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Guest Column: An Easier Way To Tackle Power Outages

by Alissa Marchat February 26, 2018February 28, 2018

by John Lerch/ director of sales, Axiom Energy No matter how reliable and resilient our electrical grid is, the power will go out from time to time. While immediately our minds are brought to the severe outages caused by natural disasters, even outages lasting a few hours long can result in significant losses for some […]

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Perdue Rolls Out ‘Fresh Cuts’ Pre-Cut Chicken Breasts

by Alissa Marchat February 19, 2018February 20, 2018

Perdue is aiming to save home cooks up to 30 minutes on meal preparation and cleaning time by providing chicken that is pre-cut. Its new Fresh Cuts offerings is fresh boneless, skinless chicken breasts that come diced or cut into strips so consumers can and add them straight from the package to the pan without having […]

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Trump Administration ‘Food Box’ SNAP Proposal Sparks Concern

by Shelby Team February 13, 2018June 13, 2024

The Trump Administration’s 2019 budget proposal calls for a change to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that would replace current benefits with a “USDA Foods package.” The food box would contain items like “shelf-stable milk, ready to eat cereals, pasta, peanut butter, beans and canned fruit and vegetables.” Food Marketing Institute (FMI) Chief Public […]

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CattleFax Predicts Large Beef Supply, Strong Demand In 2018

by Alissa Marchat February 9, 2018

CattleFax analysts at the 2018 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show took a look at the industry’s profitability during 2017 and forecasted for the year ahead, and the outlook is good. Analysts noted that U.S beef cow inventory increased 2.8 million head in four years, and an additional 200,000-400,000 head are expected to be […]

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Publix Opening Second Store In Decatur, Alabama, Next Week

by Alissa Marchat February 7, 2018February 9, 2018

Publix Super Markets is opening its new Point Mallard Centre store at 2934 Point Mallard Parkway SE in Decatur, Alabama, on Wednesday, Feb. 14, at 7:00 am. The grocer will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony before the opening featuring Mayor of Decatur Bowling and City Council President Paige Bibbee. “Publix is known for providing excellent customer service […]

Cryovac and Kane's clipless chub packaging features five plastic seals but can be opened by hand.

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Cryovac And Kane Beef Roll Out New Clipless Ground Beef Packages

by Alissa Marchat February 6, 2018February 6, 2018

Kane Beef has launched a new metal-free alternative to traditional ground beef chubs. The plastic, clipless ground beef chub option was first introduced by Kane in partnership with Cryovac in December 2017 and has been well received by grocers across the South, the company says. Kane Beef currently is the only packer offering the chub. […]

A rendering of Beyond Meat's new research facility.

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Beyond Meat Building New R&D Center In Los Angeles

by Alissa Marchat February 5, 2018February 6, 2018

Plant-based meat purveyor Beyond Meat is building a new 26,000-s.f. research and development center at its headquarters in El Segundo, California. The new facility will house more than 100 employees and will be the new home to Beyond Meat’s Manhattan Beach Project, an ongoing initiative to “bring the best and brightest scientists, engineers, food technologists, […]

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2018 Will See High Meat Consumption, But The American Diet Is Shifting

by Alissa Marchat February 2, 2018June 21, 2018

by Rich Waite/ Associate, World Resources Institute While 2017 was a banner year for plant-based eating—with plant-based burgers and other alternative proteins coming to market—2018 began with headlines proclaiming a new year filled with meat. The U.S. Department of Agriculture sparked these stories by predicting that Americans will eat a record amount of beef, pork and poultry this year. The meaty headlines—complete with pictures […]