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Peco Foods names CCO, restructures sales and marketing departments

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Peco Foods, the nation’s eighth largest poultry company, has announced Steve Evans as its chief commercial officer. In this position, Evans...

Glowlit Update – The Millionaires’ Problem

A well known mathematical problem begins with a group of millionaires meeting over lunch (clearly a pre-COVID scenario). The group has a wonderful time,...

Poultry and agriculture to be featured at UNG’s virtual REED Summit

DAHLONEGA, Ga. — Organizers of the Regional Education and Economic Development (REED) Summit believe the show must go on despite the COVID-19 pandemic affecting...

Foster Farms reopens its Livingston, Calif., poultry plant

LIVINGSTON, Calif. — Foster Farms, in compliance and with the approval of the Merced Department of Public Health (MCDPH), has reopened the Livingston poultry...

OSHA and FDA develop coronavirus checklist to protect food employees

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have developed a...

QC Supply appoints Gardner as new CEO

SCHUYLER, Neb. — QC Supply has announced the appointment of Kent Gardner as its new CEO, effective as of Aug. 17. He succeeds Kevin...

Poultry groups cite food safety stemming from China claims of COVID on product from Brazil

By David B. Strickland Poultry Times editor dstrickland@poultrytimes.com WASHINGTON — Claims of novel coronavirus contaminating chicken wing shipments from Brazil to China, has raised concerns and suspended...

McDonald’s to offer spicy chicken nuggets this fall

CHICAGO — We know spice is in the eye of the beholder … or in this case, the taste buds. One person's taste-bud-singeing swelter...

Foster Farms issues statement on temporary closing of its Livingston plant

The week-long closure follows COVID-19 infections and 8 employee deaths LIVINGSTON, Calif. —Foster Farms issued the following statement on Aug. 29, regarding its Livingston, Calif.,...

Wayne Farms donates $10K to support virtual learning

OAKWOOD, Ga. — As the small community of Dobson, N.C., struggled with the impact of COVID-19 on local schools, a local Wayne Farms employee...

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