As a part of the 2018 SQF International Conference, SQFI and Alchemy Systems hosted a Food Safety Field Trip, inviting members of the media to visit two Atlanta SQF-certified companies.
I've written recently about the need to travel outside of your normal area. Recently, thanks to this trip and some other life developments, I'm seeing that you have to be willing to do more things outside your comfort zone as well.
Each August, Glier's takes over Northern Kentucky's Newport on the Levee park for a four-day festival called Goettafest. The festival, which attracts more than 200,000 people, features game booths, two music stages, drinks, a children’s play area and, of course, goetta.
Today's unemployment numbers are historically low, and companies across the country in every sector of the meat industry are facing employee shortages.
In the growing meat snack category, there are easily identifiable categories. A meat stick is different from a meat bar, which is different from jerky. Then, there is biltong.
Those professionals who attend the Associate's in Meat program at the Certified Angus Beef Culinary Center in Wooster, Ohio received a wide-ranging education in beef over the course of a week.