Twenty-three students from 16 colleges participated last week in Guymon, Oklahoma-based Seaboard Foods’ annual Winternship program. The week-long Winternship provides an opportunity for students to explore the operations of a connected pork production company, network with experts, better define career paths and gain knowledge about how pork is produced. “Studies have shown there are misconceptions and a […]
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Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Southeast
Swaggerty’s Farm Receives AA Grade In BRC Standards
Kodak, Tennessee-based Swaggerty’s Farm scored the highest AA Certification in BRC Global Food Safety standards. Founded in 1930 by Lonas Swaggerty, Swaggerty’s Farm is a family-owned and -operated sausage company in East Tennessee that has consistently cultivated a culture of food safety. There are various national, third-party and food safety risk assessment standards to abide by, but […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Southeast
Believer Meats Breaks Ground On Production Facility
Israel-based Believer Meats broke ground Dec. 7 on its first U.S. commercial facility in Wilson, North Carolina. Once operational, the 200,000-square-foot facility will be the one of the largest cultivated meat production centers with the capacity to produce at least 10,000 metric tons of product, without the need to slaughter a single animal. “Our facility propels Believer […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Southwest
Industry Leader Establishes Grass Fed Foods Platform
Loveland, Colorado-based Grass Fed Foods has announced the formation of the nation’s largest grass fed beef platform by merging SunFed Ranch and Teton Waters Ranch. In the merger, Grass Fed Foods will becomes the foremost outlet for grass fed beef products, bringing together SunFed Ranch, a California-based leader in prime cuts and grinds, and industry […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, West
Seafood Company Increases Fair Trade Certified Shrimp Options
El Segundo, California-based Chicken of the Sea Frozen Foods has announced an initiative with two of its global shrimp suppliers, Thai Union Frozen PCL and Avanti Frozen Foods, making the company the largest importer of Fair Trade Certified shrimp in the U.S. This recent fair trade certification is an extension of the Thai Union global sustainability […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Southwest
Southern Recipe To Support GGAF In Annual Campaign
Dallas, Texas-based Southern Recipe Small Batch pork rinds has announced its annual Pork Rind Appreciation Day campaign, supporting Coach Ditka’s Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund. Consumers can participate in this year’s “Sacks for Snacks” Sweepstakes, leading up to Big Game Sunday on Feb. 12, coinciding with Pork Rind Appreciation Day. Fans are invited to enter by picking the pro-football team they […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Midwest
CARE, Cargill Support Women In Agriculture During Hunger Crisis
Minneapolis-based Cargill and CARE are expanding their partnership to improve the lives and economic development of smallholder farmers and entrepreneurs focusing on women, with Cargill pledging $14 million over the next three years. The goal is to drive impact and build resiliency for rural agricultural communities globally as the world faces a growing hunger crisis. For more than […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Northeast
Mosner Family Brands Acquires Great American Foods
Mosner Family Brands, a New York-based meat manufacturer and distributor, has acquired the assets of Great American Foods, a manufacturer of ground and value-added proteins located in Newark, New Jersey. “We are thrilled to welcome Great American Foods and its more than 50 employees into the Mosner family of companies with full continuity of key […]