Hillshire Farm Introduces New Line Of Premium Pre-Cooked Smoked Sausage

February 9, 2012 Sara Lee Corporation

Hillshire Farm introduces Gourmet Creations, a new line of premium smoked sausage that offers wide meal versatility. Whether planning a dinner party or whipping up a simple, yet savory supper for the family, Hillshire Farm Gourmet Creations can be tossed in a skillet with olive oil and your favorite vegetables, added to a hearty jambalaya or mixed in with a favorite pasta or rice recipe to create satisfying meals.

Beef Prices Expected To Climb For Next 2 Years

The smallest cattle herd since the 1950s likely will mean higher beef prices at the supermarket for the next two years. Experts said beef prices could climb as much as 10 percent a year in 2012 and 2013, and the increase could be even greater if demand from other countries increases.

Beef Board Elects 2012 Leadership

February 9, 2012 The Beef Checkoff Program

The Cattlemen’s Beef Board seated new members and elected 2012 officers, as well as members of its Executive Committee and the Beef Promotion Operating Committee, during its annual meeting in Nashville Feb. 4.

Consumer Groups Want Tougher Probe Of Engineered Salmon

February 9, 2012 Deborah Zabarenko, Reuters

Three U.S. consumer groups petitioned the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday to subject a new genetically engineered salmon to a more rigorous review process than is now in place before the fish can be approved as safe to eat.

Marine Harvest Aims To Hook Deals In Weak Salmon Market

February 9, 2012 Walter Gibbs, Reuters

The world's largest fish farmer, Marine Harvest, said global salmon prices would stay low for some time and it was determined to exploit the "challenging market outlook" to make acquisitions after a forecast-beating fourth quarter.