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Meat purchases soar during pandemic, report says

March 23, 2021 by MMR FMI, FMI - The Food Industry Association, FMI vice president of Fresh Foods Rick Stein, meat, Meat Institute president and CEO Julie Anna Potts, Power of Meat, Power of Meat study Leading Headlines, Retail News, Topics

WASHINGTON — Americans are buying more beef, pork, poultry, and lamb than ever before, according to a new study, which found that grocery sales of meat rose by 20% from 2019 to 2020. The national analysis released on Tuesday shows that three out of every four Americans agree that meat belongs in a healthy, balanced

Trump signs executive order to keep meat plants open

April 29, 2020 by MMR meat, meat processing plants, Smithfield, Tramp Administration, Trump, Tyson Leading Headlines, Supplier News

WASHINGTON — President Trump on Tuesday evening signed an executive order to keep meat processing plants open, invoking the Defense Production Act to classify meat plants as essential infrastructure. “It is important that processors of beef, pork, and poultry (“meat and poultry”) in the food supply chain continue operating and fulfilling orders to ensure a