Battle Over Elsie the Cow is Settled, Clearing KKR’s Borden Path

July 20, 2020 Jeremy Hill, Bloomberg

The soon-to-be owners of Borden Dairy Co. will fork over an additional $ 685,000 to keep using Elsie the Cow on its products, according to the terms of a settlement approved Thursday.

Pilgrim’s Pride Shares Soar as Chicken Regains its Popularity

August 2, 2019 Lydia Mulvany, Bloomberg

More Americans are buying poultry at the supermarket, and more restaurants are adding chicken sandwiches to their menus. That’s led to the company being “short to tight” on supplies that are ready for the meat cases at grocery stores, Jayson Penn, chief executive officer of Pilgrim’s Pride, told analysts on a call Thursday.

There’s a Multibillion-Dollar Race to Replace Eggs

May 17, 2019 Bloomberg

Egg whites are universally accepted as a healthy source of protein. But because they come from chickens, one could worry about animal welfare, the environmental damage wrought by industrial poultry and even salmonella since the Food and Drug Administration estimates that 79,000 Americans are sickened by tainted eggs every year.