Fred Wilkinson

Although sales growth has cooled, price, consumer brand loyalty and flavor innovations continue to position breakfast and dinner sausage as go-to favorites in an inflationary market.

Ever had the meat sweats? Turns out, everybody gets them.

Not only has John Soules Foods experienced high-flying success with record sales and new-product development over the past 18 months, but it also built a highly automated, state-of-the-art processing plant in Valley, Ala., to push the company even higher.

Food sold locally through direct-marketing practices nets more than $9 billion in revenue in 2020.

While food safety efforts to prevent microbial contamination of product are top of mind for every meat and poultry processor and product handler, the related production consideration of preventing foreign materials introduction is equally important. 

Talk to professionals in almost any line of work these days, and they inevitably will mention the challenges they’re facing attracting and retaining workers. Meat processors are no exception.

One of the best things about sandwiches is the ingredient creativity and customization to just about anyone’s taste preferences that they allow.

ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas has long had a reputation that things there are bigger, and when it comes to demand for Universal Pure’s high pressure processing services, it’s true.

Let’s be honest: Meat is one of the cool kids of the entire food category — maybe the coolest right now.

PANAMA CITY, Fla. — The Southeastern Meat Association marked the return of its annual convention June 2-5.