Gary ThorntonGary Thornton is editor and publisher at ClearPoultry.com. Email him at [email protected].From the Author - Page 4Broilers & TurkeysTelling your poultry sustainability storyThey say a picture tells a thousand words, and there was one image among the hundreds of slides and thousands of words presented at the 2016 Environmental Management Seminar which communicated what I believe is U.S. poultry producers’ single greatest opportunity.Processing & SlaughterNew GIPSA regulations expected on poultry contractsRegulatory and legal issues involving U.S. poultry growing contracts are heating up with new regulations and more government audits expected.Processing & SlaughterThe expanding market for slow-growing broilersSlow-growing broilers will hold 90 percent of the fresh retail market for chicken in the Netherlands by the end of 2016, and the switch from conventional broilers to slower-growing chickens has been dramatic and swift – occurring in less than three years.Broilers & TurkeysWill US poultry supply outpace consumer demand in 2017?U.S. meat protein supplies headed into 2017 are expanding in all sectors – beef, pork, chicken and turkey. As the chicken industry enters its fifth year of profitability, is the poultry supply finally on its way to outpacing demand?HomePoultry business is topsy-turvy in the AmericasThe U.S. poultry industry is in its fifth year of profitability, while the Brazilian poultry industry is upside down with high feed costs and liquidity woes.Processing & SlaughterHow sustainable is Tyson Foods’ competitive advantage?Tyson Foods’ strong earnings performance has stock analysts raising their expectations not just upward for the company’s performance but farther into the future strategically.Broilers & TurkeysFreshDirect spotlights poultry’s online opportunitiesThe “foodie” market of New York City might seem a world away from mainstream chicken marketing, but it provides a lens into the buying behavior of consumers willing to spend premiums on poultry as online retailing serves up shopping convenience and broader product assortments to consumers.Chicken Marketing Summit NewsFoodservice, retail grocery buyers bullish on chickenBuyers from three of the fastest-growing foodservice chains and an online retail grocer spoke about managing their chicken purchasing programs at the 2016 National Chicken Council Chicken Marketing Summit. Their supply chain challenge is rooted in their success – opening more new stores that sell more chicken per unit than their competitors year after year.Broilers & TurkeysMargins to flow from Tyson Foods protein pipelineHigher margins are in the new product pipeline at Tyson Foods, where executives foresee “expansive opportunities” in all food proteins but especially the chicken business.Broilers & TurkeysExclusive: Tyson Foods runs high-revenue, low-cost businessWhat makes Tyson Foods a new and different company? It’s on its way to eliminating perhaps a billion dollars in costs in three years and giving earning per share (EPS) guidance of $4.20 to $4.30 in 2017.Egg ProductionMcDonald’s supply chain secret sauce for consumer trustMcDonald’s supply chain is a key ingredient in consumer trust, which has to be earned one meal at a time, 69 million meals times daily at McDonald’s in the U.S. Delivering that result is in the responsibility of Ernie Meier, the QSR chain’s director of quality, who spoke to a packed crowd at the Chicken Marketing Summit in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.Breeding & GeneticsIs your poultry production business ‘new normal’?Consumer-led disruptions are the ‘new normal’ for the poultry business.Previous PagePage 4 of 29Next Page