Americans are feeling a little jerky — not in the rude, inconsiderate sense but rather they are in the mood for dried beef deliciousness.

St. Louis-based marketer of charcuterie products Volpi Foods is entering its 120th year, and in line with Volpi’s ongoing sustainability efforts that milestone brought to mind the question of what would the company’s next 100 years look like.

After the at-times turbulent past couple of years, consumers are well aware of the supply chain squeeze and higher grocery prices, and they are adjusting their purchases accordingly.

For most consumers, label wording such as “grass-fed “or “pasture-raised” conjures images of humanely raised livestock lazily feeding in a rustic barnyard, but that’s not necessarily the case.

Verifying the weight of packaged food commodities continues to evolve rapidly.

U.S. Reps. Lance Gooden, R-Texas, and Ro Khanna, D-Calif., recently introduced legislation to require the U.S. Trade Representative to reinstate mandatory country of origin labeling (MCOOL) for imported beef.

Weigh, price, labelers continue to shift from semiautomatic to automatic machines as sales of case-ready products and deli products grow and processors address personnel shortages. 

The plant-based food market grew almost twice as fast as the total U.S. retail food market in 2020.

Per Information Resources Inc. report data, 31% of all meat shoppers have ordered meat online in 2021, up from 19% the year prior. 

Creminelli Fine Meats announced that all of its sliced charcuterie products will be packaged in trays made from 80% post-consumer recycled content.