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After introducing several new better-for-you salads, snacks and mini-versions of consumer favorites, 7-Eleven Inc. turns its attention to heartier fare with the addition of the Steakhouse Roast Beef and Bistro Deluxe.

Cargill conducted consumer research to find out how it could help them better experience ground beef as an ongoing staple food in their diets.

Virginia June (Rockey) Cooper was the last living company founder.

The USDA is expected to approve a horse slaughtering plant in New Mexico within the next two months.

The cuts are being made to make way for new products expected to arrive this spring and summer.

The U.S. Meat Export Federation said shippers to China, the third biggest buyer of U.S. pork, intend to comply with a new requirement that products have test reports showing they are free of the additive ractopamine.

Schmalz's European Provisions, a Springfield, N.J. establishment, is recalling approximately 8,424 pounds of chicken and apple sausage that may contain small pieces of plastic.

The RPI stood at 100.6 in January, up 1.0 percent from December and its highest level since August 2012.

Price and value continue to lead meat purchasing decisions; however, the focus on price is no longer as strong as it has been in the past two years as high income shoppers ease up on money-saving measures.