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Annual Special Report

2014 Top 100 Processors: Fear of a tipping point

Amidst strong sales figures, the rising price of meat is the top concern among the country’s top meat and poultry processors.

Sam Gazdziak

May 7, 2014

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Ordinarily, reports of strong sales, or even record high sales, would be a cause for celebration.

Growth Opportunities | Burger Trends

The evolution of the patty

Retailers and restaurants are offering more burger options than ever before.

Gregory Bloom, The Beef Pro

April 4, 2014

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My first real job (“real” defined as a job that had a future, unlike my fast food, car washing business and door to door sales jobs I had tried as a USC student in L.A.) out of college was for a meat processor in Denver.

Formulation Strategies

Appetizers and Side Dishes: A little bit sideways

Higher prices are holding back protein’s growth in appetizers and side dishes.

Megan Pellegrini

January 4, 2014

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Chicken quesadillas, calamari or sliders are on almost any family restaurant’s appetizer menu.

SPECIAL REPORT | STATE OF THE INDUSTRY

Optimism slowly creeps into the segment

2013 State of the Industry: Turkey

Joel Brandenberger

October 13, 2013

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The turkey market downturn that began in 2012 continued into this year.

SPECIAL REPORT | STATE OF THE INDUSTRY

Promoting a value proposition

2013 State of the Industry: Pork

Patrick Fleming, the National Pork Board

October 11, 2013

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For the fresh pork category, 2013 has been a strong year. With competing proteins increasing in price, retailers have been successful in aggressively featuring pork as a value product.

Meat Science Review

A look at color stability, tenderness in top sirloin’s Gluteus medius

Janeal Yancey, Ph.D., Meat Science, Animal Science Department, University of Arkansas Jason Apple, Ph.D., Professor, University of Arkansas

October 6, 2013

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Top sirloin steaks are one of the most popular beef steaks served in restaurants (Harris et al., 1992), as well as purchased at retail outlets (National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, 2005), across the United States.

Meat exports continue surge

May 16, 2011

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Exports of U.S. beef and pork continued on a record-setting pace in March, with beef posting a 65 percent gain in value versus year-ago levels and pork showing an impressive 40 percent increase, according to statistics compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF).

Retail meat prices rise 9.2 percent in February

March 22, 2011

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Retail meat prices rose 9.2 percent last month on a seasonally-adjusted basis when compared to February 2010, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistic’s (BLS) monthly Consumer Price Index.