AFCO

Chris Gregg

With over 150 years of experience, AFCO is the premier cleaning and sanitization partner in the Food & Beverage Industry. Our global presence is built on exceptional regional coverage, with manufacturing and warehousing facilities and a world-class team of food safety, technical, and equipment specialists offering expert guidance. We provide custom sanitation and water treatment solutions as well as abatement cleaning services. And we have an unwavering dedication to sustainability backed by our ongoing commitment to continuous improvement

American Foods Group

Ashley Lembke

American Foods Group is a third–generation, family-owned business based in the Midwest of the United States. Through their values of family, partnership, integrity, trust, and care, they can produce safe and wholesome beef that is second to none. American Foods Group’s family of brands can be found in your grocery store, school cafeteria, and at the ballpark. As an industry leader, American Foods Group strives to be transparent by doing the right thing and staying true to its commitments. When you are a part of the American Foods Group family, you are part of the solution that helps feed the world.

American Meat Science Association

Deidrea Mabry

The American Meat Science Association (AMSA) fosters community and professional development among individuals who create and apply science to efficiently provide safe and high-quality meat (defined as red meat (beef, pork and lamb), poultry, fish/seafood and meat from other managed species). AMSA is a broad-reaching organization of individuals that discovers, develops, and disseminates its collective meat science knowledge to provide leadership, education, and professional development. Our passion is to help meat science professionals achieve previously unimaginable levels of performance and reach even higher goals. AMSA is the premier provider of learning and knowledge for the meat science discipline. Our association delivers innovative learning experiences, opportunities for peer-to-peer collaboration and leadership development programs designed to advance the meat science discipline.

ButcherBox

Ron Stubbs

Founded in 2015, ButcherBox is an online retailer of high-quality, humanely raised meat. The company delivers 100% grass-fed, grass-finished beef, free-range organic chicken, crate-free pork, and wild-caught seafood. Our ready to cook and ready to eat proteins are frozen and packaged in individual and family sized portions, and then delivered curbside to members 100% recyclable, insulated boxes.

Cargill Protein North America

Jill tabatt

We exist to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way. Every day, we connect farmers with markets, customers with ingredients, and people and animals with the food they need to thrive. We combine our experience with new technologies and insights to serve as a trusted partner for food, agriculture, financial and industrial customers in more than 125 countries.

Caviness Beef Packers

jorge aleman

Caviness Beef Packers, LTD and CS Beef Packers, LLC are progressive beef packers and further processors whose products are marketed through a variety of foodservice and retail channels. Relationships, product quality and service are paramount from farm gate to dinner plate!

Colorado Premium Foods

john rudy

At Colorado Premium our goal is to be the best-in-class strategic culinary partner, delivering innovative supply chain solutions. Colorado Premium is a trustworthy, high-volume meat manufacturer, providing a variety of fresh, frozen, cooked, and consumer-ready products to major US retailers, restaurants, and food service companies. We operate three processing facility in Colorado with our headquarters in Greeley, CO. Colorado Premium has the capacity and technology to handle your largest orders, but we are also dedicated to meeting your unique culinary needs. Colorado Premium is a prime resource for companies requiring a high level of quality, safety and product innovation.

Colorado State University

Keith Belk

Our faculty are focused on addressing national and global meat and livestock food safety and quality issues to ensure that consumers worldwide have access to a dependable supply of safe, high quality and affordable meat products.

Corbion

courtney Botkin

Corbion is the global market leader in lactic acid and its derivatives, and a leading supplier of emulsifiers, functional enzyme blends, minerals, vitamins, and algae ingredients. We use our unique expertise in fermentation and other processes to deliver sustainable solutions for the preservation of food and food production, health, and our planet. For over 100 years, we have been uncompromising in our commitment to safety, quality, innovation and performance.

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

Paige Hartley

Darden’s family of restaurants features some of the most recognizable and successful brands in full-service dining — Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Yard House, Ruth's Chris Steak House, Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen, The Capital Grille, Chuy's, Seasons 52, Eddie V's and Bahama Breeze. We own and operate more than 2,100 restaurants and are proud to employ 195,000 team members. Together, we create memorable experiences for 420 million guests annually in hundreds of communities across North America.

empirical foods, inc.

Adam Edwardson

A family-owned company for almost 40 years, empirical has developed unique and revolutionary technology for the meat industry focused on automation, efficiency, sustainability and food safety. At empirical, we believe everyone deserves safe, quality, and affordable food. Our task is to meet the world’s ever-increasing nourishment needs within the constraints of precious natural resources and empirical is the leader in developing the equipment, processes and methods needed to achieve this goal.

