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Home » Authors » Sam Gazdziak

Sam Gazdziak

Former Editor In Chief, Independent Processor, and Former Editor, National Provisioner. 

Sam Gazdziak has been writing for trade publications since 1997 and joined The National Provisioner in 2004. He helped launch Independent Processor magazine in 2008 as its editor-in-chief.

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Greensbury Online Meat Delivery Products
Prime Cuts

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.


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

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.
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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.


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Roasted Whole Chicken

Making chicken a high-end, premium protein

Emmer & Co.'s mission is to move pasture-raised chicken beyond a niche market.
Sam Gazdziak
October 18, 2017
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Companies are working to make more consumers are aware of the attributes that make their products stand out - use of antibiotics, diet, processing methods. The hope is that, when consumers think about chicken, they think "premium."


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Cattle from Deer Valley Farm in Fayetteville, Tennessee
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Certified Angus Beef plays its greatest hits at annual conference in Nashville

CAB’s annual event brought together award-winning producers, processors and lots of beef.
Sam Gazdziak
October 11, 2017
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With plenty of awards to hand out and record sales to boast about, Certified Angus Beef's annual conference was filled with good news and big opportunities for the brand and its member companies to grow even more in the coming year.


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Independent Processor Editorial Independent Thoughts
Prime Cuts news

Sharing good news

Sam Gazdziak
October 9, 2017
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When we reach a major milestone or achieve a significant accomplishment, the instinct is to press onward to the next goal. We should always take a step back and reflect on major successes and savor that moment before we move on to the next big thing.


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Simmons Prepared Foods announces new chicken operation in Benton County, Ark.

Sam Gazdziak
September 29, 2017
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$300 million facility is expected to create approximately 1,500 new jobs.
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Tyson Foods boosts FY2017 EPS guidance on strong beef segment performance

Sam Gazdziak
September 29, 2017
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The company plans to reduce headcount by approximately 450 positions across several areas and job levels.
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Bush Brothers Steaks

Bush Brothers offers a steak for every niche

From gastropubs to yachts, Bush Brothers can meet every customer’s need.
Sam Gazdziak
September 26, 2017
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Bush Brothers Provision Co. has been adept at reacting to changes, whether it be a change in the weather or in the marketplace. For years, the company has been known as a purveyor of steaks, chops and other higher-end meats for the top of the line hotels and restaurants in Florida.


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Independent Processor Editorial Independent Thoughts
Prime Cuts news

Celebrate your workforce

Sam Gazdziak
September 11, 2017
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Having been through dozens of meat and poultry processing plants during the 12+ years I’ve been writing about this industry, there is one thing I have never seen: an identical workforce.


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