Dillons Sales Increase With Use Of Hispanic Point-Of-Sale Elements
To demonstrate the effectiveness of Hispanic Point-of-Sale (POS) elements, Dillons stores conducted a beef checkoff-funded Hispanic Pilot Test. …
Meat & Poultry
Broiler Meat Production Up 2% in 2Q, Turkey Meat Production Expected To Be 10% Below ’08 Peak In 2011
Broiler meat production is expected to total 9.13 billion pounds in second-quarter 2010, up 2 percent from a year earlier. …
Sysco Announces Acquisition Of Lincoln Poultry & Egg Co.
Sysco Corporation today announced that it has acquired Lincoln Poultry & Egg Co., a leading broadline foodservice distributor based in Lincoln, Nebraska. The acquisition is effective as of July 12, 2010. The management team and employees of Lincoln Poultry will become employees of Sysco. …
Cattle Rise As U.S. Meatpacker Profit Improves; Hogs Advance
Cattle futures rose to a six-week high on speculation that U.S. meatpackers are paying more for animals as profit improves. Hogs also gained. …
Sullivan County, NY’s Walmart Beefs Up Kosher Section
The Monticello Walmart just ran a full-page ad touting “expanded selections” in its “new kosher fresh section for the summer 2010.” It’s added kosher products like Empire organic chicken and Teva Angus beef sliders. …