Christine McCracken is a senior analyst with Rabobank's RaboResearch team. Her focus area covers the pork and poultry sectors: monitoring, understanding and analyzing the trends and events that make an impact on the industries.

State of the Industry 2018

State of the Meat & Poultry Industry Workforce 2018

Baiting the employment hook: Long-term labor issues won't be resolved without processors improving their tactics to attract and retain workers.

Christine McCracken

October 26, 2018

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In this highly competitive environment, traditional strategies such as raising wages have been minimally effective, forcing meat and poultry processing companies to look for creative approaches to recruit and retain workers.

How to Respond to Foodborne Illness Investigations and the Data Released on Them

The CDC's foodborne illness estimates are a fascinating puzzle of information that many processors may not understand or even utilize properly. Editorial Board member Andrew Lorenz breaks it down for processors to better understand how it might affect their business in 2019, and then shares how to respond to foodborne illness investigations.

Food Safety Summit

At the 20th Annual Food Safety Summit we will address the importance of food safety throughout the supply chain and how each community that makes up the ecosystem is connected. It is vital to understand not only your roles and responsibilities but also those in the rest of the process. With case studies, educational sessions, peer-to-peer conversations, and new technologies, we will provide a wide range of applicable, real world solutions to identified needs and situations for the food community.

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Poultry Meat Processing, Second Edition

When the first edition of Poultry Meat Processing was published, it provided a complete presentation of the theoretical and practical aspects of poultry meat processing, exploring the complex mix of biology, chemistry, engineering, marketing, and economics involved. Upholding its reputation as the most comprehensive text available, Poultry Meat Processing, Second Edition is thoroughly expanded and updated.

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The National Provisioner

January 2019

Check out the January 2019 issue of The National Provisioner, featuring our cover story on Stampede Meat's new processing facility, the 2019 Poultry Report, and much more.

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Christine McCracken

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State of the Meat & Poultry Industry Workforce 2018

The National Provisioner

January 2019

Independent Processor

December 2018