PepsiCo (PEP) chairman and CEO Ramon Laguarta isn’t a fan of the ultra-processed food label being increasingly slapped onto big food makers. “I don’t like the word ultra-processed and I don’t believe in it,” Laguarta told Yahoo Finance Live in an exclusive interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Tuesday. “I think we are using kitchen logic to define our product.” Laguarta explained PepsiCo continues to look for ways to make its products better for consumers, in part… Source link
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Move over, plant-based meat — the movement now has its eyes on creatures of the sea. One such company is Gathered Foods, which on July 19th came to market with plant-based seafood — including a fish-free filet and crab-free cake — as interest in alternative foods gathers steam. The two offerings developed by subsidiary Good Catch are available at fast food chain Long John Silver’s for a limited time, in locations across California and Georgia. Meanwhile, the company also has a Source link
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The Conversation Brazil’s president rejects COVID-19 vaccine, undermining a century of progress toward universal inoculation The world is eagerly awaiting the release of several COVID-19 vaccines, but Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is not. “I’m not going to take it. It’s my right,” he said in a Nov. 26 social media broadcast. Bolsonaro, who came down with COVID-19 in July, has also criticized face masks. He and his more faithful supporters oppose any suggestion of mandatory… Source link
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