® THE BUSINESS JOURNAL FOR MEAT AND POULTRY PROCESSORS October 2011 • Vol. 57 No. 10 • www.MeatPoultry.com Features 18 Cover story: Wright can’t go wrong Tyson balances tradition and technology at its Wright Brand bacon plant in Vernon, Texas 18 26 Bacon’s on fire! Despite a cold economy, bacon sales are hot 64 32 Training for tomorrow Profi les of leading universities serving the industry 26 69 58 Small Business Matters: From dream to reality Bardine’s Country Smokehouse rolls on 32 64 Perfect pairing Jon Sebastiani uncorks Krave Jerky 82 69 Meat Processing Operations & Engineering: 58 69 Columbus Foods: The Phoenix rises 82 Sanitation Tips: Controlling pests 86 Meat&Poultry’s Digital Edition is available at www.MeatPoultry.com Departments 8 Commentary 10 Business Notes 86 From the Corral 88 Names in the News 89 New Product Showcase 93 Classified Ads 97 Advertiser Index 98 The Insider 4 • Meat&Poultry • October 2011 • www.MeatPoultry.comhttp://www.MeatPoultry.com http://www.MeatPoultry.com http://www.MeatPoultry.com