Food security is a big issue on World Poultry Day as pork production continues to fall due to African swine fever in pigs in China while poultry is expected to fill the gap in world protein supplies.
Despite facing some pricing pressures and other challenges, poultry continues to grow as a primary protein of choice for many consumers, whether they're eating out or at home.
The entire chicken category grew 2.5 percent in dollar sales to approximately $20.9 billion, Nielsen Perishables Group, in Chicago, reports for all U.S. outlets combined for the year ending Nov. 3, 2018.
Sealed Air introduced Butterball Foodservice to its Cryovac clipless chub packaging solution and Butterball instantly recognized the safety and quality advantages.
For poultry processors, water consumption, water reuse, ease of sanitary cleanup and robust operation are key elements driving plant operation and machinery selection today.