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GRAIN-BASED FOODS
ceased operating in July due to a Listeria outbreak. Boar's Head
identified the cause of the contamination as a specific production
process used for liverwurst. Boar's Head decided to permanently
discontinue liverwurst. The meat processing company said it would
appoint a new chief food safety and quality assurance officer and
establish a food safety council.
According to Sept. 25 data from the Atlanta-based Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, 59 people had been hospitalized
and 10 people had died as a result of the Listeria outbreak.
HOW CONSUMERS VIEW MEAT
News that was more positive came in the 2024 Power of
Meat study conducted by 210 Analytics on behalf of FMI - the
Food Industry Association and the Meat Institute's Foundation
for Meat and Poultry Research and Education. Meat ranks as
the biggest revenue generator among fresh departments at retail
with $99 billion in sales and over 98% household penetration,
according to the study. T
The
study's
survey
of
1,730
grocery
shoppers
found
LEADING REFRIGERATED
bacon vendors
% change
from
Dollar sales
1 Kraft Heinz Co.
2 Hormel Foods Corp.
3 Smithfield Foods, Inc.
4 Tyson Refrigerated Processed Meats, Inc.
5 Hillshire Brands Co.
6 Farmland Foods, Inc.
7 Bar-S Foods Co.
8 Butterball LLC
9 Sugardale Foods, Inc.
Private label
Total
$926,128,016
$806,517,738
$554,365,276
$495,484,264
$182,794,948
$146,498,766
$92,029,629
$82,202,909
$72,191,245
$2,204,848,420
$6,638,646,329
year ago
-5.4%
1.8%
4.5%
0.5%
16.9%
-8.9%
1.9%
-0.1%
-20.1%
2.8%
0.3%
Data for 52 weeks ended July 14, 2024
Total US - Multi-outlet with C-Store (Supermarkets, Drugstores and Mass Market Retailers,
Gas/C-Stores, Military Commissaries and Select Club & Dollar Retail Chains)
Source: Circana OmniMarket Integrated Fresh
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