Month: February 2017

Starting this month, Dickey's Barbecue Pit signature smoked sausages are available in Kroger locations throughout the Dallas Fort-Worth Metroplex. Dickey's Barbecue Pit has partnered with Eddy Packing Co. to bring Dickey's delicious Original Smoked Fresh Polish, Smoked Spicy Cheddar and Red Hot Links to Kroger locations in Dickey's hometown. …

Johnsonville is ready to launch one of its largest new product innovations in the company’s 71-year history – not with new sausage varieties – but chicken. …

In 2016, U.S. packers saw Choice beef production increase by 8.1% while that of the Select grade held steady. Yet the value of Choice over Select (the Choice-Select spread) went up by $3.47 per hundredweight (/cwt.). “If you’re just looking at supplies, you’d assume the premiums for hitting those higher quality endpoints would go down,” says Mark McCully, vice president of production for the Certified Angus Beef ® (CAB®)brand. “But that’s where the story of demand really shines.” …