NEWS FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE July 2025 11 Cargill is investing nearly $90 million in automation and new technologies at its Fort Morgan, Colorado, USA, beef plant as part of its Factory of the Future initiative. The enhancements, which will take place over the next several years, will help Cargill continue to improve operational efficiencies, increase yields and make the Fort Morgan facility even safer and more inclusive for employees. The company has already invested nearly $24 million in technology upgrades at Fort Morgan since 2021. One of the first and most revolutionary automated solutions to be implemented at the Fort Morgan plant will be CarVe, Cargill’s proprietary, patent-pending computer vision technology. CarVe measures red meat yield in real time, giving frontline managers instant insights and the ability to share feedback with employees to improve their cutting technique. CarVe helps keep more protein in the food system that otherwise would be lost in the process, Cargill points out. According to the USDA, the U.S. produces more than 27 billion pounds of beef annually. Even a one percent yield improvement can save hundreds of millions of pounds of meat. And with the U.S. cattle supply at its lowest level in years, improving yield matters more than ever. “Before CarVe, yield data was always yesterday’s news,” said Jarrod Gillig, Senior Vice President of Cargill’s North American Beef business. “Now, we’re making decisions in the moment and saving product that would’ve been lost. By applying smart technology to the problem, we’re getting more meat from every animal, reducing waste, and making protein production more efficient and sustainable from start to finish.” Read more>> Cargill to invest $90 million in US beef plant Photo: Cargill Finnish biotech company Enifer announced that its proprietary PEKILO® fermentation technology will be deployed for the first time in Latin America in collaboration with FS, one of Brazil’s leading producers of ethanol. The project represents a significant step in the internationalization of PEKILO®Pet and PEKILO®Aqua production, marking the first time the process will operate outside Europe, as well as the first use of corn ethanol-derived thin stillage as feedstock for the production, according to the Enifer. FS is now working to construct an industrial process at a pilot scale for the Brazilian market after validating their thin stillage as a feedstock for PEKILO®Pet and PEKILO®Aqua mycoprotein production. Enifer explains that PEKILO®Pet and PEKILO®Aqua mycoproteins are nutrient-rich ingredients produced through a biomass fermentation process that utilizes a unique fungal strain, akin to the techniques employed in brewing or producing soy sauce. This process yields ingredients that are rich in protein (60%) and beta-glucan fiber, low in fat and carbohydrates, and highly palatable and digestible sources of complete protein. In pet nutrition, the micronutrients and water absorption properties of PEKILO®Pet make it an ideal ingredient that allows pet food companies to offer consumers innovative new products while reaching their own sustainability goals, adds the company. Read more>> Enifer and FS produce mycoproteins from corn ethanol side streams in Brazil Photo: ©liro Muttilainen
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