Keeping on top of impactful regulatory developments is always top of mind for meat and poultry processors. With a new regulatory approach unfolding under the Trump Administration, what will it mean for meat and poultry processors looking to remain compliant with the latest federal regulatory guidance on crucial issues such as wastewater handling?

Helping shed some light on how processors can prepare their operations for compliance with emerging regulatory guidance is Chris Knodel, an industrial wastewater manager at Burns & McDonnell. Burns & McDonnell is a design-build firm offering processors solutions for innovative and sustainable critical infrastructure upgrades and expansions. He is joined by Brian Chrisman, a senior business development manager at Burns & McDonnell, who brings more than 30 years of protein and food processing operations experience and insights.

Before the Butcher Founder and President Danny O'Malley unveils what's trending in the plant-based protein category and what the industry can expect over the next year.

Joey Jurgielewicz from Joe Jurgielewicz & Son and Heidi Parnin, corporate vet services manager for JJS and Culver Duck Farms, discuss how animal welfare is key to both companies' operations and how these practices can benefit producers and consumers alike.

Kimberlie Le is co-founder and CEO of plant-based meats marketer Prime Roots. In this interview, she discusses the company's lineup of deli-focused plant-based meat products.

Sales of Prime Roots plant-based meats are split about 50-50 between foodservice and retail, with the retail sales coming from grocery deli cases.

BNP Media Group Publisher Doug Peckenpaugh sits down with Erik Brainard, president and CEO of Anritsu Infivis Inc and vice president of the Food Production Solutions Association Board of Directors, as they discuss the upcoming Food Solutions Exchange & Conference 2025. The event will take place March 19-21 at Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass in Phoenix.

TC Transcontinental Packaging's Director of Marketing Protein, Rob Taylor, discusses the new Envio Recycle Ready film, a more sustainable, high-performance alternative to one of today’s most popular packaging formats for processed meats.

David Sawicki of design/build firm A M King shares insights on how processors can build operational efficiency into their meat and poultry processing facilities.