Smithfield Foods is closing its Altoona, Iowa, facility and consolidating production volume at other locations to improve the efficiency of its manufacturing platform.
Meat Institute calls for comprehensive trade agreements as a long-term strategy to level the playing field for meat and poultry companies and to hold China accountable for its actions.
Four-city, six-month-long training program, which addresses operational and marketing issues, aims to help restaurants become more profitable with US pork and beef.