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To attract customers, companies are developing creative packages that are attractive and informative, while still keeping the food safe.

A continued emphasis around fresh foods at lunchtime and throughout the day is a big reason why salads, which could be made with or without meat, are the No. 1 growing item at lunchtime.

Jason Ainslie never intended to go into the meat processing business, nor did he ever intend to become an expert in the history of rabbit meat production in the United States.

Meet “Regi,” the new meat vending machine installed at RJ’s Meats in Hudson, Wis.

The American Association of Meat Processor’s annual convention will visit the land of horse racing, bourbon and bluegrass this year.

Make no mistake: The National Provisioner's 2017 Processor of the Year, Monogram Foods, is a proven winner.

As co-owner of Thrushwood Farms, of Galesburg, Ill., Doug Hankes has helped steer his family business into exciting new growth areas. As the president of AAMP, Hankes has worked to ensure the association delivers timely information, advice and information to its members.

Since 2005, Laurel, Miss.-based chicken processor Sanderson Farms has been on an unmatched record of expansion in the meat industry, building and opening five processing plants (with a sixth brand new plant planned to open in 2019).

The news headlines of the past year have been dominated by upheaval and uncertainty, but the stories surrounding the meat and poultry industry were more positive. Those stories were a part of the largely positive response from the industry to this year’s annual Top 100 Processors Report.

Andy Hanacek, editor-in-chief, sits down with Kay Johnson Smith, president and CEO of the Animal Agriculture Alliance, to discuss the strategies and tactics the Alliance has taken to connect the meat and poultry industry to consumers and protect it from extreme activist groups.