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Calendar

American Frozen Food Institute Convention
Feb. 21 - Feb. 25, 2009
Monterey, California

MEATXPO'09
Feb 22. - Feb 25, 2009
Las Vegas, Nevada

SNA Legislative Action Conference
March 1 - March 4, 2009
Washington, D.C.

Podcasts

Labor Issues
"Understanding EFCA"
By Jacob M. Monty, managing partner, Monty Partners LLP

Plant Design and Process Efficiency
"Pacing Lines"
By John E. Johnson, managing director, Epsilon Industries

Sourcebook

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This Week's Highlights

JBS gives up on National Beef acquisition
JBS, owner of JBS-Swift, has announced it has abandoned its attempt to take over National Beef Packing Co. The Brazilian-headquartered company originally announced its intentions to buy the company in 2008 when its acquired Smithfield Foods' beef operations, and it has been in talks with the U.S. Justice Department about gaining approval to complete the acquisition.

Q&A with Johnsonville Sausage Co.'s corporate chef
Chef Michael Zeller: For both foodservice and retail, it's all about flavor. There's a lot of information out there that we look at to create a recipe. It's about trends, flavors, textures and demographics - that's the information we use to build recipes.

Enter the 4th Annual HREVOLUTION AWARDS

The National Provisioner magazine and Ameritas Group announce the 2009 HREVOLUTION AWARDS, designed to celebrate the valuable contributions of Human Resources professionals to the success of their companies.

NP EXCLUSIVE: Temple Grandin unveils new sustainability and humane handling certification program

Sustainable agriculture the focus of animal welfare expert's breakthrough certification; Niman Ranch to be first audited participant in the program.



Register now for the Food Automation & Manufacturing

2009 Conference and Expo in Sarasota, Fla.



2009 Annual Sausage Report: Hope springs eternal

While many industries have incurred losses through a tough 2008, the statistics - at the least - point to a steady incline in the sausage and hot dog markets.


Retail Trends: Closing the gap

Consumers are turning to grocery take-out as a less expensive way to eat out and still save time.


Food Safety: Micro matters
Pathogen detection remains a critical component of meat and poultry processors' food-safety programs.


Final Word: Spinach, peppers, peanuts; what's next?
I have some questions: What is the matter with some food processors out there? Are these companies so driven by the bottom line that food safety has gone completely out the window? Do companies think that no one will catch them when they cut corners or outright ignore food-safety and quality issues?




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.
 


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