Meat & Poultry

Geissler’s shoppers will be the first in the United States to be able to purchase meat products with labels featuring the OnVu® intelligent indicator, the companies announced Thursday. …

Beef may be what's for dinner but for a growing number of families, the type and quantity of beef they're buying is changing. The grass-fed beef movement is gaining in popularity all over the country and it's giving a new meaning to buying in bulk. …

Harris Teeter’s meat merchandising team was awarded the National Retail Beef Backer Award for Large Chain Retailer at the 2012 Cattle Industry Annual Convention & National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) Trade Show in Nashville, Tenn. Funded by the Beef Checkoff Program, this effort recognizes grocery establishments that are doing an outstanding job of marketing and merchandising beef in the meat case. …

In October 2011, Just BARE Chicken passed the rigorous American Humane Certified® (AHC) standards for the raising and handling of farm animals, joining the list of American Humane Association(TM) (AHA) certified producers. Beginning this month, the American Humane Certified seal will start appearing on labels of the Just BARE line of fresh, all natural chicken. The line consists of hand-trimmed boneless, skinless chicken breast fillets; breast tenders; boneless, skinless chicken thighs; drumsticks; and whole chicken. …

The smallest cattle herd since the 1950s likely will mean higher beef prices at the supermarket for the next two years. Experts said beef prices could climb as much as 10 percent a year in 2012 and 2013, and the increase could be even greater if demand from other countries increases. …