Eurofins Microbiological Laboratories

John Scanga

Eurofins Scientific through its subsidiaries is a world leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing, discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences, and in agroscience Contract Research services. It is also one of the global independent market leaders in genomics and in the support of clinical studies, as well as in BioPharma Contract Development and Manufacturing. In addition, Eurofins is one of the key emerging players in specialty esoteric and molecular clinical diagnostic testing in Europe and the USA. With ca. 62,000 staff across a network of independent companies in 62 countries and operating over 900 laboratories, Eurofins offers a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods for evaluating the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin and purity of biological substances and products, as well as for innovative clinical diagnostics. The objective of Eurofins companies is to provide their customers with high-quality services, accurate results on time and expert advice by their highly qualified staff.

Evonik Active Oxygens LLC

Brandon Cryar

Fayette Industrial

Meg Moss 

Fayette Industrial, founded in 1994, has since grown into a leader in the field of industrial sanitation solutions. Over the years, Fayette has developed unique and extensive expertise in servicing the food industry with a variety of contract cleaning solutions. Our team is committed to understanding and meeting customer needs with a different, more personal approach to customer service.

FlexXray

kurt westmoreland 

FlexXray provides expert, accurate and timely foreign material contamination inspection services for food and beverage producers with product on hold.  From small producers to 15 of the 20 largest food manufacturers in the United States, producers salvage more than 97% of the product inspected by us, resulting in billions of dollars of product safely returned to commerce. 

Food Marketing Institute

hilary thesmar 

As the food industry association, FMI works with and on behalf of the entire industry to advance a safer, healthier and more efficient consumer food supply chain. FMI brings together a wide range of members across the value chain — from retailers that sell to consumers, to producers that supply food and other products, as well as the wide variety of companies providing critical services — to amplify the collective work of the industry. www.FMI.org 

Fortrex

aaron freeberg 

Fortrex is a leading provider of sanitation solutions in North America, offering tech-forward innovation to drive growth by helping our customers identify and avoid preventable issues while delivering real-time results. We offer cost-effective solutions to our customers, while providing the highest level of contaminant defense. Fortrex’s team of skilled food sanitors, microbiologists, technical experts and engineers are committed to keeping USDA, FDA, and CFIA processing facilities clean, safe, and audit-ready.  

Golden State Foods

nate murphy

Golden State Foods is a provider of goods and services focused on the quick serve restaurant industry. From their new protein products plant in Opelka, AL, they produce frozen patties, MAP patties and bulk ground meat products.

Harris Ranch Beef Company-Central Valley Meat

terri halL

Harris Ranch Beef is a family-owned company dedicated to processing cattle at the highest standards of quality and food safety. As a leader in the beef industry, we are proud to operate alongside our additional beef processing plants—Central Valley Meat, CLW Foods, and Western Valley Meat—all of which uphold the same rigorous standards as Harris Ranch Beef. Our diverse book of business spans foodservice, retail, and export channels, ensuring premium beef reaches customers across multiple markets. We take great pride in our employees and stand by our commitment to delivering Excellence Beyond Expectations. 

H-E-B

Jim Lanier

H-E-B is a privately owned and operated retail grocery chain in Texas and Northern Mexico. Established in 1905, H-E-B has multiple formats from it’s foodie-based Central Markets, to their value-driven Joe V Smart Shops. They have 14 manufacturing facilities, including a meat plant that produces over 2.6 million pounds of seasoned, marinated and fresh-cut beef, pork and poultry products per week. H-E-B has been a strong supporter of BIFSCO since its inception and a member since 2005. H-E-B Partners have served on the product council, various committees and advisory boards.

Hertzog's Premium Beef, LLC

tod hertzog

Hertzog Meat Co. proudly supplies multiple industries with All-natural* antibiotic free and hormone free premium beef. Our black angus cattle are raised locally and processed locally in Butler, MO. Our family takes pride in the traditional method of dry aging, enhancing both tenderness and flavor. At Hertzog Meat Co. We not only provide beef; we offer a legacy of craftsmanship and dedication to superior quality that has been passed down through generations.

Hydrite Chemical Co.

Billy Hughes

Hydrite offers expertise in chemical distribution and manufacturing, plant sanitation, wastewater treatment, meat intervention, ingredients, defoamers, commodity chemicals and equipment. Hydrite understands food safety is critical to food and beverage manufacturers as consumer safety continues to be a major issue facing the meat and poultry industry. Hydrite delivers chemistry programs, offers high-level service, and provides scientific expertise with the highest safety in mind.

Hygiena, LLC

Stacy Stoltenberg

Hygiena™ offers integrated diagnostic solutions for monitoring environmental hygiene, animal health, and food safety through a One Health approach. With the addition of BioChek smart veterinary diagnostics, we now offer a complete line of products focused on animal health. Visit us at hygiena.com and biochek.com.

