Pre Brands, a provider of 100 percent grass-fed and grass-finished beef, continues its expansion drive with the launch to Lowes Foods in the Southeast. “Pre Brands was founded with an inspiring, uncompromising vision to deliver what consumers want in beef, including great taste, transparency, health and humanely treated animals,” said Pre Brands CEO Kevin Ponticelli. […]
Category: Meat/Seafood/Poultry
The Shelby Report covers meat, seafood and poultry for grocery retailers nationwide, from protein trends and pricing developments to supplier announcements and meat department merchandising strategies. Updated regularly across our five regional editions.
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Wayne Farms’ Chef’s Craft Gourmet Chicken Expanding Retail Footprint
Oakwood, Georgia-based Wayne Farms’ Chef’s Craft Gourmet Chicken is continuing its retail expansion by offering its products in additional grocery stores. The chef-inspired brand of products is now available at Midwest retail giant Meijer. The Flame Grilled Chicken Breast Fillet, Grilled Chicken Breast Chunks and Gluten-Free Breaded Chicken Breast Chunks are being sold at more than 65 […]
Tyson Foods Starts Upward Pathways Career Development Program
Tyson Foods Inc., based in Springdale, Arkansas, is launching Upward Pathways, an in-plant career development program that provides frontline team members with job skills training and workforce certifications at no cost. The program will be piloted at 10 of the company’s plant locations and is a partnership between Tyson, adult education providers and community colleges […]
Zatarain’s Partners With Chefs To Create New Recipes For Mardi Gras
This Carnival season will be a little different without Mardi Gras floats rolling down St. Charles Avenue, tossing beads and favors to big crowds of families and friends gathered to celebrate along the parade routes. But the spirit of Mardi Gras — fun, family and food — is more than just the fanfare. Zatarain’s Smoked […]
Meat And Poultry Workers COVID-19 Case Rates Lower Than Average
New analysis of independent data show that reported new COVID-19 infection rates among meat and poultry workers are 60 percent lower than in the general U.S. population and two-thirds lower than case rates in the sector in May 2020. According to data from the Food and Environment Reporting Network (FERN), the meat and poultry sector was reported […]
Tyson Foods Tops Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies List
For the fifth consecutive year, Tyson Foods, one of the world’s largest food companies and a recognized leader in protein, ranks No. 1 on Fortune magazine’s list of the World’s Most Admired Companies in the Food Production category. The annual survey, conducted by Fortune and Korn Ferry, is given to top executives, directors and financial analysts to identify […]
Tyson Brand Chicken Nugget Bouquet Contest Is Back
The team at Tyson brand is encouraging people to show their love at Valentine’s Day with nuggets through the return of the fan-loved “Chicken Nugget Bouquet Contest.” This year the contest is even sweeter – chicken nugget lovers have the exclusive opportunity to win a package of new Tyson Nuggets of Love, limited-edition heart-shaped nuggets, only available through the contest. […]
Feltman’s Named Official Hot Dog Of The NHL Florida Panthers
America’s original hot dog, Feltman’s of Coney Island (est. 1867) — now one of the fastest-growing natural food companies in the U.S. — is kicking off the 2020-21 National Hockey League season as the official hot dog brand of the Florida Panthers. Following a significant growth year, which included the launch of its 100 percent […]
Coleman Natural Foods Cookbook Designed To Fend Off Cooking Fatigue
Coleman Natural Foods, producer of all-natural pork and beef products, has published a cookbook titled “Nourish: Recipes for Gathering Around the Table.” The digital resource includes 21 recipes that provide inspiration for families cooking as many as 21 meals at home each week. “We were inspired to put together a collection of our favorite recipes as we […]
Technologies That Will Impact The Meat Case In The Next Five Years
Sponsored content By Michael Uetz, managing principal, Midan Marketing, meat marketing specialists since 2004 The science fiction genre has long been predicting the technologies and foods of the future. In the 1970s and ‘80s, 2021 was a far-off world ripe for narratives. Lucky for us, few of the stories provided an accurate picture of […]
Hormel Foods Opens Its Newest Production Facility In Papillion, Nebraska
Hormel Foods Corp. soon will open its newest production facility, Papillion Foods, located in Papillion, Nebraska, which will make dry sausage products for the company. “We are excited to be opening up this facility to not only help meet the demand for our branded sausage products, but also provide fantastic career opportunities in our community,” said Ed […]
Sanderson Farms Announces Retirement Of Board Member John Baker
Laurel, Mississippi-based Sanderson Farms Inc. says that John H. Baker III has decided to retire from its board of directors when his current term ends at the 2021 annual shareholders’ meeting. “Johnny Baker has been a valued member of the Sanderson Farms Board of Directors since 1994,” stated Joe F. Sanderson Jr., chairman and CEO […]
Tyson Foods Names Coplein As First Chief Medical Officer
Springdale, Arkansas-based Tyson Foods has named Dr. Claudia Coplein to the newly-created role of chief medical officer. Coplein is a physician executive who brings more than 20 years of healthcare experience to the company after holding leadership roles in the insurance, global manufacturing, healthcare and technology fields. Her immediate focus will be assisting the company’s […]
Retail Beef Market Embraces Changes, New Cuts for Consumers
by Kay Ledbetter, Texas A&M Chuck flap, rib-eye filet, tomahawk steak, Denver or Sierra cuts, flat irons and tri tips – the landscape of the local grocery meat case is changing when it comes to beef cuts, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. As the COVID-19 pandemic brought beef shortages, consumers may have noticed […]
Free Holiday Ham Promotion Returns To The Giant Co.
The Giant Co. revealed that from now through Dec. 24, customers can earn rewards points forward a free ham certificate every time they shop in-store or online using their Giant or Martin’s card. Customers who earn 400 rewards points from Nov. 27 through Dec. 24 can choose to redeem their points for a certificate for […]
Shenandoah Valley Organic To Create 110 New Jobs In Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley Organic (SVO), a family-owned organic chicken company, will establish a second 75,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The new facility will increase production capacity and retail packaging, allowing for more product availability in leading grocery stores across the U.S. Virginia successfully competed with West Virginia for the project, which will create 110 new […]
Quality Is Written Into History Of Chairman’s Reserve® Meats
sponsored content In 2000, the Chairman’s Reserve® Meats team started on a quest to provide exceptional meat to discerning customers. Since then, the team has demonstrated a yearning hunger for excellence and growth that shows no signs of stopping. For their 20th anniversary, the Chairman’s Reserve Meats team is looking back on their evolution from what […]
Jimmy Dean Brand Offers Sausage-Themed Gifts For Holiday Season
Springdale, Arkansas-based Jimmy Dean is offering its Recipe Gift Exchange for the third year. Fans are invited to make their favorite holiday recipe using Jimmy Dean premium pork sausage, take a photo of the finished dish and submit it in exchange for one of six sausage-themed gifts. “We know people will turn to their traditional, […]
Tyson Foods Announces Global Forest Protection Standard
Tyson Foods has announced a Forest Protection Standard focused on reducing deforestation risk in its global supply chain of four commodities – cattle and beef; soy; palm oil; and pulp, paper and packaging. Earlier this year, Tyson Foods partnered with Proforest to conduct a deforestation risk assessment. The assessment concluded that nearly 94 percent of the company’s […]
Beef, Poultry Sales Remain Strong, See Increase Due To Pandemic
Anne-Marie Roerink, president of 210 Analytics, recently talked with The Shelby Report in a Q&A format about how prices and sales of beef and poultry have changed over the past three years and specifically the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on these categories. Latest 52 Weeks Ending 10-04-20 Dollar Sales %Change vs YA Dollar Sales […]
