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Report: Grass-fed beef gains a gradual share as clean eating habits trigger demand

As health and environmental awareness intensify, the grass-fed beef market is expected to show a sustainable surge during the forecast peri…

Meat District debuts pitmasters & chef ambassadors in ‘The Ultimate O.G. Chef Battle’

Meat District searched the nation to select their top chef ambassadors.

Hormel Foods announces executive appointments

Jeff Frank appointed Vice President of Grocery Products and Annemarie Vaupel appointed Vice President of Marketing for Hormel Foodservice.

New ruminant meta-analysis from Alltech addresses protein challenges, carbon footprint and profitability

Optigen can replace vegetable protein sources and enable dairy and beef producers to improve animal performance, reduce their carbon footpr…

Tyson announces organizational changes to improve customer experience and speed of innovation to market

Donnie King named COO as part of changes to company’s four business segments.

Recall issued for beef tallow products imported without the benefit of inspection

96,000+ pounds of products were imported from China.

Wayne Farms CHEF’S CRAFT Gourmet Chicken expanding retail footprint

The recently launched chef-inspired products are now available at Meijer.

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Meat and Poultry Processing

K’Nack is back

RJ’s Meats of Hudson, Wis., brings its sandwich capabilities to its home in Hudson, Wis. …

Independent Processor

Worker safety in a COVID world

Sam Gazdziak

Meat processors have always had to work harder than other industries to keep their employees safe. After all, when you have a processing floor full of processing machinery and knives, …

Independent Processor

2021 Outlook: Full speed ahead into 2021

Sam Gazdziak

As chaotic and tumultuous as 2020 was, it did bring some good news to the meat processing industry. Consumers did not lose their appetite for meat when the Coronavirus pandemic …

Independent Processor

The creative side of sausage making

Sam Gazdziak

Leading restaurants and grocery stores across the state of Texas get their sausages from one place: Smokey Denmark Smoked Sausage Co. The company, which has been around since 1964, has …

Chicken

The economic impact of the poultry industry

Gwen Venable

Since 2012, USPOULTRY has worked with a group called John Dunham & Associates to conduct an economic impact study on the poultry industry. …

Plant Design/Management

Freezing and chilling technologies: Get sold on the cold

Richard Mitchell

Keeping meat and poultry fresh and safe during its journey from the ranch to the plate is often an intricate undertaking for processors. And few variables are as important for …

Beef

Improving steak tenderness and enhancing sustainability with Brassica cover crops

Christina Bakker Amanda D. Blair Judson K. Grubbs, PhD Keith R. Underwood

From large corporations to small, independent businesses, it is hard to find a modern business that does not have a pledge to become more environmentally sustainable. Businesses concentrating on sustainability …

The National Provisioner 2019 Top 100 Meat and Poultry Processors

Weather-proofing your business

Sam Gazdziak

Companies, regardless of where they are located, should prepare for extreme weather conditions.

Independent Processor

2021 Industry Outlook: Continued Growth & Challenges

Christopher Young

2020 was quite the year for everyone, both on a personal and professional level. While we would like to put it behind us and return to the old normal, I think as an industry, we will continue to see lasting effects of the pandemic well into 2021.

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Independent Processor

Impact of biochemical factors that affect Asian consumer palatability preference for stewed goat meat

Elaine LaRoche Wan Jun Wu Colin Chun Michael D. Chao

In many Asian cultures, goat meat is consumed traditionally with the skin left on during harvest and fabrication. However, the exact reason why is unknown.

Editors Viewpoint

Prepare for the restaurant boom

Sam Gazdziak

Recently, I had the chance to speak with Nancy Jo Seaton of Seaton Food Consultants. We discussed various food trends for the coming year, and she mentioned something that I had been thinking.

Meat and Poultry Processing

Pineland Farms Natural Meats successfully implements Elite 360 System to Treat Beef Trim

Bob Ogren

Beef at its best—that’s the promise Pineland Farms Natural Meats – an all-natural beef company that prides itself on supporting family farms and offering never-ever products, makes to its customers.

Packaging

Determining MAP & overwrap packaging’s place at retail

Chip Bolton

Every meat packaging format has its place, at least for today. By tomorrow the market landscape may have shifted once again, reordering the field. This isn’t news; it’s the nature of a responsive and vibrant retail marketplace.

The National Provisioner

February 2021

Check out the February 2021 edition of The National Provisioner, featuring the 2021 Seafood Report, Meat Science Review, freezing and chilling technologies, packaging trends and much more!

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Independent Processor

February 2021

Check out the February 2021 edition of Independent Processor, featuring the creative side of sausage making with Smokey Denmark Smoked Meats Co., 2021 outlook, worker safety in a COVID world, biochemical factors affecting goat meat palatability and more!

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