Jake’s Finer Foods announced that it will be acquiring certain assets of Houston-based Gourmet Ranch, a processor of custom cut, premium protein products. Gourmet Ranch, founded in 2000, is a leading source of high-quality beef, poultry, lamb, veal, pork, wild game and other specialty products.
Retail meat prices rose 9.2 percent last month on a seasonally-adjusted basis when compared to February 2010, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistic’s (BLS) monthly Consumer Price Index.
Smithfield Foods Inc., John Morrell Inc. and Patrick Cudahy Inc. announced are donating $50,000 to the Cudahy, Wis., Fire Department in appreciation of the work by the city's firefighters in battling the fire at the Patrick Cudahy plant in 2009.
After several years of drought, Hawaii’s ranchers are still recovering but are looking to keep more beef production in the islands. According to local ranchers, 80 percent of the state’s calves are shipped to pastures on the mainland.
Responding to the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan, the U.S. Meat Export Federation has established a two-phased Japan Relief Program designed to engage a broad range of the U.S. agricultural community in providing support for Japanese citizens affected by the devastating March 11 natural disaster.
Kashi, of La Jolla, Calif., is recalling approximately 2,790 pounds of Kashi Southwest Style Chicken products because the packages may instead contain Kashi Chicken Pasta Pomodoro,
The executive director of the Sacramento SPCA said that the organization has decided not to actively oppose a Sacramento businessman's request to locate a poultry processing plant near the SPCA's complex.
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