Meat Institute (formerly North American Meat Institute)

Background The Meat Institute (formerly North American Meat Institute (NAMI)) is an industry group representing U.S. meat and poultry processing and packing companies, as well as their suppliers. NAMI rebranded as Meat Institute on March 14, 2024,2Rachel Oatman. “New Meat Institute brand identity, […]

Danish Crown

Background Danish Crown is a Denmark-based food manufacturer specialising in beef and pork processing, owned by the cooperative Leverandรธrselskabet Danish Crown AmbA. The company is one of Europeโ€™s largest pork producers and the worldโ€™s largest […]

European Roundtable for Beef Sustainability

Background The European Roundtable for Beef Sustainability (ERBS) is Europeโ€™s largest multi-stakeholder organisation focused on supporting more sustainable beef production, having launched in 2018 as a regional division of the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (GRSB).2Breifne Oโ€™brien. โ€œSpotlight on Ireland for European beef sustainability forum,โ€ย Agriland,ย October […]

Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board

Background The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is an โ€œarmโ€™s length bodyโ€ (ALB) of the UKโ€™s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra), classified as aย  non-departmental public body (NDPB).As an NDPB, the AHDB has some operational control over policy, can […]

Animal Agriculture Alliance

Background The Animal Agriculture Alliance (AAA) is a US-based non-profit organisation that โ€œbrings together farmers, ranchers, veterinarians, animal feed companies, animal health companies, processors, allied associations and others involved in getting food from the farm to our forksโ€, according to its website. Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, and […]

International Meat Secretariat

Background The International Meat Secretariat (IMS), also known as Lโ€™Office International de la Viande (OIV) and Oficina Permanente Intl. de la Carne (OPIC), is a global nonprofit organisation representing the meat industry. Founded in 1974 and headquartered in Paris, the IMS works to […]

JBS

Background JBS (Josรฉ Batista Sobrinho Sociedade Anรณnima) is the worldโ€™s largest meat supplier, and the second-largest food company, according to JBSโ€™s website. The company produces beef, […]

Tyson Foods

Background Tyson Foods is one of the worldโ€™s four largest meat producers, producing approximately 20 percent of U.S. beef, pork and chicken, according to the companyโ€™s website.2โ€œWhat we […]

Bipartisan Policy Center

Bipartisan Policy Center Background The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization thatย describes itself as “a Washington, DC-based think tank that actively fosters bipartisanship by combining the best ideas from both parties to promote health, security, and opportunity for all Americans.” The BPC […]

Independent Women’s Voice

Independent Women’s Voice (IWV) Background Independent Women’s Voice (IWV) is a 501(c)(4) โ€œadvocacyโ€ group that operates as the sister organization to the 501(c)(3) Independent Women’s Forum (IWF). According to public 990 forms, IWV and IWF also share some facility expenses and employees. According […]