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Packages of Chicken Going Through Metal Detection Equipment

Supplier's Perspective

Overcoming product effect in detection operations

May 22, 2019

Salty and moist products, including meats, can conduct electricity that will affect the metal detector in the same way as a metal contaminant. "Product effect" is the term used to describe instances in which a product's characteristics affect the metal detector in the same way as a metal contaminant.

Special Report | Top 100 Processors

2019 Top 100 meat and poultry processors: Holding pattern

After several years of record sales and optimism, meat and poultry processors featured in our annual Top 100 Processors Report display a more cautious outlook for the industry.

Sam Gazdziak

May 20, 2019

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In recent years, our annual Top 100 Processors Report was littered with constant references to record sales, best years ever and rosy outlooks for the future. That has, at least temporarily, come to a halt in the 2019 edition, as processors are realizing they face slower sales and looming problems.

Maple Lodge Farms Automation Equipment for Spicing Whole Birds

Protein Problem Solver

Automation exceeds expectations for poultry leader

May 20, 2019

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Maple Lodge Farms Ltd, Canada’s largest independently owned poultry processor, selected Heat and Control to automate the spicing of their whole birds.

Range Meat Academy gains approval by Illinois Board of Higher Education

Sam Gazdziak

May 15, 2019

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Kari Underly’s meat-cutting school has an online component.

Processing Tech

Design advances stuffing, grinding success

Elizabeth Fuhrman

May 13, 2019

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The grinding and stuffing process must handle variations in raw meat and poultry to achieve homogeneous and consistent quality products.

Smokehouse strategies

Proper loading and maintenance can help keep a smokehouse at peak performance.

Sam Gazdziak

April 29, 2019

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Smokehouses, if properly maintained, can have long lifespans. The latest models do come with new technology that can be beneficial to the operator.

Mountaire opens processing plant in North Carolina

Industry News

April 23, 2019

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The 40-acre complex will employ up to 1,250 people.

AMSA 72nd RMC Thermal Processing speakers announced

Industry News

April 16, 2019

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Dr. Scott Updike, Robert Hanson, and Dr. Bradley Marks will be the featured speakers on June 26.

Processing Tech

Slicing, dicing and cutting machines get smart

New automated slicing, dicing and cutting machines can cut labor costs because they are fast, accurate and easy to clean.

Megan Pellegrini

April 8, 2019

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New slicers are removing the need for human labor, so long as companies are willing or able to invest in them.

Processing Tech

Meat blends are experimenting with new cuts, ingredients and methods

Blends without end

Megan Pellegrini

March 21, 2019

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Where's the beef? Today, the better question to ask is what's the beef? Restaurants are marketing the tasty cuts blended together in their burgers and other dishes made of ground meat because it sets them apart.

The Meat Industry Hall of Fame Dinner and Awards Ceremony will recognize the prestigious Class of 2019, on the evening of Jan. 27, 2020, in Atlanta, GA. This Elite Networking Event is co-located with the International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE).

The National Provisioner

December 2019

Check out the December 2019 issue of The National Provisioner, featuring our cover story on chicken processor Bell & Evans, the 2020 Economic Outlook for meat and poultry, and much more.

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Independent Processor

December 2019

Check out the December 2019 issue of Independent Processor, featuring our cover story on the family-run Dayton Meat Products, an exciting culinary trend showcased at CAB's annual conference, and much more.

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