“Clean meat” or “cultured meat” company Memphis Meats, which focuses on producing real meat directly from animal cells, without the need to raise or process animals, has received an investment from the venture capital arm of Tyson Foods Inc. Tyson Foods joins a number of other investors in Memphis Meats, including DFJ, Atomico, Cargill, Bill […]
Category: Meat/Seafood/Poultry
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Albertsons Cos. Commits To Responsibly Sourcing Sushi By 2022
As part of its ongoing efforts to advance the sustainability of the seafood offerings at its approximately 2,300 stores, Albertsons Cos. is making a public commitment that guarantees its sushi will be sourced sustainably and responsibly. The company’s sushi commitment is focused on ensuring the top five wild and farmed-raised seafood species used for sushi […]
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‘Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner.’ Highlights New Cuts For The New Year
The annual “What’s Hot” culinary forecast released by the National Restaurant Association named “new cuts of meat” as the top trend for 2018, so the “Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner.” culinary center chefs and meat scientists have put together a list of their top five innovative cuts. While many of these cuts are available to the home […]
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Case Study: Mettler Toledo Auto Wrapper Saves Space And Time
Smaller grocery stores are on the rise, with markets taking up less than 20,000 s.f. popping up throughout the nation in recent years. And with the added advantage of fitting into any neighborhood, even grocers known for their large stores or supercenters are attempting to shrink their stores down. When an entire grocery store shrinks, […]
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Jack Link’s Launches Five New Protein Snacks, Brings On R&D VP
Jack Link’s, a maker of meat snacks, has debuted new products that it says will not only “offer loyal fans new portable protein options but will reach new customers at varied snacking occasions.” The new products range from updated classics like Lorissa’s Kitchen 100 percent grass-fed beef sticks to the less traditional products like Jack […]
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Bashas’ Family Of Stores Opens Remodeled Food City In Tucson
Bashas’ Family of Stores this week celebrated the reopening of a Food City supermarket in Tucson. As part of the opening day festivities, shoppers enjoyed live performances from Mariachi singers, as well as a grocery bag giveaways, food samplings, and a variety of prize giveaways including gift cards, kitchen appliances, and event tickets. The store […]
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Stater Bros. To Open First Pasadena Store This Fall
A retail space—currently a Vons store—located at 1390 N. Allen Ave. in Pasadena, California, soon will become a Stater Bros. supermarket. The company will take possession of this location in May, “ensuring a smooth transition from the current occupant,” Stater Bros. says. At 42,000 s.f., this retail space then will undergo a major remodel and reopen […]
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AnnaSea Foods Group Debuts ‘Simply Perfect Poke’ Meal Kits Nationwide
Western United Fish Co. dba AnnaSea Foods Group, a family-owned and -managed company, is launching retail-ready Simply Perfect Poke Kits in seven flavors. With ingredients sourced from Hawaii, varieties include: Shoyu Ah Poke, Wasabi Ahi Poke, Spicy Ahi Poke, Limu Ahi Poke, Albacore Tuna Poke, Sriracha Salmon Poke and Garlic Shrimp Poke. According to AnnaSea, […]
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Frick’s Quality Meats Breaks Ground On Washington, Missouri, Expansion
Frick’s Quality Meats Inc. has broken ground on a 28,320-s.f. expansion of its existing 120,000-s.f. facility in Washington, Missouri. The expansion represents a $11.5 million investment in the region and will create 40 new jobs. Frick’s Quality Meats is a family-owned company that makes smoked meats and sausages with distribution to grocery retailers in 44 […]
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All Hy-Vee Brand Shelf-Stable Tuna Products Now Responsibly Sourced
Less than one year after Hy-Vee announced it was expanding its Seafood Procurement Policy to include the shelf-stable tuna category, 100 percent of its private-brand shelf-stable tuna products are now sourced from environmentally preferred fisheries. “We continue to push forward in our seafood sustainability goals and add categories to our list of responsibly sourced items,” […]
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Sprouts Farmers Market Readying Stores In Its Home State
Sprouts Farmers Market soon will finish construction on new locations in Tempe and Scottsdale, Arizona. Those stores will be among four opening in the first quarter of 2018 in the grocer’s home state. The 30,000-s.f. Tempe store is located at 931 East Elliott Road and will open on Wednesday, March 21, at 7 a.m. The […]
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Give Fresh Departments A Boost With Chinese New Year Promotions
Frieda’s Specialty Produce offers training and programming to help retailers ring in the Year of the Dog: Draw in shoppers to your store with the unique food experience of a Chinese New Year promotion. Frieda’s Specialty Produce offers special support to customers who book a Chinese New Year promotion by Jan. 10; it includes a […]
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‘Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner.’ Holiday Campaign Targets Young Consumers
Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner. is giving consumers the “tips and recipes they need to make beef the star of those big family meals,” all while rolling out the next phase of the brand’s relaunch. “Beef is the one thing that won’t be debated this holiday season,” said Alisa Harrison, SVP, global marketing and research at the […]
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Midan Marketing’s Top Meat Industry Headlines Of 2017
by Danette Amstein/Principal, Midan Marketing Oh 2017—what a news-filled, exciting year you have been! Here at Midan we work hard to stay on top of news and trends in the meat industry. As this year wraps up, I wanted to reflect with you on some of 2017’s prominent trends that we believe will impact 2018. The […]
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Hy-Vee Partners With First Responders To Give Away 3,700 Holiday Hams
Hy-Vee Inc. is partnering with first responders in seven cities across the Midwest for a community initiative called Hy-Vee Hams for the Holidays. Over the next week, Hy-Vee will hand out more than 3,700 Hormel Cure 81 hams to families in need throughout the company’s eight-state region. “We are fortunate to have great partners to […]
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Ralphs Reopening Remodeled Mission Viejo, Calif., Store Dec. 13
Store to feature Ralphs’ Fresh Fare format Ralphs Grocery Co. is hosting a grand re-opening of its completely remodeled Portola Plaza supermarket at 27730 Santa Margarita Parkway in North Mission Viejo, California, next week. Following more than three months of ceiling-to-floor renovations, the supermarket is set to celebrate the re-opening on Wednesday, Dec. 13. As […]
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Price, Freshness & Brand Loyalty: Top Influencers Driving Retailer Traffic
Whether in store or online, shoppers like to have options when it comes to where they purchase their everyday groceries and supplies. Shopping and hopping from store to store go hand-in-hand for today’s consumers as new research and insights from Acosta—a full-service sales and marketing agency in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry—shows that 76 percent […]
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Tyson Foods Expanding Chicken Production In Western Tennessee
Tyson Foods Inc. has accepted an invitation from city, county and state leaders to build a new chicken production complex in Humboldt, Tennessee, part of Gibson County in the western part of the state. The $300 million project is expected to create more than 1,500 local jobs once the new complex begins operations in late […]
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California Beef Council’s BEEFabulous App Offers Recipes, Nutritional Info
This scenario might sound familiar to some consumers: You’re in the grocery store and you see a special on chuck roast, but you’re not sure what to do with a chuck roast—Slow-cook? Braise? Or you need meal options that are fast, satisfying and nutritious. “We’ve all been there in one form or another,” says Annette Kassis, […]
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Meat MythCrusher Video Addresses Meat And Cancer Research Myths
The North American Meat Institute and American Meat Science Association have once again teamed up to produce new Meat MythCrusher videos, addressing many of the common consumer misconceptions about meat and poultry. The newest video discusses the commonly reported myth that the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) found 800 studies linking red and processed […]