® THE BUSINESS JOURNAL FOR MEAT AND POULTRY PROCESSORS November 2010 * Vol. 56 No. 11 * www.MeatPoultry.com Features 22 Cover Story: Processing for Deli 22 Deli meat demand surges despite economy 30 Deli packaging for club stores evolves 36 Ingredients - Slicing salt in sliced meats 22 56 42 National Meat Case Study: The fourth NMCS reflects telling trends 50 Red Meat Report: Corn and GIPSA cloud optimism 56 Making ground beef safer 42 62 Valley Meats raises the food-safety bar 62 Small Business Matters: Goal-oriented T-Bones Natural Meats scores with customers 50 70 70 Food Irradiation Food-safety tool is gaining favor...albeit slowly 78 HPP for Hire A new HPP facility hopes to lure processors Meat&Poultry's Digital Edition is available at www.MeatPoultry.com Departments 8 Commentary 10 Business Notes 20 Washington 81 Labor 82 Names in the News 84 New Product Showcase 4 * Meat&Poultry * November 2010 * www.MeatPoultry.com 92 Classified Ads 97 Advertiser Index 98 The Insiderhttp://www.MeatPoultry.com http://www.MeatPoultry.com http://www.MeatPoultry.com