Average U.S. pork production during the 12 months through February was 3 percent higher than one year ago. U.S. personal consumption expenditures for pork moved generally lower in recent months as deflation in U.S. consumer pork prices hindered dollar-denominated expenditures.
To provide educators, the industry and ultimately consumers with more knowledge about proper handling behaviors (and accountability for food-safety problems), the team sought to learn more about how consumers handle fresh beef they buy in the store.
Although the United States Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has been fairly quiet lately with regard to new regulatory initiatives, two recent issuances involving foodborne pathogens should be noteworthy to the meat and poultry industry.
Over the last 25 years, modernization has overrun the food safety landscape in previously unimaginable ways. Environmental and finished-product sampling programs are undoubtedly among the most important aspects of the industry's success.
In full bloom: Following an 18-month period of major acquisitions and expansions, Carl Buddig and Company has watched the seeds of business success sprout, bloom and bear fruit — now it moves into a strategic phase focused on execution.
As Homewood, Ill.-based Carl Buddig and Company celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2018, there was much abuzz about the company, both internally and around the meat and poultry industry.
Today's heightened occurrence of food allergies and intolerances are difficult to ignore. Approximately 15 million people in the U.S. have a food allergy — representing a greater number than the entire populations of New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago combined.
Amid so many revenue streams, casings manufacturers are rushing to diversify their product portfolios in order to stand out from the pack and deliver greater value to their processor customers.
A renewed interest in reviewing how foodborne pathogens proliferate in farms and how they behave in the transition from farm to processing plants is underway.
The greatest challenge whole-muscle product processors face daily is the natural size and shape variation inherent in any whole-muscle product and process.
Many finished animals are still shipped to neighboring states for processing, but DemKota Ranch Beef, a packing plant in Aberdeen, S.D., is looking to keep a higher percentage of them close to home.
When McDonald's delivers, it’s pretty clear lunchtime rules don't apply anymore. Uber Eats, DoorDash and flexible delivery or pick-up policies are changing how consumers view their lunch (or snack) options. Lunch formulations are changing because lunch consumers are changing.