Focus on Fresh Meat & Seafood
Inside the meat and seafood case: beef, pork, poultry and seafood trends, butcher programs, processors and the suppliers serving grocery retailers.
Hormel Foods To Acquire Brakebush In $1.055B Deal
The deal advances Hormel's strategy of investing in growing protein categories.
Schweid & Sons Launches Marinated Steak Tips In 2 Flavors
The products target consumers seeking restaurant-quality beef at home without marinating, seasoning or planning ahead.
ShopRite, Schnucks Among Certified Angus Beef 2026 Retail Award Winners
Schnuck Markets earned Retailer of the Year honors, while ShopRite was named Large Chain Marketer of the Year.
Smithfield Foods Celebrates 90 Years On Its Founding Site
Smithfield Mayor Michael Smith recognized the company's long-standing presence in its namesake town.
Sweet-Heat Trend Reaches Canned Meat With Spam Hot Honey
Hormel Foods said the new variety is a permanent addition to the lineup of more than 10 varieties.
Meat & Poultry
Niman Ranch Debuts Hatch Green Chile Bratwurst At Whole Foods
Stores in the Austin, Texas-based grocer's Southwest, Pacific Northwest and Rocky Mountain regions will carry the product.
Slim Jim Sets Guinness World Record With 429-Foot Meat Stick
An official adjudicator certified the record-breaking meat snack at Conagra's Omaha, Nebraska, campus.
Walmart Serving Up Rotisserie Chicken Purse For Chicken Month
The purse and mini bag charms launch Sept. 1 in Traditional and Lemon Pepper "flavors."
Beef Checkoff Targets Back-To-School Protein Demand With Recipe Push
The campaign centers on three recipes featured in a recent satellite media tour with a registered dietitian.
Tyson Foods To Close 2 Beef Plants, Sell Third Amid Cattle Shortage
Plants in Illinois and Utah are shutting down operations, while Tyson pursues the sale of its Pasco, Washington, beef plant.
Long Island Grocers Unite: Giunta’s Meat Farms To Acquire King Kullen
The deal brings together two family-owned grocers and is expected to close in September.
Seafood
Wild Alaskan Co. Takes DTC Seafood Brand To Target Nationwide
Formerly a direct-to-consumer brand, Wild Alaskan is launching five frozen seafood items with the retailer.
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.
USDA Invests $2M In Invasive Catfish Processing Facilities In MD, IL
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded $2 million to two seafood processors in Maryland and Illinois to expand capacity for processing…
FMI Report: Frequent Seafood Shoppers Drive 40% Of Category Sales
Just 10 percent of shoppers account for 40 percent of all seafood purchases, according to The Power of Seafood 2026, a new…