Meat & Poultry

Buckhead Beef Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of Sysco Corp., will open the new 24,000-square-foot facility in southwest Charlotte late this summer. …

The beef checkoff recently launched the redesigned veal producer website: www.vealfarm.com. The new design provides for easier navigation, has an enhanced and updated color scheme and includes added graphics designed to share images from today’s veal farms. A new layout makes the content easier to find and is geared towards providing easy access to the information most important to consumers – food safety, responsible animal care and the farmers who produce their food. …

Federal regulations currently prevent most small meat processors from shipping their products across state borders. That rule is being relaxed, however, and Wisconsin officials say their state is poised to see the most benefit. …

Butterball, LLC, the nation’s largest turkey producer, today announced the donation of more than 18,000 pounds of turkey to charitable organizations in North Carolina and Alabama that are supplying food to victims of the severe weather that affected numerous communities across the states. …

Food shoppers in South Korea, Mexico and Japan are fueling a surge in U.S. beef prices just as demand is set to reach a seasonal peak this month and retailers including Sam’s Club promote the meat in stores. …