The National Pork Board helps processors and packers improve their business in the pork segment through a variety of innovative tips and ideas.

National Steak and Poultry introduces a new line of cash-and-carry products under the brand name Steakhouse Certified.

Oscar Mayer introduces its new Lunchables with Fruit line, which provides a full serving of fruit with DOLE® Mandarin Oranges or Pineapple Tidbits in 100% fruit juice in each pack.

Through the first five months of 2011, U.S. pork exports are up 16 percent in volume (916,763 metric tons) and 22 percent in value ($2.35 billion) over 2010.

Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc., the beef and pork unit of Tyson Foods, Inc., has re-invigorated its Chairman’s Reserve® Premium Meats brand in response to rising interest in premium meat.

Following a spring 2011 visit to AdvancePierre Foods’ Cincinnati processing plant, where the processor was pumping out a wide variety of formed protein products, The National Provisioner queried Tom Burroughs, director, Protein Research and Development for AdvancePierre, on some of the challenges and considerations through which processors need to work when developing and incorporating forming technology.

As the national and global economy began to unravel in 2008 and 2009, many companies ran for the hills, begged for answers and reinvented or rebooted their entire strategic plan in order to compensate for the fear that littered the headlines.

From its initial announcement 10 months ago, the merger of Pierre Foods, Advance Food Co. and Advance Brands was touted as a perfect fit — a unification of “wonderfully complementary” companies under one corporate umbrella.

Jimmy Dean® is expanding its Jimmy D’s breakfasts to include the new Pancake Griddlers.

The Oscar Mayer brand introduces new Oscar Mayer Carving Board Meats. Made from high-quality cuts and slowly oven-roasted, these packaged meats make it easy to create sandwiches that deliver that “day after Thanksgiving” type of sandwich any day of the year.