Articles by Andy Hanacek

Processing

Forming a plan

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Andy Hanacek
August 15, 2011
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Following a spring 2011 visit to AdvancePierre Foods' Cincinnati processing plant, where the processor was pumping out a wide variety of formed protein products, The National Provisioner queried Tom Burroughs, director, Protein Research and Development for AdvancePierre, on some of the challenges and considerations through which processors need to work when developing and incorporating forming technology.


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fOOD PLANT

Food safety renaissance

Nearly three years after Maple Leaf Foods began to overhaul its food-safety culture, the company’s commitment to ensuring safe products has become the bedrock of its business.
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Andy Hanacek
July 18, 2011
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Although Maple Leaf Foods has always been committed to food safety, the deadly 2008 listeriosis outbreak traced back to some of its products forced the company to adopt more rigorous food-safety processes.
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Processing

Forming a plan

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Andy Hanacek
July 14, 2011
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Following a spring 2011 visit to AdvancePierre Foods’ Cincinnati processing plant, where the processor was pumping out a wide variety of formed protein products, The National Provisioner queried Tom Burroughs, director, Protein Research and Development for AdvancePierre, on some of the challenges and considerations through which processors need to work when developing and incorporating forming technology.
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NP 2011 Cover Feature

Team-driven Turnaround

Tyson Foods successfully navigated the recession by following a tried-and-true strategy that kept its team focused sharply on eliminating inefficiencies and re-dedicating itself to its customers.
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Andy Hanacek
July 7, 2011
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As the national and global economy began to unravel in 2008 and 2009, many companies ran for the hills, begged for answers and reinvented or rebooted their entire strategic plan in order to compensate for the fear that littered the headlines.
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Cover

The Right Fit

With an eye on the future, AdvancePierre Foods continues to navigate through the integration of its “perfect match” 2010 merger.
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Andy Hanacek
May 31, 2011
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From its initial announcement 10 months ago, the merger of Pierre Foods, Advance Food Co. and Advance Brands was touted as a perfect fit — a unification of “wonderfully complementary” companies under one corporate umbrella.
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