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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Perry business owners and residents react to potential 500 jobs from JBS plant
PERRY, Iowa — JBS USA announced Thursday that it plans to build a $135 million state-of-the-art facility in Perry to process sausages. Dirk Cavanaugh, the Mayor of Perry, said that JBS could bring up to 500 Jobs. 'It's going to start out with a single shift plant, 250 employees, and hopefully within a few years they'll ramp up to double shift and have around 500 people working there,' Cavanaugh said. Darryl Pettigrew, a caterer in Perry, said he noticed a downturn in business after the Tyson Plant closed last year. 'Prior to that year, before sales went down pretty, quite, quite a bit. So, even a lot of people right here on the, right here downtown said the sales have dropped and they've noticed a lot of people have already left town,' Pettigrew said. Forecast: Hazy skies expected in Iowa as smoke from Canadian wildfires moves in Pettigrew said he is hopeful that the new JBS plant will bring more jobs to the community. 'I mean, 500 people, that's a lot. So, Perry is hopeful,' Pettigrew said. Choy Mangor, a former Tyson plant worker, stayed in Perry after the plant closed. Mangor said he wants jobs to come to Perry, even if it takes time. 'I don't know how long it would take, but it will help out my town, you know, it will help a lot,' Mangor said. Betsy Peterson, the owner of Betsy Peterson Designs, LLC, said she's excited to have diverse manufacturing come to Perry. 'Perry's been really a great community to integrate and accept and enjoy each other's cultures and diversity. So, bring it on. We're ready. Yeah, it's going to be fun. And then the Axel company that's coming from Italy, we're excited about that too. That just diverse to find the manufacturing here,' Peterson said. Iowa News: Perry business owners and residents react to potential 500 jobs from JBS plant Forecast: Hazy skies expected in Iowa as smoke from Canadian wildfires moves in Golfers get practice in pro-am before Principal Charity Classic Round 1 begins Friday Boone man killed in Thursday morning crash on Highway 30 Former Marshalltown substitute teacher accused of sexually exploiting student Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Sun
21-05-2025
- Lifestyle
- The Sun
Bargain supermarket beats out big name brands in blind sausages taste test just in time for BBQ season
A BARGAIN banger has beaten big-name brands in a blind taste test, just in time for BBQ season. Consumer champion Which? put a variety of supermarket and branded sausages to the test, including premium labels Heck and The Jolly Hog. 4 The panel was made up of 65 people, and multiple factors were taken into consideration, including the texture, taste, and price. Of the 12 tested, three superior sausages stood out and were made Which? Best Buys. The testers crowned Lidl's Deluxe Pork Sausages the winner with a score of 77 percent after they ticked all the boxes. The juicy texture got people's taste buds tingling, and the flavour of the sausages was marked as "perfect" by an impressive 80 per cent. Lidl's sausages were also the cheapest of the 12 tested - so it's good news all round. The herb and spice seasoning also hit the spot with two-thirds of our tasters. Around three-quarters liked the salt levels and two thirds said the texture was good – neither too coarse nor too fine. The Which? team did point out that Lidl's sausages are pretty high in saturated fat. Two sausages contain 11.5g, which is more than half the recommended daily maximum for women and more than a third for men. Lidl Deluxe Pork Sausages are £2.49 for 400g, which works out as 62p per 100g. Save with secret codes Coming in second place was M&S Collection British Outdoor Bred Pork Sausages with a strong score of 75 percent. Almost double the price of Lidl's at £4.50 for 400g, the sausages are £1.13 per 100g. The flavour, juiciness and salt levels won three-quarters of the voters over. Two-thirds enjoyed the all-important texture, but while 58 Pper cent said seasoning was well-balanced, the remainder were divided on whether it was too much or too little. 4 These succulent sausages from M&S are a Best Buy, but note that they are also joint priciest on test. They are available in store only and at Ocado. In third place is Sainsbury's Taste the Difference British Pork Sausages, scooping 75 percent. These are £3 for 400g, which works out 75p per 100 - so they are an excellent all-rounder. The pork flavour was highly rated, while more than 70% said the juiciness, saltiness, and herb and spice seasoning were perfect. The texture was also enjoyed by two thirds. They lost a few marks on plate-appeal compared with the other Best Buys, and around a third said these sausages looked too pale. They are available in store and online. In fourth place is the first brand, The Black Farmer Premium Pork Sausages. Costing £3.50 for 400g (88p per 100g) they were well liked across the board. More than three-quarters liked their juiciness, while around two-thirds said the pork flavour and salt levels were good. A few points were lost on seasoning, as