Meat Industry Insights Newsletter by Stevens Publishing Company

AUGUST 1997

970876 U.S. Wants Power to Recall Bad Meat
970875 USDA Meat Bill May Attract Competing Revisions
970874 Espy Is First Policymaker Indicted Under Meat Law
970873 U.S. FDA Joins Call For Food Recall, Fine Powers
970872 Expanding USDA Enforcement Powers Unnecessary, Says NFPA
970871 Burger King Taking on Big Mac
970870 Former Clinton Cabinet Member Indicted
970869 IBP to Buy Hudson Plant
970868 Ex-USDA Secretary Espy Indicted on 39 Counts
970867 Hudson Looks For New Beef Orders
970866 Beef Industry Takes Aggressive Action on Food Safety
970865 World Beef Market Set to Recover After 1997 - WTO
970864 U.S. Resumes Imports of Argentine Beef
970863 Maple Leaf to Close Alberta Pork Plant if Strike Proceeds
970862 Smithfield Foods, Inc. Announces Two-For-One Stock Split
970861 Hudson Foods May Sell Burger Plant
970860 WTO Rejects European Ban on Canadian Beef
970859 Mcdonald's Relying More on International Stores
970858 U.S. Resumes Imports of Argentine Beef
970857 Burger King Plans Food Safety Ads
970856 Denny's Hit By Discrimination Suit
970855 Analysts Unsure on Impact of Latest US Beef Recall
970854 McDonald's Ponders the Future of Arch Deluxe
970853 Jury Awards Injured Meatcutter $10.5M
970852 Hudson Disappointed By Burger King Decision
970851 Tough Fight to Expand U.S. Meat-Recall Powers
970850 USDA's Glickman Says U.S. Hamburger Meat is Safe
970849 Meat Recall May Put Hudson Earnings In Red
970848 USDA Says Hudson to Close Suspect Meat Plant
970847 Meat Recall Affecting Some Fast-Food Chains
970846 USDA to Reinstate Inspectors at Quality Meats
970845 USDA Wants to Combine Meat and Poultry Sanitary Rules
970844 Rymer Foods Inc.'s Plan of Reorganization Confirmed
970843 EU Complains Over US Poultry Import Curbs At WTO
970842 USDA Plans Changes to Pork and Beef Price Reporting
970841 Australian Commodities Seen Boosted by Tax Changes
970840 Boston Market Confirms It Has No Recalled Beef
970839 Bulgaria Meat "Crisis" Fueling Imports
970838 Rapid E. Coli Test Announced by Meridian Diagnostics
970837 USDA Approves Glycerine in Meat Snacks
970836 Green Giant Introduces Create a Meal! for Ground Beef
970835 Hormel Still Faces High Commodity Prices
970834 Maple Leaf Foods Inc Announce Second Quarter Results
970833 Hudson Meat Recall Among Largest in U.S. History
970832 Do High Grain Prices Signal Food Scarcity?
970831 U.K. Youth Ate "Mad Cow" Meat
970830 Consumer Prices Rise 0.2 Percent in July
970829 Hormel Earnings Rise Sharply for Company's Third Quarter
970828 Hudson Foods Inc. Recalling More Hamburger
970827 Producer Prices Down for 7th Straight Month
970826 Meat Processor Recalls Burger Due to E.Coli
970825 Bumper Harvest Should Limit Food Price Inflation
970824 Pork Co. Fined $12.6M for Pollution
970823 Nathan's Hot Dog Heads to Israel
970822 Perdue Farms Conversion Will Layoff 400
970821 Sara Lee Shows Profit Rises in FY97; Meats Division up 15.4%
970820 S&P Revises Pilgrim's Pride Outlook
970819 Bermuda's "Anti-McDonald's" Law Signed
970818 McDonald's, Kellogg Hook up on Promotion
970817 Pork Stockpile Helped Slow US Exports to Japan
970816 Ball Park Franks Recall More Meat
970815 USDA Purchase Cuts Turkey Surplus
970814 US Cattlemen's Association to Revive Sales with Beef Label
970813 Smithfield Unit Morrell Buys Closed American Foods Hog Plant
970812 Cargill Meets with Striking Alberta Beef Packers
970811 WSMP Acquires 3 Western Steer Restaurants from Franchisees
970810 Benihana Reports Record First Quarter Results
970809 Applebee's Reports 28% Increase in Second Quarter Net Earnings
970808 Foodmaker Reports 3rd Quarter Earnings Increase 81%
970807 Wendy's Sees Tougher Second Half Amid Rising Costs
970806 McDonald's Rehires Old Ad Agency to Help Sales
970805 Smith Barney to Pay $1.05 Million on Espy-Related Suit
970804 McDonald's to Invest $59 Million in Peru
970803 Tyson Foods Net Rises, But Sales Edge Lower
970802 IBP Inc to Cut Back Pork Production Due to Tight Supplies
970801 Tyson to Move Into Value-Added "Home Meal" Business

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