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January 2026

In our January 2026 edition, The National Provisioner is proud to present biographical details about the Meat Industry Hall of Fame Class of 2025. Check out our 2026 Poultry Report and learn why consumers favor chicken as the perfect canvas for usage across meal occasions. Our 2026 Labor Outlook Special Report details how training can help address employee satisfaction and retention. Shawn Stevens shares insight on the importance of post-recall Listeria control -- and AMSA details findings on predicting pork quality from temperature and pH data.

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Meat Industry Hall of Fame Class of 2025

Learn more about the Meat Industry Hall of Fame Class of 2025

Seven leaders join the Meat Industry Hall of Fame in the Class of 2025.
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Sammy Bredar
January 23, 2026
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The National Provisioner is proud to welcome the Meat Industry Hall of Fame Class of 2025, honoring seven industry leaders whose contributions span education, innovation, operations and community service.


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2026 Labor Outlook Report

Processors facing workforce challenges

Nature of meat plant work makes careers a tough sell.
Fred Wilkinson
Fred Wilkinson
January 22, 2026
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Training and employee development benefit processors and workers.


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Fight for Food Safety

The importance of post-recall Listeria control

A recall and the work that follows is the beginning of the most important phase of Listeria control.
Shawn Stevens
Shawn K. Stevens
January 21, 2026
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Many companies discover during a recall that they may have empowered individuals to stop production in theory, but not in practice.


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The Poultry Report 2026

Affordability and versatility power poultry sales

Younger generations over-index for purchasing chicken.
Fred Wilkinson
Fred Wilkinson
January 9, 2026
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Marketers target innovative new products that appeal to consumers to have another helping of chicken in their on-going meal pattern.


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Commentary: AMSA

Predicting pork quality from temperature and pH data

Understanding and controlling pH and temperature decline early in processing offers a new way to enhance meat quality and consistency across the supply chain.
December 30, 2025
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By identifying specific time points in the temperature and pH decline curves, plants can target process adjustments where they have the most impact,


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