July 2023

The National Provisioner

The National Provisioner’s July 2023 eMagazine edition features the hotly anticipated Sausage Report 2023 – find out what consumers are responding to in the category. Also, don’t miss our Processor Profile of Illinois-based Eickman’s Processing to learn about their focus on custom processing. Plus much more!

Sausage Report 2023: Innovation thrives in the sausage category

Consumers want convenience, value and product innovation.

Sammy Bredar

June 29, 2023

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Though the sausage category has experienced growth in dollars in 2022, it has declined in unit and volume, said Anne-Marie Roerink, principal of 210 Analytics.

Raw beef, butchery transport. Raw meat hanging on meat hooks in a truck.

Cold chain management during transportation can impact beef quality

Christina Bakker Keith R. Underwood Amanda D. Blair Lydia O'Sullivan Kyle Grubbs Heather Rode-Atkins

July 27, 2023

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The impact of storage temperature on water holding has been studied for several decades, and previous research has indicated that storage temperature can impact beef color stability and water capacity ultimately impacting product yield and consumer appeal (Hertog-Meischke et al., 1998; Jeremiah and Gibson, 2001).

Mike Eickman, Tom Eickman, Katie Eickman and Lori Eickman

President of Eickman’s Processing Co. discusses the storied history and colorful present of his family’s company

Tom Eickman, president of Eickman’s Processing Co., is preparing to serve as president of AAMP in July 2023.

Sammy Bredar

July 24, 2023

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Tom Eickman is a third-generation worker at Eickman’s Processing Co. Both Eickman and his father began working for the family business when they were 14 years old.

Food Safety Report: Foreign materials detection

Fred Wilkinson

July 25, 2023

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The word “recall’ in reference to meat or poultry products might lead to the presumption that the incident involved presence of a foodborne pathogen.

Quality control expert inspecting at food specimen in the laboratory

The Expanded Food Safety Investigation Act – a solution searching for a problem?

It is not clear the proposed legislation is necessary or responsive to any actionable issue.

Shawn K. Stevens

July 26, 2023

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U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., recently reintroduced the Expanded Food Safety Investigation Act.

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The National Provisioner

July 2023

Cover Story

Sausage Report 2023: Innovation thrives in the sausage category

Feature Articles

Cold chain management during transportation can impact beef quality

President of Eickman’s Processing Co. discusses the storied history and colorful present of his family’s company

Food Safety Report: Foreign materials detection

Columns

The Expanded Food Safety Investigation Act – a solution searching for a problem?

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