NCC will be exhibiting for the first time at IPPE this year, January 27-30. Stop by Booth B27006, right near USPOULTRY’s booth, to say hello or learn about NCC membership. Many of our Allied Leaders and Allied Members will be exhibiting as well. Click through to see who and where to find them!
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Fresh meat increased dollar sales by 5.3 percent in December, easily offsetting the slight 0.6 percent decrease in processed meat, leading to an overall 3.4 percent increase over December 2023, according to the latest Performance Report from Circana, 210 Analytics, and Hillphoenix. The four December weeks generated $8.9 billion, with $6.2 billion for fresh meat. While inflation played a role, pound sales increased by 0.3 percent in fresh, but this result was pulled down by the 2.9 percent decrease in processed for an overall loss of about one percent year-on-year.
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday proposed a new rule that would require a front-of-package (FOP) nutrition label for most packaged foods and beverages. If finalized, the agency said the proposal would give consumers readily visible information about a food’s saturated fat, sodium and added sugars content, in addition to the standard nutrition labels on the back.
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