Changing consumer eating behavior and family dynamics are boosting interest in more suitably sized hams, but operators must overcome production and merchandising challenges to maximize buying activity.
One of the leading producers of country ham in the U.S. is Goodnight Brothers, a Boone, N.C. company that started when five brothers got into the food distribution business.
Hormel Foods will celebrate the Cure 81 brand’s 50th anniversary in 2013, having instituted a complete overhaul of the line backed by extensive consumer research.