A supplement to Ground beef trends+technology Production Hertzog Meat Co.'s ground beef booms in foodservice p4 Foodservice Spark's Burger Co. is reimagining the fastfood burger segment p8 Processing Tech Processors benefit from automating production p12 Meat Perspectives Ground beef is at the center of consumers' plates p20 Burger Processing Experts explain how the sum of the parts make a difference p26 Fixture Photography by Nicole Branch