Roche Bros., a family-owned chain of full-service supermarkets headquartered in Wellesley Hills, Mass., expanded its meat department offerings with new chicken, pork and beef options.
As more consumers seek out wholesome cuts of meat to cook, Jennie-O Turkey Store, a Willmar, Minn., division of Hormel Foods, launched three new grilling options—Turkey Breast Steaks, Seasoned Turkey Breast Steaks and Jalapeño Jack Turkey Burgers.
Meyer Natural Foods, Loveland, Colo., launched a Humanely Handled program, designed to further strengthen Meyer’s strict standards for raising and producing cattle and establish a program that farmers and ranchers can use to produce the highest-quality beef in the most humane manner.
Like any good superhero, meat, poultry and seafood processors have evolved with the times, embracing consumer demand and flexing their powers to become bigger and bolder than ever.
Philadelphia-based Dietz & Watson expanded its Premium Meats & Cheese brand to now include seven all-natural chicken sausage varieties that offer something to please just about every palate.
Demand for meat, poultry and seafood packaging is forecast to increase 3.2% annually to $9.7 billion in 2017, according to “Meat, Poultry & Seafood Packaging,” a new study from The Freedonia Group, Inc.
Working as a committee within the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (GRSB), a Colorado Springs, Colo.-based group of representatives from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, the European Union and the United States began work that will lead to GRSB's definition framework for sustainable beef.
Smithfield Foods, Inc., Smithfield, Va., and Hong Kong-based Shuanghui International Holdings Ltd. entered into a definitive merger agreement that values Smithfield at approximately $7.1 billion.