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Andy Hanacek

Editor-in-Chief Andy Hanacek manages the editorial strategy and production of The National Provisioner and several of its associated brands and products. He consistently visits many of the most successful and innovative processors across the country, reporting on protein-processing challenges in exclusive, one-on-one tours of processing facilities and interviews with some of the most respected and esteemed executives in the business. Hanacek contributes more than a decade of journalism experience in a variety of formats.

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Editor's Journal: A stronger 2011 - with challenges

Andy Hanacek
January 1, 2011
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Andy Hanacek Understandably, the most driven people in the world believe that standing still is the equivalent of going backward, but as the year 2011 arrives, it leaves me to
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2011 Economic Outlook: Cautious growth ahead

Andy Hanacek
January 1, 2011
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Two-and-a-half years out from the start of what some are calling “The Great Recession,” it appears that economic growth is inching its way into the lexicon once again. That bodes
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One-stop shop

Andy Hanacek
December 31, 2010
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Walk through the facilities of many mid-sized to large companies in the meat and poultry industry, and you’ll find enormous amounts of respect for history yet often a history
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Marketing: Prophets Grow Your Business Using the Leave Behind

Andy Hanacek
December 1, 2010
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If one could categorize the 2010 Capital Expenditures Report (published in The National Provisioner, December 2009 issue) as an excellent sign of a positive future for protein processors, then one
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San Fran - an unhappy place

Andy Hanacek
December 1, 2010
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In October, my wife and I welcomed our second child into the world, giving us two growing mouths to feed over the next two decades or so. No
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Editor's Journal: Tap into consumer curiosity

Andy Hanacek
November 1, 2010
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I’m constantly amazed at the curiosity of human beings. Of course, I’m also constantly amazed at people’s gravitation toward “freebies,” so much so, that I often find myself frustrated and
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Consumer Trends 2011 Report

Andy Hanacek Sam Gazdziak
November 1, 2010
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An economic turnaround will help prevent next year from being one to forget. The year 2010 saw more brown-bag


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Editor's Journal: Back to basics

Andy Hanacek
October 1, 2010
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In his “Fight for Food Safety” column this month (page 12), Shawn Stevens talks about the need for education of the consumer in terms of safe food-handling practices, a strategy
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Phantastic Partnership

Andy Hanacek
September 19, 2010
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Peanuts and Cracker Jack? For today’s sports fans, the game-day experience has come a long way from the days described in the venerable song “Take Me Out to the Ballgame.”
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Embracing change

Andy Hanacek
August 1, 2010
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Photos courtesy of Tyson Foods “Change is inevitable; growth is optional.” attributed to Walt Disney. Many books, films and stories have been written about the effects
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