January 2022

The National Provisioner

Catch up with the trends and issues taking place in the poultry industry with The National Provisioner’s 2022 Poultry Report. Also in this issue is a look at the growing meat snack category, technical articles on slaughter equipment, grinding & stuffing equipment, and MAP packaging, as well as a preview of the IPPE show.

2022 Poultry Report: The chicken craze continues

Attractive pricing, a prominent health halo and the popularity of chicken sandwiches puts poultry on solid footing.

Richard Mitchell

January 20, 2022

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Attractive pricing, a prominent health halo, and the popularity of chicken sandwiches puts poultry on solid footing.

Packaged chicken legs in store refrigerator

Consumption of fresh meat rises

Overwrap and MAP packaging meet demand.

Hallie Forcinio

January 28, 2022

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The demand for meat packaging is expected to show strong growth for the next decade, largely due to rising meat consumption in emerging economies.

Slaughter equipment improves in ergonomics and food safety

Elizabeth Fuhrman

January 27, 2022

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Many of the issues that processors have with equipment on the slaughter floor have been around for a while now.

Using science for better grinding and stuffing

Elizabeth Fuhrman

January 26, 2022

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Many of the challenges that processors face with grinding and stuffing is that raw materials vary widely.

Meat snacks: Capitalizing on stay-at-home snackers

Today’s meat snacks are for consumers who want high-protein, low-carb options.

Megan Pellegrini

January 24, 2022

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Today’s meat snacks are for consumers who want high-protein, low-carb options.

How cobots make automation accessible to small and medium sized manufacturers

Joe Campbell

January 31, 2022

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Manual packaging and palletizing are repetitive, unergonomic tasks and a recurring source of workplace injuries.

Bacterial culture plate with chicken meat

2021 Recalls: Year in Review

Shawn K. Stevens

January 25, 2022

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Once again, the meat industry deserves to be congratulated for another great year! With fewer than 50 recalls at the time of this writing, 2021 will go down in history as one of the safest years for the meat industry in the last two decades.