Bettcher Industries receives ISO certification

A developer and manufacturer of precision cutting tools for food processing and industrial operations, the company has been certified under ISO 9001 standards since 1997.

July 30, 2009

Bettcher Industries Inc. has been approved by the Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance under the new ISO 9001: 2008 standard.

The certification applies to the company's design, manufacture and service of machinery. It also covers new requirements for Quality Management Systems established in November 2008 by the International Organization for Standardization.

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McDonald’s Chicken Big Mac to officially enter US market

Ukraine’s Ovostar Union building two new poultry houses

Consumer Trends

McDonald’s Chicken Big Mac to officially enter US market

Rumors of the sandwich’s return had been circulating online for months.

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Brand Insights

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Ukraine’s Ovostar Union building two new poultry houses

Despite the continuing war and unfavorable economic conditions, the country’s second largest egg producer proceeds with plans to build.

Pure Prairie Poultry Chapter 11 petition dismissed

Numerous creditors objected to the Iowa poultry company’s bankruptcy filing.

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Poultry Tech Trends

Popeyes chicken wing truck tour scores this football season

The QSR recently crowned itself as the Official Wing of Watching Football.

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Processing & Slaughter

USDA funds poultry processing training center in Puerto Rico

Project aims to both develop a skilled workforce and reduce the island’s dependence on imports.

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Rainbow Chicken reports positive developments in sales, profit

Improvements in revenue and profitability occurred, despite a series of avian flu outbreaks in South Africa's poultry flocks.

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Processing & Slaughter

Poultry plants gradually resuming production after Helene

Three companies report still having one plant that remains offline.

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Diseases & Health

Newcastle disease reappears in Polish poultry

The latest flock to be infected involved 51,900 head of poultry.

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Lidl GB announces additional support for U.K. egg producers

Supermarket Initiative sees financial and welfare measures adopted to help ensure suppliers’ sustainability.

Lidl has announced, amongst other measures, long-term cost of production contracts and help in securing finance to ensure the viability of its free-range egg suppliers.

WATT Poultry Chat

Opportunities to improve hatchery sanitation and support chick health

Editor Elizabeth Doughman talks to Josh Deines, Ph.D. technical service device lead, Zoetis, about hatchery sanitation opportunities to support overall process integrity/success.

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USDA: 6% fewer turkeys expected to be raised in 2024

Of the 13 largest turkey producing states, only four are expected to raise the same number of turkeys in 2024 as they did during the previous year.

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Georgia law on poultry truck weights to be revisited

Legislation that increased truck weight limits from 84,000 pounds to 88,000 pounds is set to expire on June 30, 2025.

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