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4505 Meats CEO Eric Havlick talks with multimedia editor Chris Smith about his new role in the California-based meat company and 4505 Meats’ position as a disruptor in the meat snack category.

 Changing American eating habits in response to COVID-19 create stronger sales opportunities for breakfast meat merchandisers.

Water is a critical necessity in producing a safe and wholesome source of protein for consumers.

Over the last two years, the food industry has been put to the ultimate agility test. The effects of COVID-19 have placed incredible strain on food companies, their overall operations and their employees.

The ongoing pandemic continues to influence consumer behavior. 

Technologies that cut producers’ operating expenses while enhancing product quality are increasingly attractive. 

Automated systems are replacing humans to debone and cut chickens. 

I will never forget the week of January 1, 2021, hearing every person I encountered, whether it was family, friends, neighbors, colleagues, clients, or the clerk at the local grocery store, proclaim in cheerful form, “Thank Goodness 2020 is behind us!” Most would go on to proclaim further, many in an even brighter tone, “I can’t wait for 2021!” Neither could I.

During the escalation of the COVID-19 pandemic in the summer of 2020, the entire live-animal supply chain was disrupted as slaughter establishments dealt with internal virus outbreaks and resulting reductions in slaughter capacity.