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The National Provisioner Podcast brings the insights of meat and poultry processing industry subject matter experts directly to your ears, covering emerging trends and innovations in protein processing, food safety, new product development, plant operations, packaging, and more, with insights tailored for processors of all sizes. Available on  | 

  1. JAN 23

    Episode 220: Market opportunities for sustainable seafood

    John Burrows, seafood technical director at the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute, joins ASMI Communications Director Greg Smith to discuss Alaska’s seafood industry and seafood marketplace trends, including the role of Alaska’s long embrace of sustainable fisheries practices.

    15 min

  2. JAN 16

    Episode 219: AI-automation at meat plants with Creekstone Farms COO Andrew Baltz and Marble CEO Chafik Berber

    The National Provisioner Multimedia Specialist Brett Parker sits down with Andrew Baltz, chief operating officer of Creekstone Farms, and Chafik Barbar, CEO of Marble, as they discuss their recent collaboration on bringing AI-automation to Creekstone's Kansas plant.  In this interview, Baltz and Barbar discuss how plant workflow will improve with their automation efforts, how AI will change the entire meat industry moving into the future, and things meat companies can do right now to integrate themselves with this emerging technology.

    12 min

  3. JAN 10

    Episode 218: Hormel's director of marketing for its foodservice division discusses adding value for customers

    Hormel's Blake Flores shares insights on adding value for foodservice customers. With 70% of restaurant operators reporting hard-to-fill positions and 45% struggling to meet current demand, the foodservice industry is facing unprecedented operational challenges and looking for labor solutions to keep up. Hormel Foods offers insights on emerging trends in labor-efficient technologies, such as pre-cooked and pre-battered product innovations for foodservice, including the company’s FLASH 180 Chicken Tenders, which fry from frozen in just three minutes.

    8 min

  4. JAN 5

    Episode 217: Chef Tim Byres explores culinary applications for pork rind pellets

    James Beard Award-winning chef and author Tim Byres teams up with Southern Recipe Small Batch. In this interview, Tim Byres explains how to use the brand's Pop Your Own Pellets in both home kitchens and foodservice operations.

    17 min

  5. 11/26/2025

    Episode 216: Scaling verified regenerative sourcing across meat production

    Anne Malleau, VP of agriculture and animal welfare programs at Open Farm, explains how regenerative practices and third-party verification can strengthen value and trust across the entire protein sector, from the pet nutrition space to human food production.

    11 min

  6. 11/11/2025

    Episode 215: Recall readiness with Roger Hancock

    Roger Hancock, CEO of Recall InfoLink, shares insights from his experience across the food supply chain regarding best practices to help food companies focus on the areas that matter most to ensure they are recall-ready.

    10 min

  7. 10/28/2025

    Episode 214: Calamari jerky: The Hermit shares inspiration for shelf-stable seafood snacks

    In this exclusive interview, The Hermit brand Founder Steven Shonts shares how he came up with the idea for a shelf-stable calamari jerky made from American wild-caught squid.

    21 min

  8. 10/06/2025

    Episode 213: KC Cattle Co. CEO Patrick Montgomery discusses the new Wagyu Bacon Cheeseburger Bratwurst

    The National Provisioner's Multimedia Specialist Brett Parker sits down with Patrick Montgomery, CEO and founder of KC Cattle Co., as they discuss the brand's new Wagyu Bacon Cheeseburger Bratwurst.  In this interview, Montgomery explains the biggest challenges of creating an unorthodox meat product, what separates KC Cattle from similar brands on the market, and advice for any meat company attempting to craft a unique product of their own.

    5 min
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