDA said revoking the measure, which would have increased line speeds to 175 birds per minute from 140, is part of a broader review of rules by the new administration. JBS USA and Pilgrim's offering workers $100 bonus to get COVID-19 vaccine A small but growing number of food and grocery companies have offered cash or time off to get the shot, including Chobani, Instacart and Lidl. Recommended For You Improve your recommendations: click here to update your profile. Deep Dive Will 2021 be the turning point for food technology? What we eat and drink could soon change thanks to advances that allow for the creation of better ingredients, crops and animals. The biggest challenge: explaining the science to consumers. Featured Resources FROM: Ibotta Omnichannel brand building for today's shopper E-commerce offer redemptions increased by 200% during Ibotta's FREE Thanksgiving Dinner event Ibotta's Back to School event provided participating brands with a 17% increase in sales volume Get actionable insights to grow your business from Ibotta's research From Our Library Webinar - on demand What Should Retailers & Brands Consider When Planning for 2021? Shopkick Playbook Cause Partnerships Are Your Brand’s Path to Purpose No Kid Hungry View all resources Best of What We're Reading CNBC Mondelez beats revenue estimates on strong snack demand Marketplace Workers in food jobs at greater risk of death in pandemic, study finds The Wall Street Journal Americans Drinking More Tequila at Home Buoys Diageo The New York Times 6 Die After Liquid Nitrogen Leak at Georgia Poultry Plant Bloomberg Tootsie Roll Stock at Record High as Shorted Stocks Get Day Trader Love Civil Eats There is an Alarming Amount of Microplastics in Farm Soil—and Our Food Supply Suggest a story we should read Upcoming Event Power-Rank and Store-Cluster in Minutes, Not Days March 4, 2021 - March 4, 2021 | Webinar 2pm ET Dive Into a Topic Manufacturing Grocery Ingredients Corporate Packaging / Labeling Food Safety Policy Meat / Protein Marketing Beverages Sustainability Share Food Dive: Daily Dive with others and get rewarded. You've referred 0 readers. To become an official Dive Insider, just successfully refer 10 contacts to Food Dive: Daily Dive. Here's your link to share: https://www.fooddive.com/signup/insiders/?signup_referred_by=5f93078d7aa51972095c9316

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