Meat Archive
Pro's Ranch Markets to Expand to Texas: Report
Pro's Ranch Markets here is reportedly set to expand into Texas later this year with a 60,000-square-foot store in El Paso, according to the El Paso Times. ...
EATING GREEN
Organic ingredients and locally grown food products are increasingly important to restaurant goers, and operators and chefs are adding them to more menus...
Organic Food Sales Grew 22% in 2006
Organic food sales totaled nearly $17 billion in 2006, representing 3% of total retail sales of food and beverages in the United States, the Organic Trade Association announced here at the All Things Organic show, citing preliminary findings from their 2007 Manufacturer Survey. ...
MAKING THE CUT
Service counters have grown in importance for many chains, even as other retailers cut back on skilled labor...
Giant Eagle Opens New Express Format
Giant Eagle opened the first of a new format, Giant Eagle Express, late last week....
NFI Supports Introduction of Aquaculture Bill
McLEAN, Va. — The National Fisheries Institute announced its support for the introduction of HR 2010 — The National Offshore Aquaculture Act of 2007 — sponsored by U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-W.Va., and authored by the U.S. Department of Commerce. ...
CUT TO THE CHASE
It sounds far enough away October 2008 but the mandatory Country of Origin Labeling law for meat is just around the corner, and groups such as the Food...
Pigs Fed Tainted Pet Food Said to Pose ‘Minimal’ Risk
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Several of the pigs that were fed tainted pet food scraps have been eaten by consumers, but the health risk to humans is thought to be “minimal,” according to a spokesman for the California Department of Food and Agriculture here....
Value Meals
It's a question that inspires endless industry debate, yet cannot be ignored. And there's no more fitting category to examine it than deli and prepared...
Big Y Touts Butcher Shop in New Store
BETHEL, Conn. -- Big Y has announced it will open an exclusively full-service fresh meat department in its newest location here this week. ...
