CONTENTS 60 Kathy and Herb Eckhouse apply their cured meat training to their pork processing business - La Quercia. Cover: The deli segment has seen marginal growth during the pandemic as more people work and eat at home. Cover photo: Eda Kulaksiz - stock.adobe.com 08 COMMENTARY 80 CULINARY PERSPECTIVE 10 BUSINESS NOTES 14 WASHINGTON 84 FOODSERVICE UPDATE 60 RETAIL PROCESSING Contingency planning A much-needed mic drop USMCA - at last From Italy to Iowa 66 FOOD SAFETY Critical control 72 SMALL BUSINESS Sign of the times 76 TOOLS OF THE TRADE Smoky selections 48 Coating poultry 54 Foodservice focused 4 MEAT+ POULTRY | 08.20 | www.meatpoultry.com Pandemic recovery 88 FROM THE CORRAL 90 NAMES IN THE NEWS 92 SHOWCASE 94 CLASSIFIEDS 97 ADVERTISERS 98 THE INSIDER DELI REPORT 16 BY THE NUMBERS Driving deli growth 20 SPECIALTY PRODUCTS Premium packaged 26 COMPANY PROFILE Pride of Pennsylvania 30 PROCESSOR PROFILE Choosing natural 34 PACKAGING SOLUTIONS Grab and stay 40 INGREDIENT ISSUES Ready to eat - safely Ellen Cronin; Nataliia Pyzhova - stock.adobe.com POULTRY PROCESSING TECH Winning teamhttp://www.meatpoultry.com