Lobster Distributor Maine Coast Co. Hires Marketing Manager

The executive director of the Maine Lobster Dealers’ Association has joined the staff of a York-based lobster distributor.

FDA: Only Alaska Pollock Is 'Alaska Pollock'

Alaska pollock is having a good 2016 so far, with boosted quotas, favorable certification and a federal rule that will give Alaska an edge over Russia.

Watertown, NY Meat Plant Developer: Proposed St. Lawrence County Slaughterhouses Could Be Outcompeted

Planners of small-scale slaughterhouses in Potsdam and Oswegatchie should be afraid of being overwhelmed by a larger meat plant being developed in the Watertown area, contends the developer of that plant.

Honeysuckle White, Shady Brook Farms Debut New Campaign 'Thanking' Farmers

January 26, 2016 Cargill

Honeysuckle White and Shady Brook Farms turkey brands are launching a multi-channel marketing campaign encouraging consumers to “keep giving thanks,” to farmers who produce the turkey protein we eat. The multimillion dollar campaign includes a 30-second television ad featuring a Missouri turkey farmer on one of the 700 farms where birds are raised for both brands. The campaign will run January 25 to April 4 in key markets.

Berks Packing Co. Recalls Beef Products Due To Misbranding

January 26, 2016 USDA FSIS

Berks Packing Co., a Reading, Pa. establishment, is recalling approximately 1,320 pounds of beef products that may be misbranded, and may contain pork and erythorbate, an additive, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.