Succulent Crown Pork Roast Makes Memorable Presentation For Special Holiday Meal

Not too many supermarkets carry the choicest cuts of pork, yet for a special occasion like Thanksgiving, its worth the investment.

Pork Checkoff’s PQA Plus Program Hits 50,000 Milestone

October 4, 2010 The Pork Checkoff

Pork Quality Assurance Plus (PQA Plus), the pork industrys program to assure the world that U.S. producers are delivering a safe and wholesome product and that they are caring for their animals in a socially responsible manner, reached a significant milestone this week when the number of producers achieving PQA Plus certification reached 50,000.

Shop ‘n Save Kicks Off The Ultimate Tailgate Party

October 4, 2010 The Pork Checkoff

From ribs to chops, pork is the M.V.P. (most valuable protein) of fall tailgating, especially at Shop ‘n Save in the St. Louis area, where fans can score big savings on fresh pork and enter to win The Ultimate Tailgate Party at a Rams home football game.

Kroger And United Food & Commercial Workers Local 455 Ratify Agreements

October 4, 2010 The Kroger Co.

Associates of Kroger Texas L.P., an affiliate of The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR), have ratified agreements with United Food and Commercial Workers (U.F.C.W.) Local 455. The agreements cover more than 13,000 Kroger associates in the Houston Meat and Houston Clerks bargaining units who work in 107 stores in Texas.

Active Packaging Keeps Meat Fresh For Longer

To date, supermarkets have only been able to keep products on their meat counters for a few days. But now researchers have developed an antimicrobial active packaging film that destroys the microorganisms on the product surface, thereby increasing the shelf life not only of fresh meat, but also of fish, cheese and other cold cuts.