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USDA releases roadmap to address Salmonella

USDA’s Office of Food Safety and the Food Safety and Inspection Service have released their plan to decrease Salmonella.

Tyson Fresh Meats launches Open Prairie Natural Meats Case Ready Product

New natural case ready product line is a win-win solution for both shoppers and retailers.

Hormel Foods recognizes 10 Under 20 inspiring young food heroes from across the country

Hormel Foods is celebrating the efforts of remarkable youth throughout the United States.

New Mickey Mouse-shaped Plant-Based Protein Chik’n Nuggets available

Incogmeato by MorningStar Farms collaborates with Disney on category-first product.

Ray Tatum joins CMS Solutions & Logistics as Regional Sales Manager

Tatum serves as regional sales manager for customers west of Alabama.

The market for PVC-free seals – a success story

Actega DS is a pioneer in the manufacture of PVC-free sealing compounds for metal vacuum seals.

Grundfos breaks ground on Americas Regional Center

Grundfos, a global leader in water technology, has announced the groundbreaking of its Americas Regional Center, located in Brookshire, T...

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Independent Processor

Heartland Foods takes a collaborative approach

Independent Processor editor Sam Gazdziak spoke with Justin Freishtat of Heartland Foods to learn more about the retailer’s unique business model. …

Meat and Poultry Industry News

Appealing COVID-19 fines shows how industry perceives value of employees

Sam Gazdziak

You can put a value on a person’s work with a salary, but can you put a price on their life? …

Meat and Poultry Industry News

Meat Industry Hall of Fame announces Class of 2020

Industry News

Induction of the new Meat Industry Hall of Fame members will take place in January 2021 in a virtual format. …

Meat and Poultry Processing

(Stuck at) Home for the holidays?

Megan Pellegrini

As much as we may hope for traditional gatherings over the holidays, this year’s celebrations will certainly look different because of COVID-19. But younger consumers were already driving changes to …

Food Safety

Battle versus bacteria heats up

Richard Mitchell

In the ongoing war against pathogens in meat and poultry plants, bacteriophages are becoming a potentially potent weapon. …

Expert Commentary

Pest-repellent paint: poultry-safe, environmentally friendly

Denise Heard, Ph.D., U.S. Poultry & Egg Association

The pest-control technologies currently used for poultry facilities primarily rely on spraying pesticides to disinfect waterers and feeders. …

Meat and Poultry Industry News

Meat reaches 24th week of double-digit gains; claims-based has grown 32%+

Industry News

Following the two massive stock-up weeks in mid-March, trip frequency fell while the basket size rose. …

The National Provisioner 2019 Top 100 Meat and Poultry Processors

Independent Processor webinar focuses on opportunities for small processors

Industry News

Free webinar takes place October 15 at 2:00 Eastern time.

Beef

Certified Angus Beef specifications expand

Industry News

New decisions are based on science, data, years of analysis and plenty of conversation.

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Meat and Poultry Industry News

Going up against Labor Day 2019, meat sales experienced a pandemic first

Anne-Marie Roerink

The last full week of August saw the smallest increases since the start of the pandemic across virtually all departments.

Meat and Poultry Processing

Improved analysis of fat content

Richard Mitchell

While many meat and poultry processors have long used fat analysis systems to measure leanness levels, evolving technologies are making it simpler for the operators to perform readings.

Beef

Palatability of U.S. vs. Aussie beef

Andrea J. Garmyn, Lyda G. Garcia, Kari S. Spivey, Rod J. Polkinghorne and Mark F. Miller

Previous research has shown U.S. consumers prefer the flavor of domestic beef over that of Australian (AUS) grass-fed beef or Canadian grain-fed beef, which uses similar grains as Australia.

Meat and Poultry Industry News

Minimizing lawsuit risk during the pandemic

Sam Gazdziak

Sean Meluney of Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP discusses some of the legal ramifications that companies may face.

The National Provisioner

September 2020

Check out the September 2020 edition of The National Provisioner, featuring the 2020 bacon report, pest-repellent paint, holiday celebrations, bacteriophages and much more!

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Independent Processor

August 2020

Check out the August 2020 edition of Independent Processor, featuring the year of the independent processor, the turkey industry, opportunities in the foodservice industry, metal detection and much more!

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