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A close-up image of Force of Nature 100% ground beef in a grocery cart with other groceries.
Category Report: Merchandising Strategies for small processors

Carefully curated merchandising helps small processors stay competitive in the meat case

From strategic labeling to local partnerships and limited-time offerings, small processors leverage agility and storytelling to stand out at retail.
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Sammy Bredar
April 28, 2026
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Merchandising strategies evolve beyond traditional pricing and placement.


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Small Batch Farms

Small Batch Farms enters direct-to-consumer market with online beef boutique launch

Small Batch Farms exclusively offers beef.
Industry News
April 24, 2026
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Missouri-based family beef farm goes direct to consumer with clean-label, grain-finished beef and beef jerky.


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Matt Miller, Manchester Farms’ purchasing director, and Brittney Miller, owner of Manchester Farms posing outside, a red barn is in the background.
Processor Profile: Manchester Farms

Manchester Farms grows from a backyard hobby to a national supplier of quail meat

Quail offers foodservice operators low cost while offering diners high perceived value.
Fred Wilkinson
Fred Wilkinson
April 24, 2026
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Manchester Farms’ recent annual sales totaled more than 2 million quail and nearly 48 million quail eggs.


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MISA Foundation Scholarship

Meat Industry Suppliers Alliance Foundation Scholarship Program awarding multiple $10,000 scholarships

Applications are due May 15, 2026.
Industry News
April 8, 2026
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Scholarships are awarded to junior and senior undergraduates as well as master's and Ph.D. candidates studying engineering or meat sciences at North American universities.


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Blake Albers
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Episode 224: Albers Craft Meats examines beef buying trends

In this interview, Blake Albers, founder and CEO of Nebraska-based Albers Craft Meats, discusses beef buying in 2026.
April 2, 2026
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The National Provisioner sits down with Blake Albers, founder and CEO of Nebraska-based Albers Craft Meats, to discuss whole-animal utilization, value-added products, and consumer price sensitivity.


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Chicken nuggets

DG Foods installs automated portioning equipment to expand chicken nugget capacity

Company expansion features installation of new automated chicken nugget portioning equipment, which will allow the company expand its nugget capacity to meet an increase customer and consumer demand.
Industry News
April 1, 2026
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Poultry processing and portioning company invests $1.19 million to expand its operations in Hazlehurst, Miss.


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Raw chicken

National Chicken Council pushes for size classifications based on production volume

Current size definitions, which are based on employee count and annual sales, date back to the 1996 Pathogen Reduction/HACCP Systems final rule and have remained largely unchanged since.
Industry News
March 30, 2026
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USDA-FSIS seeks stakeholder input on potentially updating size definitions to classify meat and poultry establishments as 'very small,' 'small' or 'large.'


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Hertzog Meat Co. expands with new retail and further processing facility

Hertzog Meat invests in a new facility to grow its foodservice capabilities, expanded production of premium beef, and further processing capabilities for beef, pork, chicken and value-added products
Industry News
March 27, 2026
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Missouri-based meat processor's new facility features expanded protein processing capabilities, a retail meat market and additional value-added production for sliced, marinated and ready-to-cook products.


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Three Rivers Meat strengthens focus on smoked meat products

Popularity and demand for Three Rivers Meat's processed meat products allow the company to shift its business model.
Industry News
March 24, 2026
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Oklahoma-based Three Rivers Meat Co. expands its line of processed meats and value-added products, converting a portion of its butchering space for processed meats.


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Meat

Cirrus360 presents 5G-edge-cloud innovation for workflow automation for small and medium meat processors

Cirrus360 collaborates with meat processing specialists at Rail19, and Texas A&M meat science faculty to debut Edgware technology.
Industry News
March 19, 2026
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Solution allows a small meat processor, with little to no IT investment, to leverage an automated system for monitoring and analysis of their production flows and processes.


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