Month: January 2012

METTLER TOLEDO is pleased to announce its newest line of PC-based touchscreen counter scales, the UC Evo Line. The UC Evo Line, an evolution of METTLER TOLEDO’s successful UC Line, will become the technology centerpiece of the Fresh department, a portal for communications, a productivity workhorse, and a shopper marketing channel. …

Amid a challenging global economy in the last five years, supply and demand highlighted differences within the beef category from the top to low end. Demand for high-quality beef increased more, even as all beef prices rose in response to dwindling supplies. Production input costs continued up, too, but cattle prices climbed to cover costs for most ranchers. The squeeze between costs and cattle prices put enough strain on producers over time that many of them reduced their herds or went out of business, steadily reducing the calf supply. So many hard decisions to give up the ranching life eventually pulled prices up for survivors in the industry. There could be a better way. …