Articles by Fred Wilkinson

One factor influencing consumers favoring the purchase of frozen meat products has been the ability to stock up on these items.

On one hand, retail sales for plant-based meat analogs are limp, with combined sales for refrigerated and frozen plant-based meat alternatives down 9% year over year in February 2023, according to IRI point-of-sales data. In addition to dollar losses (the category racked up $84.8 million in sales for February), units sold and volume for meat alternatives also fell versus year-ago levels.

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NEW ORLEANS – Creekstone Farms Cure Camp brought together about two dozen chefs to sharpen their skills in butchery, curing, dry and wet aging, sausage making, and more.

As the company has continued to scale, American Ostrich Farms is beginning to expand into retail grocery stores and independently owned restaurants.

The Canadian company has doubled in size since launching in June 2020.

 “Made in the USA” label claim could be used on meat and poultry products only when they are derived from animals born, raised, slaughtered and processed in the U.S.

Consumer research shows almost half of shoppers purchase ground beef once a week at retail, and two-thirds report eating ground beef at least once a week.

AAMP President Chris Young and Lisa Whealon of deli and sous-vide meat supplier Deli Star share insights into the labor market.

The Nebraska beef operation’s expansion project will recover biogas and reclaim water through capturing and conditioning waste and emissions.