All National Provisioner Podcasts

210 Analytics’ Anne-Marie Roerink explains how a rebounding foodservice sector is affecting existing supply chain shortages.  

210 Analytics’ Anne-Marie Roerink details how pricing, packaging, portioning and more are influencing shoppers’ choices in the meat case.  

The National Provisioner's Andy Hanacek speaks with Certified Angus Beef’s Brett Erickson about the company's embrace of efficiency through automation and more.

The National Provisioner's Brett Parker speaks with Verde Farms CEO Dana Ehrlich about the company's responsibly raised organic beef and more.

Bob Mariano, Director of Marketing for Superior Farms, on sustainability, promotions, and the demographics of new lamb purchasers.

While retailers make the most of its dramatic look in the meat case, lamb also is benefiting from rebounding demand at food service.

Burnt ends, birria, and Nashville Hot are influencing consumer choices and product development.

MeatsPad hosts Drs. Francisco Najar and Phil Bass talk with Dr. Elisabeth Huff Lonergan from Iowa State University about efforts to improve muscle growth in livestock without increasing the use of feed and other resources. Can the use of minerals like zinc in the feed improve the quality of the meat?

Market Wagon is a service that helps local farmers and small businesses distribute their products to consumers.  

This long-time Minnesota meat company grows its visibility at the Pond Hockey Championships.

In this episode, recorded at the 2021 Reciprocal Meat Conference, Drs. Francisco Najar and Phil Bass talk with Dr. Michael Colle. Dr. Colle is an Assistant Professor, Meat Science at the University of Idaho’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. He discusses some of his research into aging meat and strategies on how to deliver the best eating experience.

MeatsPad hosts, Drs. Francisco Najar and Phil Bass, talk with Dr. Terry O’Quinn and Sam Davis about beef palatability. Tenderness, juiciness, and flavor are the three legs of a stool that makes for a good eating experience, but making a great steak is a more complicated process then you’d think.

Today’s discussion focuses on the retail side of the industry. Meatspad hosts Drs. Francisco Najar and Phil Bass talk with Jesús “Chuy” Velazco of H-E-B Mexico. They discuss the ins and outs of running a successful retail operation and Dr. Velazco’s experience in the meat industry in the United States and in Mexico.

Past MeatsPad guests, Dr. Dustin Mohrhauser of Smithfield Foods and Dr. Travis Arp of the United States Meat Export Federation return to discuss the pork export market. 

Provisioneronline.com multimedia editor Chris Smith talks with Tyler Parlier, regional safety manager for Case Farms, about how the company stresses employee safety through its network of facilities.

Fresh off his appearance as a keynote speaker at the Reciprocal Meat Conference, author and futurist Jack Bobo talks with Drs. Francisco Najar and Phil Bass about consumer perceptions of agriculture, food waste, and more.

Dr. Phil Bass, co-host of MeatsPad, was invited to appear as a guest on The Millennial Ag Podcast, hosted by Katharine Lotspeich and Valene Lickley. They discuss the topics of dry-aging and some of the latest research taking place in the University of Idaho.

Dr. Jeremy Adler of Ecolab has a focus on food safety. He talks with Dr. Francisco Najar and Phil Bass about sanitation programs in meat plants – what has and has not changed in terms of chemicals, cleaning materials, and best sanitation practices.

Andy Hanacek implores the industry to make sure it's fighting the meat and poultry plant mask mandate for the right reasons, lest consumers and an already short labor pool take the strategy the wrong way in the world of public perception.

In this Q&A interview, Andy Hanacek, editor-in-chief, and Tom Egan, V.P., Industry Services for PMMI, discuss everything from the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on automation, to the challenges labor and the workforce have created for processors, to some of the highlights of the upcoming Pack Expo Las Vegas show.

Drs. Francisco Najar and Phil Bass talk with Dr. Bob Delmore of Colorado State University and Jordan Levi of Arcadia Asset Management.

Drs. Francisco Najar and Phil Bass speak with Dr. Joe Mac Regenstein, professor emeritus at Cornell University. Dr. Regenstein is one of the country’s leading experts on religious slaughter and discusses the basics of kosher and halal meat.

Learn what makes Rome Grinding Solutions a unique equipment manufacturer for the meat and poultry industry during this interview with the company’s president, Kate Rome. Sponsored by:

Meat scientists Daniel and Diana Clark describe what Certified Angus Beef is and why it’s important for the beef industry.

High-profile ransomware attacks to corporations like JBS and McDonalds shine a spotlight on the importance of prioritizing cyber security in the food industry. Susan Duncan is associate director of the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station, director of the Virginia Tech Center for Advanced Innovation in Agriculture, and professor of food science and technology. She offers perspective and advice...