THE BUSINESS JOURNAL FOR MEAT AND POULTRY PROCESSORS October 2012 • Vol. 58 • No. 10 • www.MeatPoultry.com 8 Business Notes 18 Washington Election influence 76 From the Corral Improving communication 20 Cover Story The drought’s fallout 78 New Product Showcase 82 Names in the News 84 Classified Ads 89 Advertiser Index 90 The Insider 27 Bacon Report 20 Consumption and ingredient trends 34 Belly-centric Profi ling Farmland’s Nebraska-based bacon plant 42 Packaging trends Zipping up turkey bacon 46 Keeping it clean The critical role of employee sanitation 34 52 Meat Perspectives Developing corrective actions 56 Small Business Matters Greg’s Meat Processing 61 56 Cover photo courtesy of Associated Press. 61 Plant profi le: Tyson’s Omaha bacon operation 70 Sanitation Tips 61 Meat&Poultry’s Digital Edition is available at www.MeatPoultry.com 4 • Meat&Poultry • October 2012 • www.MeatPoultry.comhttp://www.MeatPoultry.com http://www.MeatPoultry.com http://www.MeatPoultry.com