After years of increasing revenues, prepared-foods activity is crashing as consumers switch to homemade meals as they seek safety and savings in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Similar to many other meat products, sausage sales are booming as a huge portion of the population eats more meals at home in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the closure of restaurants.

It is the perfect storm for the lunchtime consumption of meat and poultry.

Meat and poultry plants are a conglomeration of perpetually moving parts.

Operating band saws, knives and slicing and dicing equipment requires a sharp focus if meat- and poultry-processing workers are to be safe and productive.

Sanitizing meat and poultry plants must be done, but it can be perilous.

Investments in food-safety apparel and training workers to properly wear and handle garments seems a natural course for meat and poultry processors.

Incorporating the optimal mixers and blenders in meat and poultry processing plants can be tricky.