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Philadelphia-based deli meats supplier Dietz & Watson is challenging Boar's Head to end its demands of deli case exclusivity, saying that forcing a deli to carry only one brand of luncheon meat hurts consumers. Download directly

Meat Industry Hall of Fame announces 2009 Inaugural Class

The initial class has been elected to the newly formed Meat Industry Hall of Fame, according to Hall officials. The 21 new members were chosen in voting by the Hall's Board of Trustees from among more than 70 executives, researchers, innovators and association leaders across all sectors of the industry.

Pilgrim's Pride becomes profitable again with Q3 results

Pilgrim's Pride reported a third-quarter profit of $53.24 million on sales of $1.78 billion, compared to last year's loss of $52.78 billion on sales of $2.21 billion. The company still plans to exit bankruptcy after closing plants, cutting production and laying off workers.

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2009 Foodservice Operator of the Year: CKE Restaurants
Where other restaurants are thinking small, focusing on value meals and smaller servings, CKE Restaurants (parent company of the Carl's Jr. and Hardee's chains) is filling in the gap with a large, deluxe, burger-centric menu.

Also on the Web: To read more about CKE Restaurants and how it and others have "Weathered the Storm" over the past year, click here to read our archived Foodservice Trends feature from our January 2009 issue.

Editor's Journal: The real story about food

In the wake of the movie "Food Inc." and its assault on the meat industry, editor-in-chief Barbara Young introduces us to a beef-industry "promotion consultant" who is telling consumers the REALLY real story about their food.

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Commodity information found in The National Provisioner Daily Price Points web feature is provided by Urner Barry, a publisher specializing in the timely, accurate, and unbiased reporting of market news to clients in the poultry, egg, meat, seafood, and related segments of the food industry.