As a committed participant in the National Sodium Reduction Initiative (NSRI): a nationwide effort to cut the salt in packaged and restaurant foods by 25 percent by 2014: Butterball LLC launched its lower-sodium deli products at the International Deli Dairy Bakery Association’s (IDDBA) annual conference.
Sara Lee Deli announced the launch of "Meat Brought To Perfection," a new, integrated marketing campaign to drive increased awareness of the Sara Lee Deli pre-sliced and sliced-to-order portfolios, focusing on its location in grocers' deli sections.
Creminelli Fine Meats has made available a new line of hand-crafted artisan deli meats to the foodservice community, through specialty food distributors including JDY Gourmet and Chef’s Warehouse.
Packers and processors put safety and integrity of the product first. As such, that is the top priority of major slicing operations, and companies have many other key attributes to a well-sliced protein.
While the foodservice industry has been sent reeling by the downturn in the U.S. economy, other sectors of the food industry have had tremendous growth opportunities.
Tyson Foods Inc. has launched the Tyson Deli Community. An enhanced feature of TysonDeli.com, the virtual community serves as the premier online destination for deli foodservice professionals, providing an outlet for impactful exchanges pertaining to the deli industry.
With consumers staying home to eat and looking for more affordable meal options, high-end steakhouses and other “premium” categories are suffering. However, for those in the deli meat sector, there are more opportunities than ever.