Bird flu, caused by avian influenza (AI) viruses, is very contagious among birds and can spread rapidly in poultry operations, without any warning or noticeable symptoms. In screening for an
Follow your nose. En route to Gilroy, California, the 'garlic capital of the world'' you’ll smell this little bulb before you see it. Just stroll past an Italian restaurant and
Thrushwood Farms Quality Meats Inc. began operations in the midst of an energy crisis, so the idea of being energy efficient is a very familiar concept to the Hankes family.
Thanks to nationwide restaurants, someone from California can go to New York City and get a hamburger and fries that tastes exactly like what he gets at home. If he
Sometimes sweets are an appropriate gift, and sometimes a cheese-and-sausage assortment may be the right thing to send. But for meat lovers, there is no better gift than a nice
If KFC can flavor a chicken product to replicate the taste of beef, what’s next? The short answer is, marketing warfare. At issue is the ingredient profile for Kentucky Grilled
By Sam Gazdziak The economic downturn that started last year and is still affecting the U.S. economy has made things difficult for every industry, not just the meat-processing industry. But
Innovative product development is not solely the domain of multi-million-dollar corporations with an R&D team and a dedicated product development lab. It can come from any processor who has a
Sioux-Preme Packing Co. celebrated its 40th anniversary with quite a milestone. For the first time in company history, it slaughtered one million pigs in a fiscal year, a goal it
Cured and cooked meats are the lifeblood of many processors, and a smokehouse that produces consistent and appetizing products is well worth the cost of purchase and upkeep. Started as
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