Meat & Poultry

Nolan Ryans Beef is now being featured in several menu items at Black-Eyed Pea restaurants in Texas. Black-Eyed Pea is known for serving great-tasting, home-style meals. The restaurant and Nolan Ryans Beef have strong Texas roots according to Nolan Ryan. …

Dr. Elisabeth Hagen was appointed today as the U.S. Department of Agricultures Under Secretary for Food Safety. In making the appointment, President Obama has selected a veteran USDA official that has been instrumental in building relationships and fostering coordination with food safety and public health partners at the federal, state, and local level. …

Supply of beef is down and demand is up. That will translate into steak and hamburger prices that are 6 to 7 percent higher at the supermarket than last year, said Rich Nelson, director of research at commodities research firm Allendale Inc. in McHenry. …

Sanderson Farms posted a dip in earnings Monday, with profits of $36.1 million, or $1.55 per share, from $43 million, or $2.06 per share, in the same quarter last year. Revenue declined 3%, to $489.1 million. …

Dearborn Sausage Co., Inc., a national supplier of fresh sausages, premium beef jerky, snack sausages, and hams, and THANASI Foods LLC, a national supplier of branded snack foods, have formed Macomb Smoked Meats LLC as a joint venture to purchase and manage the American Foods Company Inc. beef jerky and smoked sausage production facility in Macomb, Michigan. Macomb Smoked Meats will employ approximately 50 people in metro Detroit. …