Joel Crews

Kansas City

Editor at Meat & Poultry (USA)

Joel Crews, Editor, Meat and Poultry magazine

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Articles

JBS to expand in Iowa with new plant

5 days ago | foodbusinessnews.net | Joel Crews

GREELEY, COLO. — JBS USA has unveiled plans to build a new $135 million sausage processing plant in Perry, Iowa. Once local approval is granted, construction will begin in late 2025 with a completion date of late 2026. The new facility is expected to produce 130 million lbs of sausage per year, processing 500,000 hogs annually and will start up operations with 250 employees working a single shift. Ultimately, the workforce will build up to 500 workers at the plant when a second shift is added.
Pilgrim’s unveils employee housing development in West Virginia

1 week ago | meatpoultry.com | Joel Crews

GREELEY, COLO. – Officials with JBS USA and its poultry processing subsidiary, Pilgrim’s Pride, held a grand opening event for its new employee housing and childcare facilities on May 28, near the company’s poultry plant in Moorefield, W. Va.The $14.8 million complex includes 160 apartment units within walking distance of the plant. The units are available for employees and their families to rent at affordable rates that the company said will not increase for 15 years.
JBS USA to build new sausage facility in Iowa

1 week ago | supermarketperimeter.com | Joel Crews

GREELEY, COLO. — Officials with JBS USA announced plans to build a new $135-million sausage processing plant in Perry, Iowa. Once local approval is granted, construction will begin in late 2025 with a completion date of late 2026. The new facility is expected to produce 130 million lbs of sausage per year, processing 500,000 hogs annually and will start up operations with 250 employees working a single shift.
JBS to build sausage processing plant in Iowa

1 week ago | meatpoultry.com | Joel Crews

GREELEY, COLO. — Officials with JBS USA announced plans to build a new $135-million sausage processing plant in Perry, Iowa. Once local approval is granted, construction will begin in late 2025 with a completion date of late 2026. The new facility is expected to produce 130 million lbs of sausage per year, processing 500,000 hogs annually and will start up operations with 250 employees working a single shift.
Preferential sandwich status

2 weeks ago | meatpoultry.com | Joel Crews

YEADON, PA. — Philly’s Best Steak Co. announced to Philadelphia Phillies baseball fans the company’s popular cheesesteak meat was named the ball club’s Preferred Philly Steak and will be one of the concession offerings by Aramark at Citizens Bank Park during Phillies home games.
JBS, UFCW announce improved benefits for 26,000 workers

2 weeks ago | meatpoultry.com | Joel Crews

WASHINGTON – In what is being referred to as a historic agreement, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) announced on May 22 the ratification of a national contract with JBS that includes benefits for 26,000 workers at 14 of the company’s US-based processing plants. According to the UFCW, the contract provisions include wage increases, new paid sick leave benefits, additional vacation time and a new pension-based retirement program as well as other contract upgrades.
Cargill publishes protein forecast for 2025

2 weeks ago | meatpoultry.com | Joel Crews

MINNEAPOLIS — With Memorial Day weekend marking the kick-off to grilling season for many Americans, Cargill is predicting increased demand for protein hitting the griddles, smokers and grills and an abundance of backyard cooks opting for affordable cooking options, including chicken, hot dogs and ground beef.
Seaboard Foods expands Daily’s Premium Meats facility

3 weeks ago | supermarketperimeter.com | Joel Crews

SAINT JOSEPH, MO. – Officials with Daily’s Premium Meats, along with local economic developers, local and state elected officials attended a groundbreaking ceremony commemorating an expansion project at the company’s bacon processing facility in Saint Joseph on May 12. The $95-million project includes a 111,000-square-foot addition to the plant to increase production and warehousing capacity for the company’s foodservice and retail bacon products.
Daily’s expanding processing capacity in Missouri

3 weeks ago | meatpoultry.com | Joel Crews

SAINT JOSEPH, MO. – Officials with Daily’s Premium Meats, along with local economic developers, local and state elected officials attended a groundbreaking ceremony commemorating an expansion project at the company’s bacon processing facility in Saint Joseph on May 12. The $95-million project includes a 111,000-square-foot addition to the plant to increase production and warehousing capacity for the company’s foodservice and retail bacon products.
Stampede implements Low Temperature Processing

1 month ago | meatpoultry.com | Joel Crews

BRIDGEVIEW, ILL. – Officials with Stampede Culinary Partners, known for producing a diverse range of meat and poultry products and ready-to-eat items utilizing sous vide cooking technology, announced the implementation of Low-Temperature Processing (LTP), an effective food safety intervention alternative to High-Pressure-Pasteurization (HPP).