The American Association of Meat Processors’ American Convention of Meat Processors & Suppliers’ Exhibition offers plenty of attractions: learning about new products, catching up with old friends and colleagues, and more.

A little flexibility isn’t a bad thing. With all of the food options available today, it turns out consumers don’t want to have to choose between only eating meat or a plant-based diet. Blended meat options — real meat combined with vegetables or plant-based proteins — offer a compromise.

Meat science and food science have been established programs at the University of Wyoming for several decades. 

Vegan-friendly meat alternatives continue to grow and expand into new categories.

An entrepreneurial instinct helps a Georgia business find an audience for its high-end charcuterie products.

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.

Nitrite-embedded packaging utilizes nitrite embedded in the film. When nitrite comes in contact with meat, a series of biochemical reactions take place, and finally, a bright red pigment called nitric oxide myoglobin is formed.

Lower-salt meat and poultry products may attract the expanding base of older and wellness-focused shoppers, but retailers may have a tough time marketing them.

The trendy Nashville Hot flavor has outgrown Nashville -- and chicken. 

Phosphate substitutes increasing in marinades and brines.