AUSTIN, Texas -- As part of the Meat Institute's 2024 ProteinPACT event, more than 300 were on hand for the 2024 Impactful Woman of the Year Luncheon, where Meat Institute President and CEO Julie Anna Potts received the WMIN Most Impactful Woman of the Year Award.

Mark Singleton, vice president of sales and marketing for Rudolph Foods Co., shares what's influencing and driving the meat snack category.

84.51° Insights Director Melissa Myres shares what is driving consumer demand for protein-rich foods.

Karl McDermott, chief SaaS officer for cold chain integrity solutions provider DeltaTrak, shares supply chain insights on what meat and poultry product manufacturers and handlers can expect in the coming year.

James Davidson is chief commercial officer for Tennessee-based green packaging manufacturer Genera Inc.

In this interview, he discusses the benefits that using green packaging materials can offer meat and poultry processors as well as how adopting green packaging meshes with companies' sustainability goals.

The National Provisioner sits down for a conversation with Sloan Rinaldi, founder of Texas Q and a fourth-generation Texas pitmaster. Rinaldi was in the top three on the most recent season of Netflix's "Barbecue Showdown."

Michael Schafer, commercial business lead at Vermont Smoke & Cure, sits down with us to discuss poultry-based snacks and popular category flavors.