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When there’s not enough production capacity, do sales reps stop “going full tilt” if they know some orders can’t be fulfilled? It was an interesting question posed by a securities analyst in a recent conference call, and the frozen food manufacturer (which said it wasn’t having that problem just now) responded by saying this is why it keeps investing in new production lines.

Investors are suing Beyond Meat, claiming the plant-based meat company misled them about its manufacturing capacity and growth outlook. e rm’s stock price hit $234.90 in July 2019, but has been trading recently in the $10 range.

Freschetta’s ‘Great Frozen Pizza Expedition’ mushes along in northern Minnesota.

Freschetta is using sled dogs to deliver its pizzas to residents of Angle Inlet, Minn. A 1700’s mapping error locked the tiny town between Canada and a lake, so getting there and back requires a 120 mile drive and two border crossings. The frozen pizzas are “warehoused” at a local snowmobile club.

Weis Markets’ first quarter net income (ended April 1) fell to $25.81 million, down from $31.39 million for the same period ended in 2022, while net sales rose 3.7% to $1.14 billion.

Driven by known health benefits, the food antioxidants market is estimated to jump from today’s $1.6 billion to $2.2 billion by 2028, according to a report by MarketsandMarkets.

Amy’s Kitchen, which was hit by union organizers not that long ago, has been named a 2023 Best Places to Work honoree by the San Francisco Business Times and Silicon Valley Business Journal.

Fast Company has honored Organic Valley’s efforts to reduce carbon and uplift small organic farms for a fairer food system. Since 1988, the company’s farmers have prevented more than 54 million pounds of chemicals from polluting land, waterways and food.

Truck manufacturers are fighting the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal to drastically cut carbon emissions from heavy trucks beginning with 2028’s models.

Upside Foods will soon be offering “a mouth-watering array of ground meat products made from real animal cells.” With FDA approval last year, and now awaiting USDA’s okay, the first product will be a cultivated chicken let, with lots more to come.

In late May, BJ’s Wholesale Club reported net sales up by 5.0% to $4.6 billion for the rst quarter ended April 29. Comp sales jumped by 8% in food and sundries. During the quarter, membership grew to 6.8 million, up by about 5% from the year-ago period. Last year’s renewal rate was 90%, a record for the company. BJ’s opened two new clubs in the first quarter, with a total of 11 planned for this year.