Meat & Poultry

Twenty-six students will compete for a position on the 2011 National Beef Ambassador Team, funded in part by the beef checkoff, as well as cash awards and college scholarships, at the National Beef Ambassador Competition held Oct. 1-3 at the Best Western Ramkota Hotel & Conference Center. Cash awards totaling $5,000 will be presented, as well as scholarship awards sponsored by the American National CattleWomen Foundation, Inc. …

Dear Mr. Gold: On your recommendation, I frequent Alexander’s Prime Meats in San Gabriel for beef, lamb and their great sausages. But to me, the cuts of pork there don’t seem much better than what you can find at the supermarket. Where can I get high-quality cuts of pork in the SGV? -Neel, Alhambra …

Big Y, the grocery retailer that purchased the Waldbaum’s in West Hartford, said Tuesday that it will keep the kosher departments when the store reopens as a Big Y World Class Market in November. …

The Turnaround Management Association (TMA) announced the five 2010 Turnaround of the Year Award recipients that will be honored at the 2010 TMA Annual Convention, October 7. Although the five winning turnaround teams have vast differences in their clients’ products from poultry to skis to furniture they all share a common story of tremendous turnaround success and have bright futures thanks to the following award recipients. …

An example of Tyson Foods’ commitment to the advancement of child nutrition was featured today at the 2010 National Food Policy Conference, hosted by the Consumer Federation of America in cooperation with the Grocery Manufacturers Association. …