THE BUSINESS JOURNAL FOR MEAT AND POULTRY PROCESSORS April 2012 • Vol. 58 • No. 4 • www.MeatPoultry.com 8 Commentary Assassinating effective technology 84 Ingredient Issues Making a case for ‘real food’ 88 Ingredient Trends 10 Business Notes 20 Washington Family farm labor pains Tracking global ingredient trends 90 Small Business Matters Pay N Save: Big Sky Country’s best-kept secret 22 22 Cover Story M&P’s Operations Executive of the Year: Henry Morris 96 Building Leaders 36 Food Safety Poultry inspection changes loom Chicago Meat Authority raises the bar on training 100 From the Corral 40 CEO Series Eddy Packing’s Scott McNair On-farm handling 102 Labor 48 Burger Nirvana 40 Heavenly demand for hamburgers continues Balancing and bargaining 57 Meat Processing: Operations & Engineering 59 Fitting flooring 66 The sanitation shift 72 Sanitation Tips 104 Names in the News 106 New Product Showcase 109 Classified Ads 113 Advertiser Index 114 The Insider 78 Packaging Solutions 48 Cover: Smithfield Foods’ Henry Morris, M&P’s Operations Executive of the Year (photo by Peter Barreras) Land O’Frost’s sandwich kits Meat&Poultry’s Digital Edition is available at www.MeatPoultry.com 4 • Meat&Poultry • April 2012 • www.MeatPoultry.comhttp://www.MeatPoultry.com http://www.MeatPoultry.com http://www.MeatPoultry.com