The National Provisioner Podcast Episode 175: 84.51˚ Insights Director breaks down meat consumer trends What is driving retail protein consumption? May 17, 2024 No Comments Our Associate Editor Sammy Bredar sits down with 84.51˚ Insights Director Melissa Myres to analyze consumers' meat purchasing habits.Read More
PLANT-BASED MEATS REPORT 2024 Plant-Based Meats Report: Young consumers drive consumption Taste and texture continue to complicate the plant-based protein category. Sammy Bredar May 16, 2024 No Comments We’ve heard it time and time again: plant-based protein is on the decline. Despite this rumor, plant-based protein is here to stay. Read More
Cargill food scientist shares sodium reduction strategies Potassium salt enables processors to maintain taste, texture and shelf life while reducing the sodium content up to 50%. May 14, 2024 No Comments From a product development perspective, the first step is identifying all the sources of sodium-containing ingredients.Read More
Ten standards of Certified Angus Beef What makes Certified Angus Beef? Sammy Bredar May 8, 2024 No Comments Certified Angus Beef meat must meet 10 defined standards.Read More
Commentary: Southwest Meat Association Legislators and regulators weigh labeling regulations addressing country of origin and meat analogs Lacy Bates May 7, 2024 No Comments Last summer, I published an article outlining eight acts before Congress that every meat processor should be aware of. Read More
Summer grilling preview: You can still grill in America Whether in their own backyard or on the restaurant patio, consumers make grilled meats a summertime mealtime go-to. Fred Wilkinson May 5, 2024 No Comments Summertime traditions align perfectly with grilling season opportunities to align meat and poultry products with good times and treasured memories.Read More
Supplier's Perspective: Fortress Technology Beefing up HACCP meat inspection standards Eric Garr May 4, 2024 No Comments The reported rise of recalls can probably be attributed most to the food safety drive by supermarkets and club stores as well as higher food safety compliance right down the food chain. Read More
Commentary: AMSA Descriptive beef flavor attributes and consumer acceptance relationships for heavy beefeaters May 3, 2024 No Comments Beef flavor is not a single attribute but may be composed of more than 30 attributes defined in the beef flavor lexicon.Read More
2024 AMSA RMC to celebrate meat science heritage Session topics include emphasizing a shift toward value over price competition. May 2, 2024 No Comments AMSA looks forward to celebrating 77 years of meat science heritage at the 77th Reciprocal Meat Conference in Oklahoma City.Read More
Special Report: Natural & Organic Meats claim small slice of organic market Fred Wilkinson May 2, 2024 No Comments The meat/fish/poultry category accounts for 4% of the market for organic food products in the US, according to the US Department of Agriculture.Read More