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Tomahawk Processing establishes operations in Laurens County, South Carolina

Company investment of $5 million is set to create 26 new jobs.

December 14, 2023

Tomahawk Processing is building a state-of-the-art, U.S. Department of Agriculture-inspected processing plant intended to provide beef processing and packing services.

Packaging Tech

Packaging designs for private brands

Store brands stepping up: Strong packaging designs are essential for private brands to gain a foothold and to flourish in a competitive market.

Michael Duffy

January 26, 2018

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Retailers with a private brand offering now have to say goodbye to the plain, cheap and, dare we say, boring packaging used in the past. They now look toward the design of their packaging as being a key difference between them and national brands.

Paradise Meats Farm to Fork Pork

A nationwide farm-to-fork program means that some of the country's most desirable, heritage-breed pork products comes through Paradise Locker Meats.

Sam Gazdziak

December 27, 2017

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Today, Paradise Locker Meats has a line of retail products called Fantasma's Finest, which is gaining brand awareness in the Kansas City area. It also has a farm-to-fork program that supplies natural pork from heritage breeds to discerning customers around the country.

Cover Story

J Bar B Foods: Power surge

J Bar B Foods made industry-wide headlines when its Weimar, Texas, processing plant became the first in the United States to feature a co-extrusion sausage-production system nearly a decade ago.

Andy Hanacek

February 14, 2015

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J Bar B Foods has been able to translate a rare combination of positive attributes into outstanding growth and success.

As you like it

Or Derv Foods’ custom capabilities make it a partner for both large and small customers alike.

Sam Gazdziak

October 3, 2014

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Like Philadelphia has the Philly steak sandwich and Buffalo has buffalo wings, northeast Ohio has its sauerkraut balls.

Making the best out of breakfast

Williams Sausage’s steady growth is due in part to its popular line of breakfast sandwiches.

Sam Gazdziak

June 6, 2013

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Many successful companies come from humble beginnings, but Williams Sausage may take the top prize in that department.

Cher-Make names new director of private label, co-pack sales

January 23, 2012

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Cher-Make Sausage Co. announced its expanding approach to growing private label opportunities by naming James Birt as director of private label & co-pack sales.

West Liberty Foods adds peel-and-reseal option for private label

August 10, 2011

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West Liberty Foods is pleased to announce the introduction of its Peel & Reseal packaging system for their private-label customers.

Price pressure —

putting the squeeze on all

Dan Emery

June 22, 2011

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The current commodity markets are bad for everyone. Our economic climate is tenuous. Consumers are struggling to make ends meet and current fuel prices are forcing them to manage what they spend on food. American consumers play an integral part in any recovery because their spending accounts for about 70% of the nation’s economic activity.

Rolling with the tide

Sam Gazdziak

March 8, 2010

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The past decade has seen the United States go through some very dramatic changes that have left the economy reeling. fears over terrorist attacks and a rise in unemployment are just a few of the things that have affected it.