All National Provisioner Podcasts

Brent Cator, CEO, talks about Cardinal's recent technological innovations that have had the company growing strong, as well as its future plans.

Interview with Barry Carpenter of the North American Meat Association Barry Carpenter, CEO of the new North American Meat Association (NAMA) discusses the importance of trade associations for the meat industry and talks about association's plans for 2013.

Julie Ackerman, PMMI senior director PR and Communications, offers a preview of the valuable features available to attendees at PACK EXPO in Chicago later this month.

Bill Gill, assistant vice president, Environmental Affairs, Smithfield Foods, discusses how manufacturers can reduce energy usage and material waste to reduce carbon footprint and cut costs.

Tom Egan, vice president, industry services, for PMMI, discusses what packaging materials and designs meat product manufacturers are adopting for added shelf impact.

Tom Egan, vice president, Industry Services/Membership, for PMMI, adds his thoughts on how FSMA will impact meat processers and what equipment suppliers are doing to present more sanitary design options.

Tom Egan, vice president, Industry Services/Membership, for PMMI, discusses how teamwork and communication can help processors build successful brands.

Beau Griffey, account executive for U.S. Energy Services, gives listeners an update on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's regulatory moves in regard to greenhouse gases.

Tom Egan, vice president, Industry Services/Membership, for PMMI, discusses what processors might expect from the Food Safety Modernization Act moving forward.

Jorge Izquierdo, vice president, Market Development, for PMMI, discusses how processors can maximize uptime and collect meaningful data for measuring and optimizing overall equipment effectiveness.

Patrick Fleming, director of retail marketing for the National Pork Board, offers four strategies processors can incorporate to improve their pork sales.

Through the first five months of 2011, U.S. pork exports are up 16 percent in volume (916,763 metric tons) and 22 percent in value ($2.35 billion) over 2010. This is due in large part to exceptional results in South Korea, China and Japan. U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) economist Erin Daley Borror discusses the performance of these markets in this audio podcast.

Charlie Arnot discusses how earning consumer trust can lead to the development of a social license, allowing processors to operate with minimal formalized restrictions from society. In this episode, he tells processors why operating with a social license, and maintaining that license, is crucial to business and the bottom line.

Charlie Arnot is CEO of the Center for Food Integrity and President of CMA, a consulting company with offices in Missouri, Iowa, Indiana and Ohio. The Center for Food Integrity is a national non-profit organization dedicated to building consumer trust and confidence in today’s food system. In his role as president of CMA, Charlie and the CMA team work with companies and associations across the food system in issues management, public relations, strategic facilitation and marketing communications. Charlie spent 10 years as vice president of communications and public affairs for Premium Standard Farms, has worked for a public-relations agency, was an award-winning radio journalist and worked in video and film. To contact him, e-mail Charlie@cmakc.com or call (816) 556-3122.