BRF takes pet food business off the block
SÃO PAULO — BRF S.A. announced on Nov. 13 it has abandoned plans to sell its pet food business after exploring competitive sale opportunities earlier this year. The company partnered…
Mar-Jac reaches settlement with DOL following 16-year-old worker fatality
HATTIESBURG, MISS. — The US Department of Labor (DOL) and Mar-Jac Poultry reached a settlement amounting to $164,814 in fines following an incident involving a 16-year-old boy who suffered a…
Shifting directions in poultry processing
The goals of automatic deboning equipment have historically remained the same and revolve around high yield, low bone content and speed. As technology has advanced, there’s a growing demand for…
KJ Poultry committed to keeping it kosher
Just outside of Monroe, NY, resides a mostly Yiddish-speaking Hasidic Jewish community in the village of Kiryas Joel. More than 25 years ago the residents of the community began slaughtering…
Gary Ford to join Bfrepa as PR and policy advisor
BFREPA has announced that Gary Ford, currently chief executive of the British Egg Industry Council (BEIC), will join the organisation as a PR and policy advisor from November. Mr Ford…
Consumers see food prices as rising more than other goods and services, find ways to adapt
21 August 2024 5 minute read More than 80% of consumers perceive that food prices have increased a little or a lot over the last 12 months, according to the…
USPOULTRY opens nominations for Family Farm Environmental Excellence Award
TUCKER, GA. — The US Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) announced on Aug. 6 that nominations for the 2025 Family Farm Environmental Excellence Award are open. The award honors family…
Wayne-Sanderson stops operations to prepare for Hurricane Debby
MOULTRIE, GA. — Wayne-Sanderson Farms announced in a Facebook post that it will not operate any shifts on Aug. 5 at its Moultrie, Ga., plant due to severe weather forecast…
Podcast: Sanderson Farms talks about mentoring programs
KANSAS CITY, MO. – Sanderson Farms, now a part of Wayne-Sanderson Farms, continues to tout its employee investment as the main reason the poultry processor remains successful. One of the…
Perdue Foods recalls frozen chicken products over foreign material contamination
WASHINGTON – A Perry, Ga., establishment operated by Perdue Foods LLC recalled 167,171 lbs of frozen, ready-to-eat chicken breast nugget and tender products that may be contaminated with foreign material,…