CONTENTS 16 Livestock haulers get an additional 90 days to see how the ELD and hours of service mandates will apply to them. Cover: The burger market continues to diversify whether it's the continued popularity of the traditional beef burger or the addition of new non-meat burger varieties hitting menus around the country. 08 COMMENTARY Behind the smoke 10 BUSINESS NOTES 14 WASHINGTON Withdrawing organic rule 16 NEWS PERSPECTIVE Dashboard dilemmas 64 INGREDIENT ISSUES All about appearance 72 SMALL BUSINESS Meat mania 80 COMPANY PROFILE 90 FROM THE CORRAL The value of global perspectives 92 INDUS T RY C A L ENDA R 94 NAMES IN THE NEWS 98 SHOWCASE 100 CLASSIFIEDS 105 ADVERTISERS 106 THE INSIDER BURGER REPORT 22 BY THE NUMBERS Betting on burgers 24 ALTERNATIVE PROTEINS Impossible Foods: Faking it or making it? 44 PACKAGING SOLUTIONS Preferred packaging 54 FOODSERVICE Benefits of blending 60 FOOD SAFETY Balancing prevention and detection Getting in the game Evolving from the front porch 88 LABOR Monitoring off-the-clock work 4 MEAT+ POULTRY | 04.18 | www.meatpoultry.com 24 © 2011 Robert Carner - stock.adobe.com; Impossible Foods 84 MERCHANDISINGhttp://www.meatpoultry.com