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Father’s Day weekend provided a huge boost to meat sales

July 1, 2020

The week ending June 21st was Father’s Day weekend and the results for the meat department as a whole, and beef in particular, were astounding.

Double digits continue for meat sales growth; Dollar/volume gap narrows

Anne-Marie Roerink

June 25, 2020

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Prices remained elevated, which resulted in high dollar gains of 15.9%.

Meat Department sales continue double-digit growth path into June

Anne-Marie Roerink

June 18, 2020

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The first week of June marks three full months of Coronavirus-related shopping patterns.

Refrigerated plant-based meat alternatives outpaced their frozen counterparts

Anne-Marie Roerink

June 12, 2020

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Plant-based meat alternatives, both refrigerated and frozen, have experienced robust growth throughout the pandemic.

Memorial Day drove double-digit gains despite tight supply

Anne-Marie Roerink

June 3, 2020

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Year-to-date through May 24, meat department dollar sales were up 24.7%, boasting double-digit growth for eleven weeks running.

Meat department continues to soar, but consumers notice rising prices

Anne-Marie Roerink

May 19, 2020

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Year-to-date volume sales through May 10 were up 17.6% over the same period in 2019.

Tales from the Front Lines: Woods Smoked Meats

Sam Gazdziak

May 15, 2020

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Ed Woods of Woods Smoked Meats talks about how the demand for meat is unlike anything he’s ever seen in his 40+ years in the meat industry.

Hot dogs continue on winning streak

Industry News

May 15, 2020

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The limited service/assortment and/or shutting down of deli counters across many stores have had severely negative impact on sales of deli products.

The meat department had its highest dollar and pound gains since March 22

Anne-Marie Roerink

May 12, 2020

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For the week ending May 3, meat department dollar sales were up 51.3% and volume increased 37.2%.

Demand for grass-fed beef to remain deferred amid COVID-19 uncertainty

Industry News

May 8, 2020

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High nutritional composition to remain grass-fed meat market’s primary USP (unique selling proposition).

The National Provisioner

July 2020

Check out the July 2020 edition of The National Provisioner: 2020 Sausage Report, Dr. Bass on the meat industry's resiliency, food safety and employee hygiene, bacteria prevention with hydrated surfaces and much more!

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Independent Processor

June 2020

Check out the June 2020 edition of Independent Processor: Tulare Meat Locker and the Cured Meats Competitions, Bilinski's Sausage takes on a new direction for an old brand, country ham, pandemic sales, AAMP and much more!

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