a third of our tasters wanted this to be punchier. These UK-based artisanal sausages are available on Amazon, Asda, Co-op, Morrisons, Ocado, Sainsbury's and Tesco. Last but not least, in fifth place was Asda with its Exceptional Classic Pork Sausages. These are pretty good sausages at a pretty good price, third cheapest after Aldi and Lidl. More than 70 per cent enjoyed the pork flavour and pleasing texture. A similar proportion thought they looked the part and that the salt levels were right. Herb and spice seasoning didn't always hit the spot, though: nearly half felt this was lacking. So if you prefer a spicy sausage you might find these ones a bit bland. They cost £2.98 for 400g (75p per 100g) and are available in store and online at Asda. Here is how the rest of the supermarkets did: Morrisons The Best Thick Pork Sausages – 70 percent. Mostly well-liked sausages that scored well on flavour and aroma, though barely a half were fans of their somewhat coarse texture. £3.25 for 400g (81p per 100g). Aldi Specially Selected Pork Sausages – 69 percent. Worth considering with a satisfying texture, but somewhat bland compared with the higher-scoring sausages. £2.49 for 400g (62p per 100g). Co-op Irresistible Pork Sausages – 69 percent. These juicy bangers were reasonable all-rounders, though a bit on the pale side. £3.60 for 400g (90p per 100g). The Jolly Hog Proper Porker Sausages – 69 percent. Pretty good all-rounders, though no particular highlights. Around a third of our tasters wanted a stronger meaty flavour. £4 for 400g (£1 per 100g). Iceland Luxury The Ultimate Pork Sausages – 65 percent. Fairly juicy, but rather pale and bland compared to the higher scoring sausages. They come in eight-packs, rather than the standard six. £4 for 400g (£1 per 100g). Waitrose No.1 Free Range Pork Sausages – 62 percent. Juicy sausages, but they lost marks for looks and aroma. Less than half of our tasters found the texture and the seasoning worked for them. £4.50 for 400g (£1.13 per 100g). Heck 97 percent Pork Sausages – 54 percent. Low in saturated fat, but also low in enjoyment factor for our tasters. More than 60 percent said the pork flavour of these pale sausages was too weak while over half wanted more seasoning. Note that the casings of these sausages are made from beef collagen. £3.25 for 400g (81p per 100g). Natalie Hitchins, Which? Head of Home Products and Services, said: 'Sausages are a summer barbecue staple for many, so it's important to pick the right ones that will have your guests queuing up for more. 'Lidl came out on top for our taste tests, impressing with their juicy texture and meaty flavour. While pricier than Lidl's, M&S and Sainsbury's also dished up impressively succulent sausages.' The sausages were tested in April 2025 at Which?'s specialist test lab. The sausages were cooked according to pack instructions. The taste test was blind, so the testers didn't know which brand they were trying. They tasted the sausages in a fully rotated order to avoid any bias. Each tester had a private tasting booth so they couldn't discuss what they were tasting or be influenced by others. The tasters rated the flavour, aroma, appearance, and texture of each sausage, and told Which? what they liked and disliked. The overall score was based on: 50 percent flavour, 20 percent appearance, 15 percent aroma and 15 percent texture. How to save money on your food shop Consumer reporter Sam Walker reveals how you can save hundreds of pounds a year: Odd boxes - plenty of retailers offer slightly misshapen fruit and veg or surplus food at a discounted price. Lidl sells five kilos of fruit and veg for just £1.50 through its Waste Not scheme while Aldi shoppers can get Too Good to Go bags which contain £10 worth of all kinds of products for £3.30. Sainsbury's also sells £2 "Taste Me, Don't Waste Me" fruit and veg boxes to help shoppers reduced food waste and save cash. Food waste apps - food waste apps work by helping shops, cafes, restaurants and other businesses shift stock that is due to go out of date and passing it on to members of the public. Some of the most notable ones include Too Good to Go and Olio. Too Good to Go's app is free to sign up to and is used by millions of people across the UK, letting users buy food at a discount. Olio works similarly, except users can collect both food and other household items for free from neighbours and businesses. Yellow sticker bargains - yellow sticker bargains, sometimes orange and red in certain supermarkets, are a great way of getting food on the cheap. But what time to head out to get the best deals varies depending on the retailer. You can see the best times for each supermarket here. Super cheap bargains - sign up to bargain hunter Facebook groups like Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK where shoppers regularly post hauls they've found on the cheap, including food finds. "Downshift" - you will almost always save money going for a supermarket's own-brand economy lines rather than premium brands. The move to lower-tier ranges, also known as "downshifting" and hailed by consumer expert Martin Lewis, could save you hundreds of pounds a year on your food shop.
