The National Chicken Council is responding to a Consumer Reports article, “The High Cost of Cheap Chicken,” released last week and featured in the February 2014 issue of the magazine and online at consumerreports.org. Americans eat about 160 million servings of chicken each day, and 99.99 percent of those servings are consumed safely, according to […]
Category: Perishables
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Fareway Now Delivering Meat Anywhere In The Contiguous States
After months of testing, Fareway Stores officially launched a new storefront—the Fareway Meat Market (farewaymeats.com)—on Nov. 4. Customers can order their favorite cuts of meat by 1 p.m., Monday-Friday, and have them delivered anywhere in the contiguous United States in time for dinner the next day. “Our customers have been asking for years to be able […]
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Springer Mountain Farms’ Arrendale To Receive Humanitarian Medal
Ceremony to be held Saturday in L.A. and broadcast on Hallmark Channel Oct. 30 The American Humane Association will present its prestigious National Humanitarian Medal to Gus Arrendale of Springer Mountain Farms at this week’s American Humane Association Hero Dog Awards event. The association said it awards the National Humanitarian Medal to visionary leaders […]
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TruMoo Launches Limited-Edition Halloween-Themed Milks Nationwide
TruMoo, in celebration of Halloween, is introducing two limited-edition milks. Lowfat Vanilla TruMoo will be tinted bright orange. It and TruMoo Chocolate will feature creative, Halloween-inspired labels. TruMoo Limited Edition Halloween milks can be enjoyed on their own or “used to brew up a cauldron of diabolically delicious drinks,” according to TruMoo. “With the success […]
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AMI Foundation Debuts New Video On Proper Thermometer Use
Using a thermometer to ensure meat and poultry products are cooked to a proper internal temperature is one of the most important food safety steps people can take, yet research by the International Food Information Council Foundation shows that only 36 percent of Americans make this a regular habit. With that in mind, the American […]
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Georgia Meat Cutter Makes Case For Course At Local Tech School
Leon Wildberger, owner of meatcuttersclub.com, has been on a journey for two years to benefit the Georgia grocery industry. Georgia and surrounding states lack in qualified meat cutters, according to Wildberger who aims to have a meat-cutting course added to Northwestern Technical College. As the owner of meatcuttersclub.com, Wildberger gets requests from different companies and recruiters to help them find meat […]
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Study Examines How ‘Manfluencers’ Shop For, Prepare, Consume Meat Products
Midan Marketing’s newest market research study, “Manfluence,” reveals that men have changed, and it’s time for the meat industry to reevaluate its target shopper. Manfluence was first coined by Midan in its 2012 “Breaking the Pattern” study to describe the trend of more men sharing household responsibilities like grocery shopping and meal preparation, as women […]
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Dietz & Watson Intros Items To Chicago With Jewel-Osco, Food Bank Partnership
Dietz & Watson wants to introduce itself to the Chicagoland market by feeding people. Through Sept. 13, when a customer buys 1 pound of Dietz & Watson’s premium deli meats or cheeses at Jewel-Osco stores, the Philadelphia-based company will donate a half-pound to the Northern Illinois Food Bank. The company hopes to donate 20,000 pounds […]