National Turkey Federation

This undated photo provided by Love Creek Farm shows a pet turkey, Ariala, and her owner, Mike Balistreri, spending quality time together in the garden at Love Creek Farm in Ben Lomond, Calif. (AP Photo/Love Creek Farm)

Turkeys: Some people eat them, some feed them

"Turkeys as pets is a complicated question"

SUE MANNING Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) – Turkeys: Main course or animal companion? OK, so it isn’t even close. According to the industry group National Turkey Federation, more than 46 million of the big birds will be served as Thanksgiving dinner this year. Just a few hundred will get to experience the holiday as [...]

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Employees of the West Liberty Foods plant in Tremonton, Utah, process sliced meat. (West Liberty Foods photo)

West Liberty Foods CEO credits customer partnerships for growth

"We're not worried about our brand because we don't have a brand"

WEST LIBERTY — It’s not every day you hear a business claim it doesn’t care about its brand. “We’re not worried about our brand because we don’t have a brand,” said Ed Garrett, president and CEO of West Liberty Foods. ” Four or five years ago, we were under the radar screen and the industry [...]

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