IEH Laboratories

Mohammad Koohmaraie

IEH's focus is to provide routine analytical support to the food industry through consultation, research, and product development, as well as the investigation of microbiological, chemical, and toxicological issues in food.

JBS Food Group

Sherri Trujillo

JBS Foods is a global, diversified protein company creating delicious products for customers and consumers around the world. We are driven by our mission to be the best and committed to responsibly producing products people trust and enjoy.

Life Products Inc.

Scott Watson

Commercial & Custom Feed Manufacturer of Alcohol liquid feeds, minerals, supplements, microbials, Nutri-Lock hay and silage inoculants, probiotic boluses, and battle drench.

Lone Star Beef Processors

Savanah Jost

Located in San Angelo, Texas, Lone Star Beef is a slaughter and processor of cows and bulls. We are a company that is committed to providing the highest quality wholesome products with outstanding service at a competitive price.

Lopez Foods, Inc.

Brian Covington

Lopez Foods is recognized among the top meat companies in the United States and is an industry leader in supplying a variety of protein products to the largest restaurant chains and retailers in the world.

McDonald's USA, LLC

sarah kipp

From humble beginnings as a small restaurant, we're proud to have become one of the world's leading food service brands with more than 36,000 restaurants in more than 100 countries. Behind our Golden Arches is a global community of crew, farmers, suppliers, franchisees, and countless others who make up who we are as a brand. It’s the entire McFamily that makes McDonald’s what it is today and what it’s been for over 65 years.

Meat Institute

katie rose mccullough

The Meat Institute is the nation’s oldest and largest trade association representing packers and processors of beef, pork, lamb, veal, turkey, and processed meat products. Meat Institute member companies account for more than 95 percent of the United States output of these products. The Meat Institute provides regulatory, scientific, legislative, public relations, and educational services to the meat and poultry packing and processing industry.

Merck Animal Health

Allison Flinn

Merck Animal Health, known as MSD Animal Health outside the United States and Canada, is the global animal health business of Merck. Through our commitment to The Science of Healthier Animals®, we offer a wide range of veterinary medicines, vaccines and health management solutions and services, as well as an extensive suite of connected technology that includes identification, traceability and monitoring products.

Meyer Natural Foods

scott howard

Meyer Natural Foods was founded thirty-five years ago by Robert Meyer and a vision to produce the highest quality protein, raised without added hormones or antibiotics.  This vision began with a ranch in Helmville, Montana and has included a steadfast commitment to honesty, integrity, and food safety.  Meyer Natural Foods has grown to include a network of strategic partners across the United States that share this vision, producing beef and pork sold under natural, Organic, grass and grain-fed labels.  Today, Meyer Natural maintains our commitment to production of safe, high-quality proteins, with a focus on growing consumer demand for transparency throughout the supply chain.

Micreos Food Safety/Phageguard

Mark Hankins

Phageguard is at the forefront of innovation in food safety, leveraging the power of bacteriophages—nature’s own solution to bacterial control. Phageguard specializes in developing clean-label, phage-based solutions that address harmful pathogens like Salmonella, Listeria, and E. coli with unmatched specificity. Phageguard’s products offers a sustainable alternative or supplement to traditional food safety interventions, preserving beneficial bacteria and mitigating the risks these pathogens pose.

MilliporeSigma

rodney ortega

MilliporeSigma’s portfolio includes over 300,000 products, supported by 19,000 employees across 72 manufacturing sites worldwide. Our BioMonitoring portfolio offers a comprehensive range of high-quality microbial testing solutions, along with regulatory expertise, robust services, and collaborative partnerships you can rely on. We support every stage of your microbiology testing workflow with intuitive, trusted products and services designed to enhance lab efficiency and ensure regulatory compliance, all backed by our technical expertise and commitment to quality systems.

Murray-Brown Laboratories

john murray

MBL is an ISO 17025:2017 Accredited Analytical Testing Laboratory focusing on Food, Ingredients, Nutraceuticals, Environmental Monitoring, Nutritional Facts, Potency, Pesticides, Mycotoxins Residual Solvents. CDPHE certified for Hemp and Drinking Water.

National Beef Packing Co., LLC

Brenden McCullough

National Beef Packing Company, LLC, based in Kansas City, Missouri, is America’s Premier Beef Company™. National Beef has relationships with America’s leading ranchers and farmers, giving them access to the nation’s very best cattle. The company processes and markets a comprehensive line of fresh beef, consumer-ready products, and beef by-products. The company sells its products through multiple customer channels, including retail, food service, and further processors in domestic and international markets.

NCBA Policy Division

NCBA's public policy team works on behalf of America's farmers and ranchers to ensure legislative and regulatory actions taken inside the nation's Beltway don't cause harm to the livestock industry.

