Meat & Poultry

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association has been diligently working with the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and our partners on the Meat Nutrition Labeling Coalition (MNLC) to capitalize on the final nutrition labeling rule and consumers’ access to nutrition information in the meat case, and efforts are heating up. …

Certified Angus Beef LLC, for the fifth consecutive year, reported record sales for its signature brand of beef, with nine out of 12 months in fiscal 2011 hitting new heights. Efforts by the brand’s licensed partners led to sales totaling 807 million pounds, an increase of almost 4% over 2010’s previous record 777 million pounds. …

Kobe beef is a Japanese delicacy whose reputation precedes it. The very mention of it conjures images of decadence. …

Cagle's, Inc. today announced that it and its wholly-owned subsidiary Cagle's Farms, Inc. (collectively, "Cagle's") have filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Cagle's filed the petitions today in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia in Atlanta, Georgia. …

The Country Natural Beef cooperative says it's having trouble filling orders because high prices are luring some producers back to traditional sales outlets. The cooperative hopes consumers will pay a premium for meat raised under guidelines for sustainability. But the high price of beef generally has cut into the advantage the branded product enjoys. …