Meat & Poultry

The American Meat Institute has awarded Butterball with Environmental Recognition Awards from the American Meat Institute (AMI) for seven of its plants and feed mills. They also received five safety awards from the American Meat Institute (AMI), including the Award of Honor, the institutes highest safety award. …

Now that the new growing season is starting, access to locally produced foods at farmers markets will be easier. But not everyone can get to farmers markets, especially to the ones that offer locally raised meats. Since early this year, however, consumers have had a new supermarket source for Kentucky-raised cattle, through PM Beef, a Minnesota beef processor, in cooperation with Kentucky Proud, a buy-local initiative of the Kentucky Department of Agriculture. …

When it comes to calories, 100 is a magic number. Easy to keep track of, hundred-calorie snacks promise a measure of pleasure that won’t blow the whole diet. Now, another breakthrough: the 100-calorie steak. …

The US poultry processing industry includes about 300 companies with combined annual revenue of about $50 billion. Major companies include Perdue Incorporated, Pilgrim’s Pride, and Tyson Foods. The industry is highly concentrated: the 50 largest companies account for more than 90 percent of revenue. …

Nathan’s Famous all-beef hot dogs invites everyone to taste the excitement surrounding the 94th annual Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest held in Coney Island, NY including a chance to help judge the competition. The excitement begins at www.nathanssweepstakes.com, where visitors can vie for prizes, test their virtual eating skills, and enter to win a trip to New York City to be a contest judge live on the Fourth of July. …