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The American Meat Science Association (AMSA) teamed up with St. Paul Public Schools in a compassionate endeavor, distributing more than 700 high-protein snack bags to young students facing food scarcity. 

Following the Supreme Court upholding California’s Proposition 12, which sought to limit how livestock intended for food to be sold in California could be raised, Congress introduced new legislation to limit the ability of states to regulate food products nationwide.

As we approach the finish line for 2023, producers need to know what flavor trends to look out for in the coming year. 

October 2023 weighs in as the third month in which packaged lunchmeat  sales dipped below year-ago levels.

Throughout 2023, the U.S. economy has enjoyed solid consumer demand, but robust consumer spending appears positioned to decline.

El Campo, Texas-based Junior’s Smokehouse officially opened in 2005, but the business’s namesake began working with meat long before that. Gerhard Drechsler, director of business development, sat down with The National Provisioner to discuss Junior’s Smokehouse.

The nation’s eyes remain on money-saving measures, with 83% having made one or more changes to their grocery shopping habits.

In part two of this interview series, learn about outdated business practices that hamper meeting sustainability goals.

Producers make strides toward sustainability over the past decade.

Cost savings, shelf life extension, quality assurance and sustainability goals all factor in to processors' packaging decision-making.