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BUSINESS NOTES
County
commissioners
In-store meat slicing
comes to Subway
Subway announced that the quick-service
sandwich chain has started offering freshly
sliced meats at all of its US restaurants.
The company said it spent two years
equipping 20,000 locations with deli meat
slicers, an investment of about $80 million.
Subway paid for and gifted the slicers to all
US franchisees.
Before this change, Subway deli meats
were supplied to restaurants by processors
that pre-sliced millions of pounds of
products for the company's restaurants.
" Over the past two years, we
overhauled our expansive pantry of
ingredients and debuted a whole new way
to Subway with chef-crafted signature
sandwiches, " said Trevor Haynes,
president of North America at Subway.
" These major changes led to rave reviews
from our guests and record-breaking sales.
This year's changes are even bigger and
more transformational. "
Along with the slicer announcement,
Subway rolled out four new subs that it's
calling its " Deli Heroes. " The items will
feature more meat than the traditional
subs and emphasize turkey, ham, roast
beef, pepperoni and salami.
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Indiana
meat plant
Local officials in
Valparaiso, Ind., approved
a proposal to build a
custom meat processing
plant near Hebron,
Ind. The Porter County
Board of Commissioners
authorized a zoning map
amendment necessary
to move the proposed
processing facility
forward. Project Ribeye
submitted the proposal.
Nelson Schoon,
majority owner of
Project Ribeye, said
he would close on the
20 acres to build the
facility on July 12. Once
operational, Schoon
said the facility would
employ 30 to 40 people
and pay them a starting
wage of approximately
$25 per hour.
Judge delays Question 3 enforcement
A US federal court judge for the District
of Massachusetts delayed enforcement
of a Massachusetts state law governing
sow confinement requirements until Aug.
23. The Act to Prevent Cruelty to Farm
Animals, also known as Question 3, was
set to go into effect July 12. Massachusetts
voters first approved the initiative in 2016.
" Extending the current stay on
implementation of Q3 until August 23 allows
Massachusetts to work with NPPC and its
coalition partners to work on addressing the
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transshipment issue so pork can continue to
reach other New England states as well as
provide guidance to the industry and supply
chain to ensure a smooth transition as Q3 is
implemented, " NPPC said in a recent capital
update report.
Once the law goes into force, Question
3 would ban the sale of uncooked whole
pork meat that does not meet the state's
sow housing requirements and would
prohibit the transshipment of whole pork
through the state.
He said roughly
100 cattle and 20 hogs
would be processed per
week at the single-shift
processing operation.
During the meeting,
citizens who live
near the proposed
processing plant raised
concerns about traffic
and pollution with the
project. Schoon said he
planned to limit pick-up
times to traditional
business hours to
address their concerns.
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