Meat & Poultry

After 22 years as one of the major butchery and meat-distributing businesses in Portland, Nicky USA is expanding into Seattle. Nicky USA has reflected the Portland area's metamorphosis into a food capital. The company butchers or distributes everything from rabbit and game to venison, lamb and more exotic meats like alligator and rattlesnake. …

George Stachecki was a meat manager with Allied Foods in the late ’60s when he was transferred to Spokane. Soon afterward, Allied sold its western division, and Stachecki had two options: follow his employer or put down roots. …

The Meat Industry Hall of Fame is delighted to announce Dr. Temple Grandin will deliver the keynote presentation at our Annual Induction Ceremony and Dinner on October 27 at the JW Marriott Hill Country, San Antonio, TX.  The event, held in conjunction with the North American Meat Association’s Outlook Conference, will honor the Class of 2012. …

Registration is still available for the upcoming American Meat Science Association (AMSA) PORK 101 short course to be held October 15-17, 2012 at Iowa State University, Ames, IA. PORK 101 is held in cooperation with the National Pork Board (NPB). …

A Brampton processing company is beefing up its sausage production courtesy of an $826,000 cash injection from Ottawa.  Parliamentary Secretary Pierre Lemieux, on behalf of federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, announced funding for Cardinal Meat Specialists Ltd., a local company that produces meat products for distribution to retail markets. …