Breakfast popularity is on the rise, with Mintel predicting sales to increase by 22.1% between now and 2017. As more people eat breakfast away from home, chefs and operators need a continuous flow of new menu ideas to attract discerning patrons.

Mistica Foods, LLC a newly formed, woman-owned, beef, poultry, pork and lamb processing company that will focus on providing custom menu and supply chain solutions to foodservice as well as retail channels across the country, begins its full-scale operations.

Jennie-O is poised to expand its deli product portfolio with a host of new items that align with consumer desire for better-for-you options and creative, on-trend flavors.

Best Chicago Meat Co., LLC, under its Glenmark label, has launched four new, 1/3-pound Angus pub-style burgers in the Glenmark Premier Label line.

Hormel Foods has announced the national availability of a new SPAM® Teriyaki flavor.

The Oscar Mayer team introduced a line of deli meats that add spice and flavor to everyday lunches for the entire family

The Packaged Facts' January/February 2014 consumer survey found that more than 27% of U.S. consumers seek out and buy foods that are high in protein.

King & Prince Seafood, Brunswick, Ga., hired Brett Smith as a corporate chef and member of the company’s research and development team

GNP Company, a St. Cloud, Minn., natural chicken products manufacturer, said CEO Michael Helgeson, a third-generation leader, will retire effective November 3, 2014, Steve Jurek, current executive vice president of operations and administration, will step into the company's top leadership position of president.

Tyson Foods, Inc., Springdale, Ark., said it reached a definitive agreement with JBS SA to sell its poultry businesses in Mexico and Brazil.