CONTENTS 24 Dietz & Watson's John Schoenfellinger receives the 2016 Operations Executive of the Year award. Cover: M+P's Operations Executive of the Year John Schoenfellinger has spent his career and most of his life in the meat business, including 26 years with Dietz & Watson. 08 COMMENTARY Voices of reason 10 BUSINESS NOTES 16 WASHINGTON Shopping for transparency 18 RED MEAT REPORT Pride of Omaha 24 COVER STORY Belmont Meats turns 50 Beef behaving badly The 2016 Operations Executive of the Year 38 PLANT OPERATIONS Tradition and innovation 50 FOODSERVICE Culinary trends 54 PACKAGING SOLUTIONS Variety show 4 66 INTERNATIONAL TRADE 114 NAMES IN THE NEWS The truth on trade 116 CLASSIFIEDS 74 FOOD SAFETY Fighting back 121 ADVERTISERS 82 SMALL BUSINESS 122 THE INSIDER MEAT+ POULTRY | 08.16 | www.meatpoultry.com 88 PROCESSOR MILESTONE 94 INGREDIENT ISSUES Magical marinades 102 NEW PLANT REPORT Daily's Premium Meats brings home extra bacon 110 FROM T HE CORR A L Improving welfare scores 112 SHOWCASEhttp://www.meatpoultry.com