Annual Meat Conference 2024
News and new products from AMC 2024
This year's event in Nashville attracts 140 exhibitors.
Amylu Foods is showcasing their Caramelized Onion & Gouda Chicken Burgers, say Gavin Mutter (left), vice president, sales and business development, and Chase Stalder, director of retailer sales.
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Danny O'Malley, founder and president of Before the Butcher, shows off plant-based pepperoni. O'Malley says the supplier of plant-based meat products has expanded its partnership with Dot Foods to distribute their pepperoni to foodservice distributors across the U.S. Before the Butcher also has partnered with Chicago’s Rosati’s Pizza to roll out a national test of their plant-based pepperoni and Italian sausage.
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Double R Brand Foods' Holmes Smokehouse line of sausage products has grown to include not only whole sausage products but also packs of pre-sliced smoked sausage in various flavors, says Rodney Roth, CEO of Double R Brand Foods. The slices are available in different widths, with 8-millimeter slices being the most popular, Roth says.
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James Davidson, chief commercial officer for Genera, says the company will complete a $350 million expansion of its Tennessee packaging production facility in 2025. Genera's molded fiber packaging is made from miscanthus grass and is compostable and recycleable.
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Nicholas Blenkinsopp (left) and Ken Rogers of Guardian Bandsaws US LLC show off the Guardian Lite, which is designed for use by smaller processors or store-level meat cutters. The unit features a four-camera 3D vision safety system to help prevent worker injury.
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Jason Anderson (from left), national sales manager for Lucid Corp.; Tiffani Kuhn, associate; Kara Dixon, associate; and Marshal Laskar, key account marketing manager, highlight Lucid's leak-resistant, pad-free packaging for protein products.
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Maple Leaf Farms’ Director of Sales–North Chris Sherrill shows off the company’s duck offerings at AMC 2024.
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Charlie Ventre (from left), Seth Mosner, and Ben Mosner of Mosner Family Brands say the company is sharpening its focus on serving the middle market with a wide range of value-added protein product solutions. Mosner Family Brands has recently finalized equipment upgrades at its New Jersey production facility and is expanding its footprint and production capacity at its Hunts Point operation in the Bronx.
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Tim Goodnight (left), vice president for Open Range Beef, and Pete Lewis, chief marketing officer, show off some of the Nebraska-based organic beef producer's products.
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Ozlem Worpel (left) and David Eaheart show off some of Seaboard Foods' new pork products, including Prairie Fresh brand Nashville Hot Sausage, Daily's brand Vermont Maple Pork Breakfast Sausage, and Daily's Thick Cut Bacon. The sausage offerings will be in the market later in 2024, likely the fall.
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Michelle Gonzalez (from left), marketing and public relations for Stahl-Meyer Foods; Christina Gonzalez-Lohbeck, vice president of sales and marketing; and Melanie Alonso, marketing manager, say Stahl-Meyer Foods is showcasing their smoked meats, frankfurters, and deli meats, sold in retail stores and to wholesale distributors.
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Spencer Barnett, brand manager for Verde Organic Beef, shows off the company's redesigned packaging.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — These news items were gathered on the expo floor March 19 during the Annual Meat Conference 2024.
AMC 2024 attracted a record crowd for the March 18-20 event, with more than 2,300 attendees and 140 exhibitors from across the meat and poultry industry value chain along with allied industry partners on hand.
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