Walt Shafer, chief operations officer at Costco’s Lincoln Premium Poultry, Freemont Neb., is the 2021 recipient of MEAT+POULTRY’s Operations Executive of the Year.

Geier’s Sausage Kitchen credits its German roots and traditional recipes for its continued success.

The Darfresh packaging provides a hermetic seal around the product.

The retailer has noticed customers maintaining digital engagement and trading up to premium products.

The companies are leading the trend of bringing fresh meat to on-demand retail in China.

Birchwood Foods relies on the same strategy of building relationships it has since its beginning.

The plant-based line will now include bratwurst, Italian sausage and burger patties.

The small-batch, artisanal processor expands its reach to California.