Before the COVID-19 outbreak, consumers were purchasing a variety of pre-portioned or portion-controlled meat and poultry products. A shift in lifestyle changes because of the pandemic caused the total poultry and meat portion size category (0- to 6-ounce sizes) to drop 3.8 percent to approximately $654.2 million for the latest 52 weeks ending Feb. 21 in total U.S. multi-outlets, according to IRI Inc., Chicago.

Finding the best packaging for merchandising poultry can be vexing.

Cargill Marketing Manager Kelsie Reuter announces the commercial rollout of The Chompery – a new line of premium dog treats.

CEO of Marx Foods Justin Marx says he believes restaurants have hit their bottom. He estimates 80% of restaurants open before COVID-19 will remain open – focusing on controlling costs and quality. Austin Keating, Multimedia Specialist for BNP Media and the National Provisioner magazine, interviews Justin Marx to learn more.

MeatsPad welcomes Dr. Travis Arp, who is the Senior Director of Export Services/Access for the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). Dr. Arp shares about the importance of the quality attributes of meat produced in the United States. Also, he explains in detail about those factors that make the U.S. meat industry a very competitive and successful industry.

Justin Marx, CEO of Marx Foods, says the Coronavirus spurred consumers to start buying samplers consistently after the packaging failed to gain traction in the years prior. To learn more about the future of meat samplers, listen to Austin Keating, Multimedia Specialist for BNP Media and the National Provisioner magazine, interview Marx.

In the food processing industry, there are many different applications in which oils are used or produced that end up in the wastewater stream. In applications where meat is cooked, fat and grease render out and collect in grease traps. Even the routine washdown of processing equipment surfaces can create a mixture of oily water. 

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the greatest transformation to employee apparel is the adoption of masks.