The 2011 National Beef Quality Audit showed that beef retailers and foodservice operators identified beef flavor as the primary attribute of importance when defining eating satisfaction.

While options abound for processors, choosing the right conveying system requires consideration of the task at hand as well as the abuse the system will take.

Spare parts inventory optimization is great. It helps companies identify where they are holding too much spare parts inventory and correct those holdings to reflect their expectation of current needs.

To satisfy increasing production needs to consistently manufacture safe, industry-leading products, JTM Food Group in Harrison, Ohio, invests heavily in advanced technology.

Post-packaging pasteurization has become an important intervention for reducing the Listeria monocytogenes hazard in packages of ready-to-eat (RTE) meat products, as well as extending the shelf life of RTE products.

In a recent University of Nebraska study, beef from cattle fed a high concentration of wet distillers grains plus solubles (WDGS) was more tender than beef from cattle fed corn only.

"Hurry up and get that conveyor running,” is barked over the radio as one critical piece of equipment has brought a processing department to a standstill.

The driving forces for automation adoption in any production/manufacturing environment are constantly changing, but the metric is usually bottom-line cost.

Quality hide removal begins with making sure the process is done as sanitarily as possible, and in today’s world, as efficiently as possible.

Researchers at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) recently completed the second year of a three-year project to rebuild their Intelligent Cutting and Deboning System