| February 2004 FEATURESEDITOR'S JOURNAL
ANNUAL SAUSAGE ROUNDUP - The Right Stuff The sausage category goes from the frying pan into the fire when it comes to hot new products, packaging, and consumption trends. CORPORATE REPORT - On A Roll Texas-based Owens Country Sausage is more than a regional product marketer, and its administrators say they can prove it. ANNUAL MEAT CONFERENCE PRE-SHOW REPORT - Nashville Hosting The Annual Meat Conference This year’s event will be held mid-March, and it promises to mix business with pleasure. MEAT SNACK UPDATE - Snack Attack! For a mature category, the meat snack segment is coming on strong with aggressive product development and more. COVER STORY - A Cool Dozen In the not-so-glamorous meat and poultry industry, The NATIONAL PROVISIONER reveals what makes 12 companies among the best employers. PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY - Bring It On! High-speed slicing technology suppliers can “make the cut” to meet evolving customer demands for sliced meat products. - Riding The Continuous Automation Wave Sausage processing continues moving away from islands of automation and towards continuous processing. PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT - Taste That Sizzles The market for innovative sausage blends continues to expand. - New Products FOOD SAFETY - Heightened Resistance Effective cleaning and sanitation programs reduce contamination risks at meat and poultry processing plants. SPECIAL REPORT - Machine Driven PACKAGING TECHNOLOGY - Impervious Plastic Food-safety precautions are among those factors boosting artificial meat casings usage. SUPPLIER MARKETPLACE - Food-safety Interventions TECHNOLOGY SPOTLIGHT - Evolutionary Success - New Technology Aids Food-Safety Efforts INDEX - Advertiser’s Index | |||||||||||||
