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Danette Amstein details Midan Marketing's 2026 Food Industry Trends

Danette Amstein details Midan Marketing's 2026 Food Industry Trends

Consumer focus on protein consumption is bringing added emphasis to meat in Americans' diets, while the recently updated USDA dietary guidelines flip the food pyramid to put meat and poultry at the top.
January 27, 2026
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Midan Marketing discusses nutrition and dietary trends, along with how marketers can address the value proposition private-label products offer consumers, meat as an affordable luxury and more.


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Lower cattle slaughter expected both in short and medium term

US cattle numbers are likely to remain limited well into 2028.
Altin Kalo
January 27, 2026
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Cattle, and therefore beef, prices are likely to remain elevated given the lower pipeline supplies and ongoing suspension of cattle trade with Mexico.


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Blake Albers

Beef buyers adjusting to uncertainty in the market

Fifth-generation Nebraska cattleman Blake Albers shares insights on market forces shaping beef purchase strategies.
Fred Wilkinson
Fred Wilkinson
January 26, 2026
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Beef buyers emphasize whole-animal utilization and single-source programs to reduce week-to-week surprises rather than chase spot pricing.


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Meat Industry Hall of Fame Class of 2025

Learn more about the Meat Industry Hall of Fame Class of 2025

Seven leaders join the Meat Industry Hall of Fame in the Class of 2025.
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Sammy Bredar
January 23, 2026
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The National Provisioner is proud to welcome the Meat Industry Hall of Fame Class of 2025, honoring seven industry leaders whose contributions span education, innovation, operations and community service.


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2026 Labor Outlook Report

Processors facing workforce challenges

Nature of meat plant work makes careers a tough sell.
Fred Wilkinson
Fred Wilkinson
January 22, 2026
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Training and employee development benefit processors and workers.


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Fight for Food Safety

The importance of post-recall Listeria control

A recall and the work that follows is the beginning of the most important phase of Listeria control.
Shawn Stevens
Shawn K. Stevens
January 21, 2026
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Many companies discover during a recall that they may have empowered individuals to stop production in theory, but not in practice.


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The National Provisioner Podcast

Episode 219: AI-automation at meat plants with Creekstone Farms COO Andrew Baltz and Marble CEO Chafik Berber

Kansas operation incorporates emerging technology to boost operational efficiency.
January 20, 2026
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In this interview, learn how plant workflow can improve with automation efforts, how AI will change the entire meat industry moving into the future, and things meat companies can do right now to integrate themselves with this emerging technology.


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Meat emerges as strongest of all supermarket perimeter departments

Fresh meat inflation is predominantly driven by beef, turkey and lamb.
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Anne-Marie Roerink
January 15, 2026
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December 2025 marks yet another month of dollar, unit and pound growth for the meat department.


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Annual Meat Conference 2026: Meat retail leaders unite in Maryland

More than 2,500 meat industry professionals come together for three days of education, innovation and networking.
January 14, 2026
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The 2026 Annual Meat Conference educational sessions explore how to leverage today’s top consumer trends for meat retail success.


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Blake Flores
The National Provisioner Podcast

Episode 218: Hormel's director of marketing for its foodservice division discusses adding value for customers

Product development aims to address operator needs.
January 13, 2026
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Hormel Foods offers insights on emerging trends in labor-efficient technologies, such as pre-cooked and pre-battered product innovations for foodservice, including the company’s FLASH 180 Chicken Tenders, which fry from frozen in three minutes.


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