Meat & Poultry

American supermarket spending on meat purchases grew by 4% from last year according to Nielsen. A key factor in the rise is promotion of these products, with 51% of meat being purchased on sale. …

Despite popular perception in the media, it is simply not true that consuming less meat and dairy products will help stop climate change, says a University of California authority on farming and greenhouse gases. …

A National toll-free hotline made possible by Specialty Foods Group, manufacturer of Kentucky Legend Hams, to help cooks with holiday ham preparation will now be made available until the end of the year. …

Beef Packers, Inc. is recalling approximately 22,723 pounds of ground beef products that may be linked to an outbreak of salmonellosis. The products were produced on September 23, 2009 and bear the establishment number “EST. 31913” printed on the case code labels and were distributed to a retail distribution center in Arizona. …

The launch of fresh and frozen vegetarian-fed and antibiotic-free turkeys will be followed by natural baking mixes from Arrowhead Mills and dried pastas from DeBoles in Spring 2010. …