Meat and Poultry Processing Top Stories

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New meat and poultry products embrace value and convenience.

'The reason we want people to eat more proteins is that they have a higher complement of amino acids that we want in our food,' Kennedy tells AMC attendees.

Wixon's Marketing Manager Rachael Jarzembowski and Executive Chef – Culinary Manager Ryan Kukuruzovic explore Wixon's 2026 Flavor Forecast and implications for meat and poultry processors.

Meat department sales have been positive since the fourth quarter of 2023.

Makowski's Real Sausage Co. uses racking to optimize production space with its newly opened Lansing, Ill., facility.

A mix of nostalgia and trendiness boosts the popularity of tinned seafood.

Meat and poultry facilities leverage automation, data analytics and strategic design to balance throughput, product quality and energy efficiency.

Heading into 2026, prices for finfish and shellfish have been trending higher, averaging more than $10 a pound in December 2025.

USPOULTRY supports annual data collection to monitor antibiotic use trends and improve stewardship practices.