JBS Hires New Sustainability Officer in Brazil

Having worked for the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in Washington DC as Senior Director for the Beef and Leather Supply Chain, Maurício S. Bauer is taking up the position of Corporate Sustainability Officer of JBS Brazil with the aim of carrying out the sustainability strategy in Brazil in line with the Company's global targets.

Maurício has headed up projects in partnerships with the third sector, the private sector and universities, with the emphasis on strategies and solutions for the sustainable production of farm commodities, improvements to processes, innovation and technology. He will...

REPORTER: Planterra Foods Strives to Achieve Quality While Expanding Into New Markets

This article was originally featured in the Winter 2022 Edition of Urner Barry's Reporter magazine.

Planterra Foods, founded in 2019, belongs to JBS’ portfolio of brands. Operating independently from JBS, Planterra Foods boasts that they are committed to providing plant protein options to consumers and share JBS’ vision to feed future generations, with a mission to share the delicious taste of plant-based food with the world.

“The commitment and vision come out of the acknowledgment that animal protein alone cannot sustainably...

JD Fresh Partners with World’s Largest Meat Supplier JBS

JBS, the world’s largest meat supplier, partnered with JD Fresh, JD.com’s fresh food business, marking the Brazil-based meat supplier’s first foray into retail business in China. Under the partnership, JBS will launch a flagship store on JD.com.

With 220 factories across the world, JBS offers a wide selection of beef products from many countries, such as Brazil, the United States, Australia, and more.

Through the partnership, JD Fresh will help JBS connect with over 550 million customers on JD.com, providing Chinese consumers with diverse and high-quality choices of meat...

Packaged Facts Analyst Comments on JBS Acquisition of Cultivated Meat Company

Cultivated meat products, which are lab-grown alternatives to meat that are produced by in vitro cell cultures of animal cells, are seeing rapid product development as many consumers are increasingly looking for alternatives to meat that are better for the environment or animal welfare.

As consumers have increasingly been adopting plant-based meat alternatives in their diet, food producers have been investing in the alt-meat space (plant-based and cultivated meat products) to take advantage of massive growth opportunities. Packaged Facts projects that the U.S. market for...

JBS Announces New Global Presidents of Operations

As of January, the Global President of Operations position will be reinstated and jointly held by André Nogueira, who will lead the operations in North America, and Wesley Batista Filho, who will lead the operations in Latin America, and Oceania, and the global plant-based business. Tim Schellpeper, current CEO of JBS USA Fed Beef, will serve as CEO of JBS USA. Steve Cohron, current head of Pricing and Sales at JBS USA Fed Beef, will lead JBS USA Fed Beef.

JBS S.A. hereby communicates to its shareholders and to the market...