Smithfield acquires Kansas City Sausage Co. 08.15.2017 By Erica Shaffer The companies formed a joint venture in 2013.Read More
Marubeni Corp. to acquire Creekstone Farms 07.21.2017 By Staff Creekstone Farms supplies beef and pork products to grocers and restaurants in the United States.Read More
Futuristic ‘clean meat’; commercial reality in sight 07.18.2017 By Josh Sosland Start-ups progressing rapidly toward commercial introduction of ‘clean meat.'Read More
Private equity firm purchases Stampede Meat 06.27.2017 By Staff Stampede processes portioned, marinated and cooked meat products.Read More
Cleaning up processed meat applications 06.20.2017 By Donna Berry and Keith Nunes Product developers must maintain safety and preserve shelf life when reformulating products.Read More
Butterball to close Illinois processing plant 05.22.2017 By Erica Shaffer The 260,000-square-foot facility manufactures hams for the company.Read More
Building a brand one hot dog at a time 05.16.2017 By Donna Berry Industry executives discuss the challenges of creating and maintaining a strong brand reputation.Read More
Verde Farms acquires Estancia Beef 05.09.2017 By Rebekah Schouten Estancia's free range, grass-fed beef is raised on sustainable family-owned farms in Uruguay.Read More
Meat and poultry market to approach $100 billion by 2021 05.03.2017 By Monica Watrous Meat substitutes account for less than $2 billion of projected total.Read More
Growing animal welfare concerns signal three opportunities for food companies 04.24.2017 By Monica Watrous Fifty-eight per cent of consumers may be seeking products with such claims as free-range, cage-free or humanely-raised, according to Packaged Facts.Read More