® THE BUSINESS JOURNAL FOR MEAT AND POULTRY PROCESSORS February 2011 • Vol. 57 No. 2 • www.MeatPoultry.com Features 22 Cover Story: Sausage Smarts 22 Processing IQ 30 Isernio’s Sausage in Seattle 36 Smarter stuffers 30 41 Meat Processing Operations & Engineering: 44 50 54 57 Cher-Make Sausage Co. Sanitation Tips Maintenance Tips Lean Tips 66 44 60 Small Business Matters: Small processors outlook: Processors look ahead to 2011 70 66 Packaging sustainability Doing more with less 70 Going gourmet Upgrading with Angus 60 76 Clean and (not so) simple Responding to clean label demand Cover: Frank Isernio, CEO of Isernio’s Sausage 76 Meat&Poultry’s Digital Edition is available at www.MeatPoultry.com Departments 8 Commentary 10 Business Notes 17 Regualtory 20 82 83 84 Washington From the Corral Names in the News New Product Showcase 90 Classified Ads 93 Advertiser Index 94 The Insider 4 • Meat&Poultry • February 2011 • www.MeatPoultry.comhttp://www.MeatPoultry.com http://www.MeatPoultry.com http://www.MeatPoultry.com