The National Provisioner

12/26/2025

Sports-focused initiatives help the Beef Checkoff meet consumers where they are — especially younger audiences — and highlight beef’s nutrition benefits in community-driven environments.

In this article, beef producer and Cattlemen’s Beef Board member David Uhrig explains why he thinks sports partnerships are a smart investment in beef's future.

Full story: https://brnw.ch/21wYExg


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12/26/2025

Be sure to read our latest interview with American Association of Meat Processors Executive Director Chris Young, featuring insights on the outlook for small processors in the coming year.

Read the full 2026 Small Processor Economic Outlook Report: https://brnw.ch/21wYE36


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Proposed legislation would expand market reach for small processors.

12/25/2025

Daily's Premium Meats recently donated 61,525 pounds of its bacon and pork products to Harvesters—The Community Food Network.

The donation amounted to about 984,000 strips of bacon — enough to bacon-wrap Santa’s sleigh 6,000 times.

Learn more: https://brnw.ch/21wYDhm

Daily’s Premium Meats delivers 61,525 pounds of its bacon and pork products to Harvesters—The Community Food Network, serving northwestern Missouri and northeastern Kansas.

12/25/2025

The National Pork Board's Kiersten Hafer, vice president of business intelligence and innovation, reflects on the pork industry's efforts in 2025 to connect consumers to the people and families who raise pork every day.

Read the full article here: https://brnw.ch/21wYCZl


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Kiersten Hafer, vice president of business intelligence and innovation for the National Pork Board, reflects on the pork industry's efforts in 2025 to connect consumers to the people and families who raise pork every day.

12/24/2025

Barbecue restaurant chain Sonny's BBQ is promoting George McAllan and Katie Love to president and chief marketing officer, respectively.
These appointments come alongside the announcement of Sonny BBQ's plans to build a test kitchen within the next 12 months.

Learn more: https://brnw.ch/21wYCsx

Barbecue restaurant chain Sonny's BBQ announces the promotions of George McAllan and Katie Love to president and chief marketing officer, respectively.

12/24/2025

According to Grubhub's 2025 Delivered Report, consumers went all in on "foodmaxxing" this year.

Foodmaxxing is a cultural shift where meals, snacks and grocery orders are designed for maximum nutritional value, functional payoff and a little extra aesthetic appeal for social media feeds.

Foodmaxxing rules are all about consuming simple things that have an outsized impact, and tinned fish did just that. In fact, Grubhub orders of tinned fish tripled in 2025, with grocery purchases up 209% over 2024.

Explore more report highlights 👉 https://brnw.ch/21wYBY3


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Grubhub's 2025 Delivered Report finds purchases for tinned fish up 209% over 2024.

12/23/2025

Family-operated organic and natural grocery retailer Natural Grocers is expanding its portfolio of Natural Grocers Brand Products, currently featuring over 900 offerings.

Natural Grocers' new private-label products include two grass-fed beef sticks and two pouches of grass-fed beef bites, available in original and jalapeno flavors.

Learn more: https://brnw.ch/21wYB42


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Family-operated organic and natural grocery retailer Natural Grocers introduces two grass-fed beef sticks and two pouches of grass-fed beef bites, available in original and jalapeno flavors.

12/23/2025

Rising meat prices and ongoing economic pressure are driving renewed interest in DIY cooking, bulk buying and home meat processing, according to PS Seasoning's annual flavor forecast.

From protein-first eating and value-driven DIY cooking to newstalgia and global heat, PS Seasoning reveals how consumer behavior is shaping flavor demand in 2026.

🥩 Read the highlights: https://brnw.ch/21wYAt9


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12/22/2025

A high-protein diet has held the title as the top diet pattern in the US for three consecutive years.

Consumer demand for convenient protein led Chipotle to launch a new High Protein Menu, featuring the company's first-ever snack offering.

Learn more: https://brnw.ch/21wYzkA


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Consumer demand for convenient protein leads Chipotle to launch a new High Protein Menu, featuring the company's first-ever snack offering.

12/22/2025

Louie's Finer Meats, Inc., based in Cumberland, Wisconsin, is known for their award-winning meat and specialty sausage products.

In this Processor Profile, learn how Louie’s Finer Meats maintains its family roots and a honed focus on community building, all while continually pursuing new heights,

Full story: https://www.provisioneronline.com/articles/119888-community-engagement-and-continuous-improvement-propel-louies-finer-meats


Photo: Louie's Finer Meats

Dedication, creativity and passion for the craft turn a small-town butchery into a multi-award-winning powerhouse in the meat industry.

12/21/2025

As meat and poultry plants lean more deeply into automations, smart sensors and cloud-connected Manufacturing Ex*****on Systems, the industry faces a new surface to sanitize.

In this article, Arista Cyber's senior cybersecurity consultant, Denrich Sananda, explores why the rise of connected processing technologies makes cyber resilience a core food safety requirement.

Read the full article here: https://brnw.ch/21wYxam


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Arista Cyber’s senior cybersecurity consultant, Denrich Sananda, explores why the rise of connected processing technologies makes cyber resilience a core food safety requirement.

12/20/2025

A new survey from PMMI: The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies found that 95% of CPG companies are struggling to hire skilled operators and technicians.

OEMs that modernize equipment design and training/support models will be best positioned to help close workforce gaps plaguing CPG firms.

Learn more: https://brnw.ch/21wYwye


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PMMI survey finds 95% of CPG companies struggling to hire skilled operators and technicians.