Meat & Poultry

Smithfield Packing Company, Inc., one of Americas largest meat companies, will contribute a new flavor of southern hospitality to the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. As the Official Protein Supplier of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, Smithfield will provide protein products to food service operators during the 2010 Games. …

The ShopRite of Brooklawn, located at Route 130 and Browning Road in Brooklawn, New Jersey has initiated a voluntary recall today of its store-made ground beef products produced in the store on Saturday, June 19, 2010. There is a possibility that the product may contain small pieces of the absorbent tray lining. …

The average grocery store spends two thirds of its electricity bill on heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) and refrigeration. To meet customer demand for innovative systems that optimize operational and energy efficiency, Hussmann Corporation has launched 12 new solutions over the past 24 months, including the XtraLife Meat Case …

Smithfield Foods Inc., America’s top hog producer and parent of Patrick Cudahy Inc. is talking turkey with an offer to acquire a majority stake in Butterball LLC. …

Gene Nemechek, a swine veterinarian from Springdale, Ark., has been elected president of the National Pork Board by his fellow board members. The board also elected Everett Forkner, a pork producer from Richards, Mo., vice president. Both will serve one-year terms effective July 1. …