Nine new leading food businesses join the U.S. Working Group for Broiler Welfare, bringing the group to 16 members.

Connoisseur’s Kitchen, a Surrey, British Columbia establishment, is recalling approximately 880 pounds of frozen ready-to-eat (RTE) chicken entree products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Aug. 30, 2022.

Greater Omaha Packing Co. is pleased to hire Sara Cover for the newly created position of supplier development program manager. 

Creative flavors and merchandising help fuel continued strong markets in the category.

Wenzel’s Farm, an award-winning, premium provider of high quality, hand crafted, small batch meat snacks recently completed the latest addition at their facility to meet increased demand for their snack sticks and jerky products.

PLA , a portfolio company of Silver Oak Services Partners LLC and an asset-based pallet management services provider, has acquired TaylorMade Pallets & Logistics, the largest independently owned pallet company in Central/South Texas.

Although it is taking no position on the new regulation, the National Pork Producers Council recently submitted comments on USDA’s proposed “Transparency in Poultry Grower Contracting and Tournaments” rule, which is related to enforcement and interpretation of the Packers and Stockyards Act (PSA). The PSA also deals with livestock transactions.

The inaugural class participating in the National Institute for Animal Agriculture’s (NIAA) Advanced Training for Animal Agriculture Leaders finished its third in-person leadership training session in Sacramento, Calif.

Old Trapper has renewed its sponsorship deal with “The Jim Rome Show” on CBS Sports Radio for the fourth consecutive year. 

Starting Aug. 29, 2022, USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will transition its poultry market reports to the My Market News platform and implement a new report format.