Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Southeast

Farmer Focus Expands Distribution, Promotes Executives

Harrisonburg, Virginia-based Farmer Focus is finishing 2022 with the expansion of its product line into Publix stores and a new partnership with Safeway in the mid-Atlantic region. With the addition of 750 new stores, Farmer Focus will be available in more than 3,100 stores throughout the East Coast and Midwest, including other major retailers like […]

Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, West

Upside Foods Receives FDA Approval For Cultivated Meat

Berkley, California-based Upside Foods has become the first company in the world to receive a “No Questions” letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for cultivated meat, poultry or seafood. The letter signals that the FDA has accepted Upside’s conclusion that its cultivated chicken is safe to eat. The agency issued this letter Nov. 16 […]

Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Northeast

Phillips Foods Adds Three Products To Seafood Appetizer Line

Baltimore, Maryland-based Phillips Foods has added three new products to its seafood appetizer line. Shrimp Potstickers feature a mix of shrimp, shiitake mushrooms, cabbage and glass noodles wrapped in a wheat pastry wrapper. Each bite is flavored with herbs and spices including coriander, ginger, sesame and garlic for an Asian-inspired flavor. Each potsticker is formed […]

Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Southeast

Cargill Announces Acquisition Of Owensboro Grain Co.

Cargill and Owensboro Grain Company, a fifth-generation family-owned soybean processing facility and refinery in Owensboro, Kentucky, have entered into an agreement where it will add the facility to its North American agricultural supply chain business. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The transaction, which has been approved by the boards, is subject to regulatory approvals […]

Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, National

Salmon Increases Sales Growth In October’s Seafood Market

IRI, 210 Analytics and Elanco have released new data about the trends and analysis on seafood sales. Inflation, COVID and supply chain continue to change shopping and consumption patterns, resulting in unit and volume pressure for seafood, whether fresh or frozen. October seafood inflation showed some improvement over the past year. While prices still rose over […]

Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Southeast

Logan’s Assumes Production Of Gunnoe’s Sausage

Logan’s Sausage Company, a family-owned business located in Alexandria, Virginia, will be taking over all production and distribution of Gunnoe’s Sausage, a family-owned business operated in Cifax, Virginia, for more than 57 years. “In looking long and hard at the future of Gunnoe’s Sausage, we realized it would be difficult to transition the business to the next generation,” said Cynthia Gunnoe, […]

Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Southeast

Smithfield’s CFO Nunziata To Retire, Hall Named Successor

Smithfield, Virginia-based Smithfield Foods has announced that CFO Glenn Nunziata will leave the company at the end of the year. The company has named Mark Hall, EVP of finance, as his successor, effective Jan. 1. “We are grateful to Glenn for his invaluable contributions to Smithfield as CFO over the last seven years,” said Shane Smith, president and CEO. “During Glenn’s tenure, we have […]

Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Southwest

Tyson Foods Hosts Contract Poultry Farmer Advisory Council

Tyson Foods leadership and the company’s Contract Poultry Farmer Advisory Council met Nov. 8-9 to discuss issues most important to the farmers who grow chickens for Tyson. The meeting was held at the company’s headquarters in Springdale, Arkansas, and was the first council meeting after a two-year pause due to enhanced safety protocols during the […]