Meat sales continue surging in late April
Free from the impact of this year or last year’s Easter holiday, data from 210 Analytics and IRI shows sales in the fresh perimeter for the week ending on April 26 were 23.1% above sales […]
CPF 2020 Summer Golf Tournament and Meeting June 29-30
The California Poultry Federation (CPF) Summer meeting will be held on June 29-30, 2020 at The Cliffs Resort & Spa in Pismo Beach, CA. As you know, this is one […]
SBA announces grants, loans available to farms
Farms and other agricultural employers can start applying for grants and low-interest, long-term loans through the Small Business Administration’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan program. SBA said Monday its EIDL portal […]
Report finds more questions than answers about lab-grown meat
Clean meat, lab meat, fake meat: Many terms are used to describe the food products created from cultivated cells of animal origin. The technology to culture animal cells and produce […]
3 strategies to help chicken brands succeed during COVID-19
COVID-19 changed consumer behavior overnight, making it more important than ever for chicken brands to explore new approaches to connect with their customers. “Consumer patterns are changing like never before […]
Executive Order on delegating authority under the DPA with respect to food supply chain resources during the national emergency caused by the outbreak of COVID-19
President Trump signed an Executive Order to preserve the safety of our Nation’s food supply chain during the COVID-19 outbreak. This order directs the Department of Agriculture to ensure America’s […]
CPF/NWCC support keeping meat and poultry plants operating
In response to President Trump’s Executive Order to keep meat and poultry plants operating during this national crisis, California Poultry Federation/Northwest Chicken Council President Bill Mattos issued the following statement: […]
IBD viruses may swap genetic material during infection
Live cell imaging has been used by researchers at The Pirbright Institute in the U.K. to reveal new information about how different strains of infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) might […]
Tyson Foods tracking changing consumer behaviors
Consumer packaged goods company consumer insights personnel all are asking the same basic question – What’s next? The recent dramatic shift in consumer purchasing patterns due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) […]
‘The food supply chain is breaking,’ Tyson says as plants close
Tyson Foods (TSN) is warning that “millions of pounds of meat” will disappear from the supply chain as the coronavirus pandemic pushes food processing plants to close, leading to product […]