Organizers expect more than 25,000 attendees to work through roughly 12 tons of wings over the two days.
Category: Meat/Seafood/Poultry
Seafood City Opens 1st Arizona Store At Mall In Chandler
The 66,000-square-foot supermarket featuring Filipino, Asian and other international products anchors Chandler Fashion Center.
Southeast Piggly Wiggly Operator Launches Affordable Protein Initiative
With meat being the centerpiece of most family meals, the initiative is a way to help customers save, the grocer says.
Heinen’s Expands Its Afresh AI Usage In Fresh Departments
Heinen’s is extending its use of the Afresh AI platform to period ending inventory across its fresh departments, replacing manual after-hours counts with AI-generated inventory estimates in produce, meat, deli, cheese and bakery. The Warrensville Heights, Ohio-based grocer already used Afresh for store ordering, so adding the inventory review required no new integrations or devices, […]
Survey: 55 Percent Of Consumers Are Buying Less Beef
Fifty-five percent of U.S. consumers are buying less beef or have stopped entirely amid rising prices, the New World screwworm outbreak and global trade disruptions, according to the 2026 Consumer Grocery and Protein Trends survey released July 21 by Blue Yonder. At the same time, one-third of consumers have increased their overall protein purchases in […]
Pacific Seafood, Ocean Beauty Seafoods Merge Distribution Businesses
Pacific Seafood and Ocean Beauty Seafoods have merged their distribution businesses, combining two family-owned seafood companies across six western facilities.
Incremental Growth Starts With Ground Pork
By Kiersten Hafer, VP of Business Intelligence and Innovation, National Pork Board The way consumers shop, order and eat continues to morph. They’re looking for high-protein, flexible and adventurous meals that deliver on taste, value and versatility all at once. That shift creates a major opportunity for retailers, and pork is uniquely positioned to deliver. […]
Pilgrim’s Invests $75M To Expand GA Plant, Closes TN Harvesting Operations
The company will expand capacity to produce a mix of higher‑value, boneless chicken products – including those in fast‑growing categories.
