Meat & Poultry

Ongoing increases in bacon use by fast-food and casual dining restaurants come as grocery stores expect a seasonal pickup in demand in the months ahead. Consumers tend to make more bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwiches during the summer months. The pork product also continues to remain a breakfast staple. …

Goldn Plump recently completed expanding its production facility by 22,000 square feet. The facility, purchased in 1993 by Goldn Plump, finished its latest expansion at a cost of $25.4 million, along with $8.9 million for more breeder and grower barns in the area. …

A prolonged drought from Kansas to Texas probably forced U.S. ranchers to sell more cattle to feedlots last month, signaling increased supplies for meat processors including Tyson Foods Inc. (TSN) and lower beef prices. …

Seaboard Foods announced today it has reduced sodium in its PrairieFresh Prime brand fresh pork products. The sodium content for a 4-ounce serving of unseasoned PrairieFresh Prime pork loin was lowered to 280 milligrams (mg) a 26 percent sodium reduction while maintaining the unique eating experience created by the proprietary PrairieFresh Prime process. …

Under a new program, the Southern Maryland Meats Program, consumers will now have the opportunity to purchase meat, including beef, lamb, and rabbit, grown in five Maryland counties (Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Prince Georges and St. Marys). …