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True Story Foods: Telling the whole story

December 13, 2017

The meat company's name — typically one of the first things a consumer sees on a label — must help to establish not only the brand’s identity, but also its philosophy. True Story Foods, founded in 2011, evokes the type of honesty and transparency that consumers want, just from its name alone.

Construction of Bell & Evans' new chicken harvest facility

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Bell & Evans continues to be an innovator in the chicken industry

Leading by example

Sam Gazdziak

December 12, 2017

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Scott Sechler, owner of Bell & Evans, has led his company to become one of the premier chicken companies in the country, with premium prices, a loyal consumer following, and farmers lining up to grow chickens for the company.

Brookwood Farms' old-fashioned approach to barbecue

Brookwood Farms' continual growth relies on products made with old-fashioned methods.

Sam Gazdziak

December 11, 2017

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Brookwood Farms is one of the only meat processors in the country that measures its cooking capacity by the yard instead of by the pound. All total, the company has 900 yards worth of pit space in its Siler City, N.C. headquarters.

Changing consumer tastes lead to changes in foodservice

Lamb is in, -ites and -ates are out in 2018.

Sam Gazdziak

December 8, 2017

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More than ever before, consumers are deciding the quality of their restaurant meal before even trying a bite of it. Many of their judgments are in place just by reading the menu.

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From the Editor's Desk: Review of The Beyond Burger, the world's first plant-based burger

December 1, 2017

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Editor-in-chief Andy Hanacek does a taste test of The Beyond Burger, the world's first plant-based burger that looks and cooks like beef.

The management team at CS Beef Packers’ Kuna, Idaho, plant

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CS Beef Packers: A new hope

For more than a decade, southern Idaho’s cattle industry has been in need of a local processing solution, and CS Beef Packers — a joint venture between Simplot and Caviness Beef — plans to capitalize on that demand with efficiency, quality and right-sized growth.

Andy Hanacek

November 17, 2017

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The CS Beef plant was built on the beef industry experience of the Caviness team and the business will be supported by that expertise and the worldwide reach and acumen that Simplot brings to the table.

An Antibiotic-free Chicken Protein Bowl Encapsulates All of the Hot Trends in Food Right Now

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2018 Consumer Trends Report: Going long

Millennials continue to drive long-standing demand for better-for-you foods, transparency, convenience and exotic flavors.

Megan Pellegrini

November 16, 2017

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Consumers still want protein, but are more willing to experiment with healthy, preservative-free choices.

Greensbury Online Meat Delivery Products

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Greensbury at the forefront of online meat delivery

Point-and-click for dinner

Sam Gazdziak

November 14, 2017

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Greensbury was founded in 2007 with the goal of making organic meat accessible to everyone.

Hunters that donate product to Veterans Meat Locker are not charged processing costs

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Veteran's Meat Locker: A meat locker with a mission

The program fills freezers of former military personnel in Montana.

Sam Gazdziak

November 13, 2017

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A new endeavor in Montana is helping to provide meat to veterans in need of assistance.

Seltzer's Smokehouse Meats offers several varieties of Lebanon Bologna

Seltzer's Smokehouse Meats preserves the Lebanon bologna legacy

The leader in Lebanon bologna maintains its time-honored traditions.

Sam Gazdziak

October 25, 2017

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Occasionally, a new product is discovered after a simple mistake. Just like penicillin was the end result of a messy lab bench, Seltzer's Double-Smoked Sweet Lebanon Bologna came about after an error in a smokehouse.