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october 2024  /  VOLUME 236  /  ISSUE 11


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STATE OF THE INDUSTRY 2024 – While consumers increasingly seek new products that deliver value, the meat and poultry industry must balance opportunities with challenges.

COVER STORY

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Steven Brake (left), S&N Enterprises, LLC, and Mike Levengood, Perdue Farms

Editor’s Note

Website Highlights
Ad IndeX

FEATURED CONTENT

FIGHT FOR FOOD SAFETY
The surge in USDA Public Health Alerts: A new focus in food safety.

PACK EXPO 2024 PREVIEW
Featuring 2,600 exhibitors and more than 150 free educational sessions, this year’s Pack Expo International will unite more than 45,000 packaging and processing professionals from across over 40 vertical markets.

State of the Industry Topics

Beef

Chicken

Pork  

Turkey  

FOOD SAFETY

Packaging

sustainability

animal agriculture

animal welfare

Plant-Based Proteins

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STATE OF THE INDUSTRY: LAMB

Promotional efforts play up lamb’s value cuts as well as premium cuts.

STATE OF THE INDUSTRY: VEAL

Consumption decrease underscores growth opportunities.

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STATE OF THE INDUSTRY: SEAFOOD  

Messaging focusing on seafood’s nutrition, sustainability and cooking tips resonates with consumers.

COMMENTARY: SMA

With an aging workforce and increased competition for workers, businesses often struggle to meet staffing needs.

Food
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COMMENTARY: AMSA   

Butter and lard as coating materials in beef aging.

Buyers Guide

Search our database

of suppliers and products.

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A conversation with Cargill Food Vice President of Sustainability Eliza Clark

National Provisioner Multimedia Specialist Brett Parker sits down with Eliza Clark, vice president of sustainability for Cargill Food, to talk about Cargill winning two awards at the 2024 Big Sustainability Awards: The Sustainability Leadership Award and The Sustainability Initiative of the Year Award. In this discussion, Clark highlights how it feels to win two major sustainability awards, what Cargill does differently with their green efforts compared to similar companies, what sustainability efforts the company still has to reach, and what the meat industry can do as a whole to be more green.

CHECK OUT OUR AWARD-WINNING ONLINE VIDEOS

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