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McKenzie Natural Artisan Deli introduces antibiotic free pre-sliced meats & cheeses

McKenzie adds pre-sliced ham, turkey, provolone, and Swiss for shopper convenience.

Ossid offers new thermoformer for beef, chicken, pork, and seafood packaging lines

The Ossid FP-420 gives protein packagers the flexibility to produce more than 10 different styles of packaging on a single machine.

Pallet leveler with turntable lowers to floor height

The P4 Roll-On Leveler with Turntable has a platform that, when fully lowered, sits essentially flush to the floor allowing users to plac...

CBS ArcSafe introduces RRS-3 ADVAC (CDP) for ABB ADVAC vacuum circuit breakers

The lCBS ArcSafe RRS-3 ADVAC (CDP) allows technicians to remotely install and remove the circuit breaker from a safe distance.

Hormel Foods announces sale of Fremont, Neb., processing facility to WholeStone Farms

The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to be completed in December 2018.

Seaboard Triumph Foods supports the Sioux City Community School District Career Academy Programs

Seaboard Triumph Foods donated $400,000 to support college and career readiness programs offered at the Sioux City Career Academy.

Tyson Fresh Meats becomes first beef processor to license Progressive Beef program

Company to offer largest-ever cattle sustainability program; verified through USDA-approved auditors.

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Meat and Poultry Processing

Alice Johnson discusses Butterball's animal care initiatives

In this video Q&A with Andy Hanacek, Alice Johnson discusses how Butterball keeps animal care and well-being a top priority through several initiatives and innovations throughout its plants. …

Sausage

2018 Independent Processor of the Year: Sailer's Food Market and Meat Processing

Sam Gazdziak

Sailer's Food Market and Meat Processing continues to produce high-quality, innovative products that have been recognized by state, national and international competitions. …

Meat and Poultry Industry News

"Putting lipstick on a pig:" Retail strategies for meat markets

Sam Gazdziak

Darla Kiesel of Dewig Meats (Haubstadt, Ind.) and Mike Sloan of Hermann Wurst Haus (Hermann, Mo.) talked about their retail strategies in an educational session at the recent American Association …

Deli

2018 Deli Report: Keep it fresh

Richard Mitchell

Maximizing meat and poultry revenues in supermarket delis is an intricate undertaking. …

Meat and Poultry Industry News

Golden State Foods cuts ribbon at new Alabama facility

Sam Gazdziak

After four years of planning and construction, Golden State Foods officially opened its new 160,000-square-foor processing plant in Opelika, Ala. …

Meat and Poultry Industry News

Winners announced at the 2018 American Cured Meats Competition

Industry News

Country Meat Shop of Moberly, Mo. wins the Best of Show and Cured Meats Excellence Award. …

Processor Profiles

Making bison a mainstream meat

Sam Gazdziak

While bison have not been domesticated and remain wild animals, bison ranches dot the Western United States, providing the animals to supply a growing demand among American consumers. The bison …

Mind your R's and D's

Sam Gazdziak

With a history that dates back almost 250 years, it's hard to say that something is "unprecedented" in America. However, this feeling of political turmoil and anger is as close to unprecedented as we can get, in my opinion.

Meat and Poultry Industry News

Take part in the DFV/AAMP IFFA Quality Competition for Sausage and Ham

The German Butchers' Association (DFV) has again formed an alliance with the American Association of Meat Processors (AAMP) to enable American producers to participate in their international quality competition.

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Meat and Poultry Processing

How two poultry processors are improving their wastewater treatment systems

Megan Pellegrini

Wastewater treatment systems for the meat and poultry industry are using creative, high-tech options to clean up biohazards in their wastewater.

Food Safety

Options abound for processors who want a post-packaging pasteurization kill step

Elizabeth Fuhrman

Post-packaging pasteurization offers a multitude of benefits for processors in the meat and poultry industry.

Expert Commentary

Will your next recall insurance  claim be denied?

Shawn K. Stevens

Let's face it: Virtually all food manufacturers will have a recall. Over the course of the last decade, a handful of food companies have experienced many recalls, and some of the largest food product manufacturers in the world have experienced dozens.

Packaging

Films work with machines to add functionality to pouch packaging

Hallie Forcinio

A popular packaging method inside and outside the meat, poultry and seafood industries, form-fill-seal machines rank as the fourth most active packaging machinery category, according to the PMMI State of the Industry U.S. Packaging Machinery Report 2017.

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August 2018

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August 2018

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