CONTENTS 18 Rastelli Foods Group keeps dreaming big as the diversified company continues to expand and evolve. Jack Ramsdale Photography On the cover: Ray Rastelli Jr. (left) and his son Ray Rastelli III stand on the production floor of the newly expanded 100,000-sq.-ft. Rastelli Foods Group plant in Swedesboro, New Jersey. Photo: Jack Ramsdale Photography 08 COMMENTARY 62 SMALL BUSINESS 10 BUSINESS NOTES 16 WASHINGTON 70 PACKAGING SOLUTIONS 18 COVER STORY Portable protein Just rewards Splitting up votes on TPP Rastelli Foods Group keeps evolving and expanding 26 PLANT PROFILE Smarter processing 34 TOOLS OF THE TRADE Dialing up detection 42 FOOD SAFETY Behaviors matter 50 PLANT OPERATIONS Deli Star's family culture 4 MEAT+ POULTRY | 07.16 | www.meatpoultry.com Stewart's Meats' good ol' days Beyond the whole bird 78 INGREDIENT SOLUTIONS 84 EDUCATION Getting a career jumpstart 92 SEMINAR SUMMARY Sosland Purchasing Seminar spotlights protein 100 L A BOR 102 SHOWCASE 106 NAMES IN THE NEWS 108 CLASSIFIEDS 113 ADVERTISERS 114 THE INSIDERhttp://www.meatpoultry.com