Meat & Poultry

Ossid, powered by Pro Mach, introduced today a new weigh-price labeler for meat, poultry, dairy products, seafood, and produce packing operations that require a rugged, versatile, and fast machine, up to 120 packages per minute, in environments with high moisture content. …

There’s no denying the impact that a label can have on a customer. Innovative labels offer differentiation, store brand promotion, and can increase sales. They are used as a means to inform, but also to differentiate. They can be fun and break routine. Your label is your brand. …

Cargill Beef today announced it has renewed its agreement with Roush Fenway Racing as the primary sponsor of the team’s No. 6 Ford Mustang driven by defending NASCAR Nationwide Series champion Ricky Stenhouse Jr. The 24-year-old Olive Branch, Miss., native will drive the Cargill Beef Mustang for 12 races in the series during the 2012 season that began in late February, with multiple brands represented on the car during the season. …

Hormel Foods Corporation today announced it was named the Walmart Supplier of the Year for overall best supplier performance and partnership in 2011. The Supplier of the Year award is the top recognition given by Walmart and was presented at the Supplier Summit in Orlando, FL. The award recognizes Hormel Foods for a track record of successful innovation and years of consistent growth. …

Brazil's JBS SA , the world's biggest beef processor, raised its stake in affiliate Pilgrim's Pride Corp by $107.2 million, strengthening its bet on a United States chicken market struggling with rising feed costs. …