DES MOINES, Iowa — 2022 American Cured Meat Championships coordinator Matt Wenger of Iowa State University shares some thoughts about this year’s competition and what makes a winning ACMC entry.

The latest Rabobank Poultry Report finds the global market for poultry products challenged by rising consumer prices due to inflation, labor shortages and sharply higher distribution costs. The following is a Q&A with Rabobank Senior Animal Protein Analyst Christine McCracken.

DES MOINES, Iowa — The American Association of Meat Processors’ 83rd American Convention of Meat Processors & Suppliers’ Exhibition proved a big draw for both meat processors and suppliers.

Most Top 100 survey respondents expect 2022 to surpass 2021 for company growth. 

Foodservice giant Sysco Corp. has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that Tyson Foods, JBS USA, Cargill and National Beef Packing have been coordinating to fix the price of beef.

Although sales growth has cooled, price, consumer brand loyalty and flavor innovations continue to position breakfast and dinner sausage as go-to favorites in an inflationary market.

When The National Provisioner's 2022 Processor of the Year John Soules Foods was designing and building its new facility in Valley, Ala., food safety was built right in to the operation, says Senior Director of Food Safety and Quality Assurance Tom Miller.

Not only has John Soules Foods experienced high-flying success with record sales and new-product development over the past 18 months, but it also built a highly automated, state-of-the-art processing plant in Valley, Ala., to push the company even higher.

Product development has played a key role in the success of The National Provisioner's 2022 Processor of the Year, John Soule Foods.

Spiral ovens offering improved airflow can improve product quality and yield.