OSI Industries, LLC

Jennifer Raspaldo

OSI Group, LLC is a 100-plus year old, privately held corporation that is a global leader in supplying value-added protein items and other food products to leading foodservice and retail brands. The company currently has more than 65 facilities in 18 countries and territories, with its global headquarters located in Aurora, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.

Pathotrak

javier Atencia

Pathotrak commercializes an AOAC-accredited breakthrough in beef safety, providing detection of E. coli O157:H7, STEC, and Salmonella in just 5.5 hours, with a sensitivity of 1 CFU per sample. This innovation significantly reduces the standard 12-hour testing time for O157:H7 and substantially more for Salmonella, setting a new standard in rapid, reliable pathogen testing for the meatpacking industry.

Pineland Farms Natural Meats

Chris Williams

Pineland Farms Natural Meats is a grower and producer of all-natural beef cattle that comply with strict standards for animal welfare and handling. We believe that animals raised without the addition of antibiotics and growth hormones help us succeed at our mission of providing beef at its best.

Publix Super Markets, Inc.

Michael Roberson

Publix, the largest employee-owned company in the U.S. with more than 250,000 associates, currently operates 1,360 stores in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia. For 26 consecutive years, the company has been recognized by Fortune as a great place to work. In addition, Publix’s dedication to superior quality and customer service is recognized among the top in the grocery business. For more information, visit the company’s website, corporate.publix.com.

SK8 Biotechnologies Inc.

Tyler Stephens

SK8 Biotech specializes in using phage technology to enhance food safety programs for meat processors. Phages are a natural and targeted way to control microbial concerns like Salmonella and STEC.

Southwest Meat Assn.

Joe Harris

The Southwest Meat Association was founded in 1957 as an organization that would unite packers/processors with the goal of promoting goodwill, friendship, education, legislation, and better labor relations within the meat industry. Today SMA is a leading meat and poultry trade organization representing packers and processors all over the United States. SMA is an organization committed to making a difference for its members by initiating opportunities, resolving problems, and thus helping its member companies to earn a reasonable return on their investment.

Sysco Specialty Meat Group

Norlyn Tipton

Sysco Specialty Meat Group’s primary focus is delivering custom-cut fresh protein to our customers and giving them dependable quality, product traceability, an expansive product selection, and product freshness with dependable service. Serving a broad portfolio of America’s finest steakhouses, resorts, restaurants, and retailers, our greatest benchmark for success is the satisfaction our customers feel when their guests have an exceptional dining experience.

Texas Tech International Center for Food Industry Excellence

Mindy Brashears

The International Center for Food Industry Excellence (ICFIE) provides innovation, research, and technology transfer in food safety, meat science and food security. Our faculty members provide collaborative expert resources in both domestically and internationally. ICFIE also provides mentorship and training of the next generation of industry leaders to influence food systems around the globe.

Tyson Foods, Inc.

Alison Griffino

Tyson Foods, Inc. is one of the world's largest food companies with leading brands such as Tyson, Jimmy Dean, Hillshire Farm, Sara Lee, Ball Park, Wright, Aidells and State Fair. It's a recognized market leader in chicken, beef and pork as well as prepared foods, including bacon, breakfast sausage, turkey, lunchmeat, hot dogs, pizza crusts and toppings, tortillas and desserts.

Upper Iowa Beef, LLC

Annette Kime

“Know Your Farmer Know Your Beef.” Upper Iowa Beef (UIB) is a small beef slaughter and fabrication company committed to empowering our employees, our buyers and our consumers to know where their food comes from. We strive to be your partner in sustainable beef production through knowledge, communication and commitment to our great product and the people who supply, fabricate, buy, sell and consume our beef.

US Meat Export Federation

paige parker

The mission of USMEF is “to increase the value and profitability of the U.S. beef, pork and lamb industries by enhancing demand for their products in export markets through a dynamic partnership of all stakeholders.” Simply put, USMEF is “Putting U.S. Meat on the World’s Table.”

Vincit Group, LLC

phillip shelton

As a network of 8 vertically integrated industrial companies, we create an exchange of ideas and services geared toward raising the bar and changing for the better the ways we make what we make.

Washington Beef

jeff cromer

Washington Beef LLC, located in the agriculture-rich Yakima Valley, is Agri Beef’s state-of-the-art processing plant located in Toppenish, WA. Our comprehensive ranch-to-table approach means we are involved in every aspect of production, from ranches to feed yards to final processing, to consistently deliver the highest quality products. Today our products enjoy an unparalleled reputation for excellence among chefs and connoisseurs in the U.S. and more than 30 countries worldwide, with customers that include top retailers and Michelin-starred restaurants. They demand nothing less than the best and we deliver.