CBC
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
What's the big deal about large roadside attractions? There's a lot to love
The May long weekend marks the official start of summer road trip season and Kyler Zeleny — a fourth-generation sausage-maker in rural Alberta — expects to see a whole lot more tourists rolling up to see a giant Ukrainian kielbasa. The massive meat monument in the town of Mundare, 80 kilometres east of Edmonton, was the brainchild of Zeleny's grandfather, Edward Stawnichy. "The thinking was if we're making sausage and we've got a bunch of Ukrainians here, let's erect a Ukrainian sausage — a kielbasa," says Zeleny, now the assistant manager at Stawnichy's Mundare Sausage. The kielbasa, which went up in April 2001, is 12.8 metres — about 42 feet — tall. The family's charitable foundation is said to have paid $120,000 for the red fibreglass structure that stands in a park not far from the meat processing plant. Zeleny says the larger-than-life link (pun intended) to the 66-year-old family business has helped the company grow. It now has 80 products in more than 300 stores. He's proud of the sausage sculpture. "There's just something about small towns getting behind creating really kitsch ideas as a way to drive people into towns," says Zeleny. WATCH | Dive into the backstory of this substantial sausage sculpture in Alberta: This giant roadside sausage has been turning heads for almost 25 years 2 days ago Duration 2:34 Craig Glenday, editor-in-chief of Guinness World Records, circles the globe weighing and measuring big things. Glenday said Alberta has about 40 claims of the world's largest things, according to the website Large Canadian Roadside Attractions. The rest of the country is dotted with giant structures that include a fiddle, a canoe paddle, a nickel, an axe, a whole bunch of animals and giant food. "It's a really fascinating collection," said the London-based Glenday. He says roadside attractions grew up alongside North America's car culture and finding these off-the-beaten-path destinations is half the fun. "It's a weird thrill, isn't it, when you're driving and you see something off in the distance and think, 'What is that?'" says Glenday. "It's intriguing and it gets the adrenaline rushing, it's quite exciting." Glenday said Guinness World Records recently certified the world's largest dream catcher. It hangs from a massive wooden frame at the powwow grounds on Rama First Nation, not far from Orillia, Ont. A dream project Its creator, 61-year-old Bob Williams, spent more than a year planning and crafting the structure, which weighs 900 kilograms (1,985 pounds) and is about 13 metres (42-ish feet) in diameter. Williams has been building dream catchers for half his life, but never something on this scale. To be a traditional dream catcher of the Chippewa territory, no metal could be used, said Williams. So it's made of 2,100 metres of rope, 1,500 metres of sinew and flexible trees collected from the bush near his house. "I choose those woods for a reason, because they have a lot of meaning for our culture — ash and willow, we work with them a lot," said Williams. Hoisting the creation into place was a bit like handling "a great big anaconda," he said. "It was scary, I tell you. I didn't realize how flexible the dream catcher was. Lifting it off the ground took, like, 300 people," says Williams. The record for the largest dream catcher was previously held by Lithuania at 10 metres in diameter. But because dream catchers were created in North America by the Ojibwe people, Williams wanted the world's largest to be located in Canada. "I wanted to make that happen in Rama." Darryl Lem hasn't seen the dream catcher yet, but the recent retiree and motorcyclist enthusiast has seen more than a few giant landmarks while travelling the highways. "There's the happy rock in Gladstone, Man., a great big Viking in Winnipeg Beach and the Wawa goose," said the 59-year-old, who's been taking in the big sights over about seven years of touring. "We did Route 66 last year and saw everything from the big muffler man and all sorts of attractions," said Lem. He considers it a bucket list kind of thing. "Who doesn't want to ride a couple thousand kilometres to see the biggest ball of yarn and get an ice cream?"
CBC
15-05-2025
- General
- CBC
This giant roadside sausage has been turning heads for 25 years
Many "link" the massive monument in the town of Mundare, Alta., to the community and company sausage success. Here's why.
