CONTENTS 54 CEO Tim Fallon keeps his plate full, running and expanding Columbus Foods' Italian meat business. Cover: Herb and Kathy Eckhouse's La Quercia is part of a growing segment of the meat industry focused on high-end, Italian-inspired meats that get better with age. (Photo by Adam Albright) 08 COMMENTARY History matters 10 BUSINESS NOTES 14 WASHINGTON Needed: Tax stability 16 TOP 1OO Ranking the top processors - DRY-CURED MEAT REPORT- 42 CURED-MEAT CATEGORY Balancing science and art 64 ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL 98 NAMES IN THE NEWS 1970s: Tumultuous times 100 CLASSIFIEDS 68 SMALL BUSINESS Hoffman Quality Meats 105 ADVERTISERS 74 INGREDIENT ISSUES 106 THE INSIDER Reducing sodium to keep meat on the menu 80 FOOD SAFETY Pathogen control for poultry parts and pieces 82 PACKAGING SOLUTIONS 46 COVER STORY Hot on the trail 54 CEO SERIES 94 L A BOR 96 SHOWCASE 88 La Quercia shows off its POULTRY PROCESSING buonissimo artisan products Out with the bones CEO Tim Fallon keeps Columbus Foods on track 4 MEAT+ POULTRY | 03.15 | www.meatpoultry.comhttp://www.meatpoultry.com