Meat & Poultry

National Beef Packing Company, LLC (National Beef) CEO and President Tim Klein today announced a slate of management appointments, saying, “We have a succession plan in place which includes the continued development of our management staff to fulfill the leadership needs of an ever changing and growing company. These moves help strengthen National Beef’s leadership today and ensure a strong pipeline of capable leaders in the years to come. We are fortunate to have the depth of experience and expertise within our company that makes it possible to plan for succession from within.” …

There is no association between consumption of fresh or processed red meat and an increased risk of bladder cancer, according to a new analysis of data published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. …

Whole Foods Market is providing shoppers with a new level of transparency about how farm animals are raised by now offering beef, pork and chicken certified under 5-Step Animal Welfare Rating system (bit.ly/fawOft). …

On Friday, January 28, 2011, Townsends, Inc. received final approval from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware for a $12 million debtor-in-possession financing facility. The company had received interim approval to access up to $7 million of the $12 million final facility. …

Buffalo meat: Its whats for dinner in a growing number of homes across the Great Lakes Bay Region. …