Daily Mail
09-05-2025
- Climate
- Daily Mail
The bizarre reason brides are burying sausages the night before their wedding day
Brides have shocked the internet by partaking in a strange ritual which urges them to bury a raw sausage the night before tying the knot - to ensure sunny spells on the big day. As wedding season approaches, many British nearlyweds hope and pray to have good weather - as the UK is famously known for its rain. Superstitious couples will typically have something new, something old, something borrowed and something blue, along with preventing the groom from seeing the bride's dress before their nuptials - all in the name of bringing good luck to their marriage. But there is now a new belief doing the rounds on TikTok - which sees women planting a raw sausage in soil the night before their wedding. They believe that this will help keep the rain away on their wedding day and ensure hot, sunny weather. Natasha Bennett, from East Lothian, Scotland, was disappointed when she saw there was a 70 per cent chance of rain and thunderstorms on the day she was marrying her husband. She then 'took matters into her own hands' and decided to bury a sausage in the woods as a last resort. Much to her surprise, her special day was filled with clear blue skies and golden sun. Natasha said: 'I discovered this on TikTok and I can't let any future brides suffer. It works I promise!' Another Scottish bride, who goes by the username @aimsbeee on TikTok, also decided to dig a hole in her garden with her bridesmaids. She was filmed sorting through the soil with a small shovel before placing the sausage inside. Aimsbeee then cut the video to her beaming on her perfect wedding day which was bright with only a couple of clouds in the sky. Bethany Anne tied the knot recently and decided to do the same, filming herself buying a pork sausage underneath wood chippings in a garden. She said: 'Everyone laughed at me for burying a sausage the night before my wedding but it worked!!! We had sun all day.' Other past brides commented on her post and said that the trick had also worked for them, with one commenting: 'I did it and it worked! Was supposed to rain all day and not a cloud in the sky.' Other past brides commented on her post and said that the sausage trick had also worked for them Another penned: 'We did this and it worked!!! We were a March wedding too so it was like a miracle.' A third added: 'It works!!! Poured with rain until 15 minutes before our ceremony!! Then the sun came out and our day was perfect!!' A fourth said: 'I get married on Saturday and am 100 per cent doing this.' Although the origins of this tradition are hard to place, it is thought to have come from England or Scotland. Although it was once said that rain on your wedding would signify that your relationship would last and you would be blessed with good fertility, it appears couples are less keen with having wet weather and would prefer a dry day. While the trend may have started in Britain, it has now become recognised worldwide, with brides across the other side of the world using the hack. Rach Lane, from North Stradbroke Island in Australia, was also anxiously checking weather reports for her big day, which said it was due to be rainy and windy. 'This is your sign to bury a sausage the night before your wedding day,' she said on TikTok. 'Bury a sausage for good weather ladies, it actually worked.' Rach Lane, from North Stradbroke Island in Australia, was also anxiously checking weather reports for her big day, which said it was due to be rainy and windy Lo and behold, Rach managed to get the picturesque beach wedding that she always wanted and perfect pictures of her and her new husband strolling along the sand Lo and behold, Rach managed to get the picturesque beach wedding that she always wanted and perfect pictures of her and her new husband strolling along the sand. Even the bridal party is getting involved in the fun, with Lucy Alice in a video bringing a packet of Richmond sausages to her best friend's house. As soon as she made the road trip to the bride's house, the pair ventured to the garden to bury the sausage and like the others, confirmed that it did indeed work. Planting a raw sausage in the ground is added to the long list of interesting and unique wedding traditions from around the globe, some of which include sawing a log and cutting the groom's tie. In the Southern United States, betrothed couples sometimes 'bury the bourbon' before a wedding. According to superstition, if a couple buries a full bottle of liquor at the site of their marriage, the booze will ward off the rain and make for a sunny wedding day. The couple then gets to dig up the bourbon at the ceremony and everyone gets to partake, if they're of legal age, which is 21 in America. In Spain, friends of the groom will cut his tie into pieces. The swatches are then auctioned off as tokens of good luck. After the wedding ceremony in Germany, the bride and groom - still dressed in their finery - work together to saw a log in half. The teamwork needed for the task is said to set the stage for a harmonious marriage. In Hungary, the bride will be put 'up for sale' at her wedding reception and whoever puts money into a collective pot gets their chance to dance with the bride - that is, until the groom attempts to steal her away. Mexican tradition sees couples who have just said their vows are literally lassoed by friends and family. The lassos are often elaborately decorated with crystals and beads before they are used to physically - and symbolically - string the newlywed couple together. In the French-speaking areas of Canada, young singles at a wedding sometimes perform a 'silly sock dance.' The aptly-titled dance involves the singles strutting their stuff in brightly coloured hosiery.
