Demand Fuels Rantoul Pork Plant's Plans For Growth In Illinois
Rantoul Foods pork processing plant will build five more loading docks, a shipping office and another finished-product cooling unit to handle the large number of hogs being processed. …
Year: 2012
Local-Foods Movement Struggles With Lack Of Infrastructure In Midwest
Just as the local-foods movement is growing legs in the Midwest, a key piece of infrastructure is struggling. Many small poultry-processing plants have closed across the country, in large part because of challenges making a profit in the face of strict regulations and difficulty finding laborers.
Pollock Fishery Certified Sustainable; Crab Will Be Next
Bering Sea crab will be the next Alaska fishery to win certification for sustainability, according to United Nations guidelines, helping to increase market access for Seattle-based seafood producers. …
Price Chopper Recalls Gourmet Stuffed Clams
Price Chopper Supermarkets is issuing a voluntary recall on gourmet stuffed clams from its seafood departments with a scale code of 20918100000. …
NOAA Grant Will Fund Seafood Poisoning Research
The U.S. National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration has announced a $4 million grant to research causes of the world's most common seafood poisoning. …
