Meat Packing (Noun)
Meaning
Wholesale packaging of meat for future sale (including slaughtering and processing and distribution to retailers).
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The company's meat packing operations included everything from slaughter to distribution of the frozen product to grocery stores nationwide.
- Local farmers worked with a nearby meat packing facility to ensure their livestock was handled and processed for market in a humane manner.
- Meat packing giant, IBP, rose to prominence with their innovative distribution systems and cost-effective processing methods.
- Plant regulators were criticized after falling short of proper oversight, resulting in numerous recalls at major meat packing plants across the country.
- The long-planned meat packing facility off Highway 12 was approved despite noise and odor concerns from nearby residents.