🐔 As bird sizes continue to increase, processors are being pushed to adapt. Recently, MEAT+POULTRY featured insights from Chris Gates and the Cantrell-Gainco team at Fortifi Food Processing Solutions on what this shift means for processors across the line. From wider conveyors to increased shackle spacing, equipment is evolving to handle larger birds—while still maintaining throughput and accuracy. “One of the biggest challenges is maintaining performance across a wider bird size range.” It’s not just one area—this impacts everything from evisceration to deboning and inspection. 👉 The takeaway: optimizing performance today requires a system-wide approach, not just individual equipment changes. 🔗 Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/eUdePP3k #PoultryProcessing #FoodProcessing #Automation #Manufacturing #YieldOptimization
The April edition of the MEAT+POULTRY magazine is hot off the digital presses. Get a sneak peek below. ⬇️ 🥩 Cover Story: Managing Editor Erica S. covers Standard Meat's celebration of a new meat plant opening (pg. 16). 🐔 Poultry Processing Tech: Contributing Editor Keith Loria reports on how poultry processors are dealing with the big bird challenge (pg. 36). 🛒 Retail Trends: Editor Joel Crews and Digital Media Editor Ryan McCarthy detail findings from the 2026 Power of Meat report, which provides a snapshot of retail buying trends with affordability as a theme (pg. 54). 🐮 From the Corral: Dr. Temple Grandin writes her bi-monthly column on new guidelines from the AVMA (American Veterinary Medical Association) (pg. 62). Read about these topics and more: https://ow.ly/iK4c50YFgSR #meatprocessing #poultryprocessing #meatindustry