CONTENTS 58 Shelf-life extending ingredients preserve the quality of meat and poultry while ensuring safety. Cover: MEAT+POULTRY has compiled our annual Top 100 ranking of the industry's leading meat and poultry processors. Find out who made this year's list. 08 COMMENTARY Yielding to logic 10 BUSINESS NOTES 14 WASHINGTON Outing the farm bill 16 COVER STORY Top 100: Ranking the industry's top processors More than just meat Pathogen watch: Listeria 86 MEAT PERSPECTIVES Aging well 90 FROM THE CORRAL Stunner status 92 LABOR Prepping for OSHA 46 SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 94 INDUSTRY CALENDAR Transparency vs. prosperity 96 N A ME S IN T HE NE W S 58 INGREDIENT ISSUES Farm-to-fork freshness 98 SHOWCASE 68 SMALL BUSINESS 100 CLASSIFIEDS The Chori-Man 4 MEAT+ POULTRY | 03.18 | www.meatpoultry.com ©marioav - stock.adobe.com, ©ecummings00 - stock.adobe.com 38 CORPORATE PROFILE 72 PACKAGING SOLUTIONS 105 ADVERTISERS Meating snack demand 106 THE INSIDER 80 FOOD SAFETYhttp://www.meatpoultry.com