The National Provisioner

Special Report | Top 100 Processors

2020 Top 100 meat and poultry processors: Storm clouds on the horizon

Even before Covid-19 shut down the country, the meat processing industry was cautious about 2020 and beyond.

May 1, 2020

Typically, the Top 100 serves as a good indicator of how the industry has performed, and what the expectations were for the coming year. If the industry is going through strong periods, we will see record sales, acquisitions, expansions and other initiatives.

Special Report | Top 100 Processors

2020 Top 100 Report: The Greatest Gains

May 1, 2020

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The Greatest Gains chart is designed to showcase the companies that have shown the strongest growth over the past year. These are not necessarily the largest companies in the country; several of them did not make the cutoff for the Top 100 Report. However, their successful years deserve to be mentioned as well.

Tech | Spare Parts Know-how

Spare parts: Understood Backward, planned forward?

Phillip Slater

May 5, 2020

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Spare parts inventory must be understood backward, but it must be planned forward.

Tech | Ingredients

Infused flavor

Strong flavor, clean labels and improved nutritional components are key to marinades.

Megan Pellegrini

May 5, 2020

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Consumers want sweet and spicy marinades with interesting flavor profiles, but clean ingredients.

Grinding and stuffing equipment: Stepping up to meet demand

Elizabeth Fuhrman

May 1, 2020

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With the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. consumer purchase behavior has shifted to more retail and less foodservice, and ground products have been go-to-products for people sheltering in place. In turn, increased demands to meet production needs are challenging processors to keep grinding and stuffing equipment highly operational at top speeds.

Guest Commentary | Consultants Corner

How to react to USDA enforcement actions

Andrew Lorenz

May 5, 2020

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What is an enforcement action? It is any action that results in an establishment being restricted from production. It includes tagging a product, piece of equipment, room, area or even an entire building. It also includes withholding the marks of inspection and/or withdrawing the assignment of inspection personnel.

Tech | Processing

Ousting foreign objects is no. 1 in meat and poultry plants

The ample opportunities for foreign object contamination in meat and poultry plants makes prevention a top priority for protein processors.

Richard Mitchell

May 1, 2020

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Meat and poultry plants are a conglomeration of perpetually moving parts.

Tech | Meat Science Review

New era for MMB Journal

Elisabeth Lonergan, PhD

May 5, 2020

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Meat and Muscle Biology (MMB) was initiated by the American Meat Science Association as its official scientific journal in October 2016 to provide a broader scope of peer-reviewed meat science and muscle biology research than was then available to the world’s meat science and industry community.

Tech | Supplier's Perspective

Moving meat, poultry products in safe, sanitary fashion

Navam Jagan

May 5, 2020

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One of the greatest challenges facing the meat and poultry industry is how best to supply safe and nourishing produce as the global population continues to rise.

Commentary | Fight for Food Safety

Prep for Election 2020 Now

Shawn K. Stevens

May 5, 2020

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Barring some dramatic and unforeseen event, it appears the country will choose between Joe Biden and Donald Trump in November.

Tech | Packaging

Resealable packages offer much more

Chip Bolton

May 5, 2020

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Resealable packaging has become a reasonably common feature available to shoppers, especially among ready-to-eat meats. As with next-day delivery, we love the convenience. Use what you want, reseal the package and put it in the fridge. But, is that all? Is there more to resealability than cursory convenience?

Tech | Protein Problem Solver

Inspecting sausages with next-gen tech

May 5, 2020

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Longhini Sausage Company has been crafting Italian sausages and other specialty meat products in New Haven, Conn., since 1950. To protect its growing customer base, Longhini began looking for the best metal detection options and turned to Mettler-Toledo Safeline Profile Advantage detectors.