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Registration is open for the 2025 Food Safety Summit. This educational experience for food industry professionals will feature over 20 interactive sessions, workshops and certification courses designed to address the most pressing food safety challenges and provide actionable solutions. Learn more: https://brnw.ch/21wPGug #FoodSafety #education #summit #workshop #regulations

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is offering a Meat Snacks Short Course for processors with any level of experience. Enrollment is limited to 50 registration spots. Learn more and register today: https://brnw.ch/21wPGnp #MeatSnacks #processing #education #MeatProcessing #UWMadison

What’s in store for Salmonella in 2025? Find out now 👉 https://brnw.ch/21wPFKs #FoodSafety #Salmonella #regulations #MeatIndustry #USDA Photo: Gettyimages/urfinguss/iStock/Getty Images Plus

High prices, a difficult labor market, tight beef supplies and ongoing regulatory pressures have shaped the economic outlook for the coming year. Read more in our Economic Outlook Report 2025: https://brnw.ch/21wPFtz #economy #outlook #MeatIndustry #forecast #MeatProcessing

Despite annual inflation recently receding to its lowest level since February 2021 and wage increases outpacing inflation, US consumers in the low- to middle-income brackets are struggling to cover essentials, including groceries. Read more: https://brnw.ch/21wPEqL #EconomicOutlook #trends #inflation #economy #MeatIndustry

Whataburger is giving one couple a Whataburger wedding at its Las Vegas location on Feb. 14, 2025. 🍔💕 Learn more: https://brnw.ch/21wPEgv #Whataburger #wedding #promotions #contest #burger Photo: Whataburger

Learn how to maximize your investment in refrigerated and frozen storage capacity 👉 https://brnw.ch/21wPDqb #logistics #distribution #logistics #MeatIndustry #FoodSafety Photo: Polar King

Freezing meat is a common practice, yet has been widely considered to negatively impact meat quality. A new study evaluates eating quality and consumer perception differences between fresh and frozen beefsteaks of three equal aging periods. Learn more 🥩👉 https://brnw.ch/21wPDkD #MeatScience #quality #study #freezing #beef

Let's check back in with Wahoo Locker, a Nebraska-based meat processor that has been rebuilding and thriving after facing tragedy in 2013. We last spoke with Wahoo Locker in 2015, two years after the grease fire that destroyed their original operations. https://brnw.ch/21wPCQ6 #MeatProcessing #SpecialReport #processing #MeatIndustry Photo: Wahoo Locker

Meat department sales continued to fire on all cylinders last month, with fresh meat sales driving 6.8% gains to lead the department to an overall 5.0% increase over the year prior. The four November weeks generated $8.6 billion, with $6 billion for fresh meat. Discover more meat department sales insights 🥩👉 https://brnw.ch/21wPCGx #MeatDepartment #sales #retail #MeatIndustry #ConsumerTrends