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National Pork Board brings together team of top Latino influencers to make back-to-school meal planning easier and nutritious

As part of NPB's Pork Es Sabor initiatives, these influencers have crafted unique recipes and tips to help parents and kids get ready for...

Applegate teams up with No Kid Hungry, helps parents everywhere pack a clean conscience

Brand uncovers parental guilt in new survey findings, announces worry-free lunch solutions with a Better Deli Lineup and collaboration wi...

Coleman Natural Foods earns American Humane Certified seal

Latest major producer to join the humane foods movement.

Nutriad obtains ISO certifications in China

Feed Flavor International (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd (FFI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nutriad, is a leading Chinese producer of palatability s...

No hiding place for metals in wet and conductive foods

Improvements in the accuracy and reliability in food production metal detection allow it to pinpoint even the smallest fragments and most...

Flexible Pack introduces HP Indigo 6800 technology

Digital press offers unmatched versatility in color selection and media, operates at 98 feet per minute for four-color jobs.

Ground beef recall from August expanded

Approximately 132,606 pounds of ground beef products made from the chuck portion of the carcass may be contaminated with Escherichia coli...

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Special Reports

2018 Bacon Report: Powerhouse protein

Elizabeth Fuhrman

The bacon category, including refrigerated bacon and non-branded random weight bacon, recorded its highest dollar sales in five years for the 52 weeks ending July 15, according to Chicago-based IRI …

Meat and Poultry Processing

Automation and robotics in meat and poultry processing

In this video interview, Jorge Izquierdo of PMMI discusses the use of automation and robotics and in meat and poultry processing, including developments PMMI has seen in the last year …

Small Business Partnerships

Sam Gazdziak

One good turn deserves another, as small independents can work together for mutual success. …

Sustainability

Steve Valesko discusses Butterball's sustainability initiatives

In this video Q&A with Andy Hanacek, Steve Valesko of Butterball discusses sustainability initiatives the company has incorporated both plant-wide and at the Mt. Olive facility. …

Processor Profiles

Incorporating mail-order into meat companies

Sam Gazdziak

While online shopping has become a dominant venue for non-perishable purchases, it is making more and more inroads for perishable goods as well. …

Turkey

Butterball LLC: High-pressure positioning

Andy Hanacek

When industry history books look back on the year 2017 for Butterball LLC, there's little doubt they will consider it one of the more challenging years on record for the …

Meat and Poultry Industry News

2018 Crop Report

Dan Emery

The 2018 growing season was delayed by 10 to 14 days by an extended winter and wet planting season. But a warm May and lots of moisture combined with near-perfect …

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Industry News

Classes and seminars of note for small processors.

Good neighbors

Spreading community goodwill is an important part of any business.

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Commercial Real Estate on Southern Chester County-Lancaster County Border

Fully equipped R & D Center featuring walk-in freezer, coolers, cook room, bathroom, commercial convection oven, regular oven, deep fryer, smoke house, rotisserie oven, presentation kitchen, work room, utility room,…

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Beef

Certified Angus Beef offers Associate's in Meat program

Sam Gazdziak

Those professionals who attend the Associate's in Meat program at the Certified Angus Beef Culinary Center in Wooster, Ohio received a wide-ranging education in beef over the course of a week.

Independent Processor

Dealing with customer complaints

Dr. Joe Cordray

When a customer complains, it provides you with the opportunity to turn a dissatisfied customer into a satisfied customer and perhaps into an advocate for your product or brand. This is true whether you are dealing with a retail or wholesale customer.

Special Reports

Opportunities flourish for students at the 71st Reciprocal Meat Conference

Kacie Salove Emma Shelton

The 71st Reciprocal Meat Conference is a place for students to get involved and network with each other and professionals in the industry, and this year was no different!

Plant Design/Management

Sustainability: The process of opportunities

Dr. John E. Johnson

For many decades, some meat processors have been keeping their nose to the grindstone, implementing sustainable practices. But for some advocates, no matter what advancements, activities or applications our industry takes, it will never be enough.

The National Provisioner

August 2018

Check out the August 2018 issue of The National Provisioner, featuring our cover story on Butterball, the 2018 Deli Report, and much more.

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August 2018

Check out the August 2018 issue of Independent Processor, featuring our 2018 Independent Processor of the Year, Sailer's Food Market and Meat Processing, and much more!

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