Publications Covering the Meat Distributors Industry

COLD FACTS (Global Cold Chain Alliance) Print + online

GCCA’s bimonthly magazine for temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics executives. Regularly covers cold storage operations, refrigerated transportation, infrastructure, and policy—core topics for meat distributors. Verified reach of 5,000 executives in 75 countries.

https://www.gcca.org/publications/cold-facts Circulation: 5,000

Cold Chain News Digital (newsletter + flipbook) + limited print

UK-based news service dedicated to temperature-controlled logistics across the UK, EU and globally. Provides supplier updates, legal changes and distribution insights relevant to meat distributors; 6,600 named subscribers receive the digital magazine/weekly newsletter.

https://www.coldchainnews.com Circulation: 6,600

Food Dive Online

Daily B2B newsroom covering manufacturing, retail and distribution, with frequent protein/meat supply-chain coverage. Audience includes decision-makers at brands, retailers and distributors; 222,500 unique monthly visitors.

https://www.fooddive.com Circulation: 222,500

Food Logistics Print + online

Trade publication focused exclusively on the global food and beverage supply chain (farm to fork), including transportation, cold chain, technology and food safety—highly relevant to meat distributors. Reaches more than 26,000 supply chain executives.

https://www.foodlogistics.com Circulation: 26,000

Food Protection Trends (IAFP) Print + online

Practice-oriented publication from the International Association for Food Protection; covers regulatory updates, sanitation, HACCP and applied food-safety topics that directly impact meat handling and distribution. Distributed to a circulation list of 4,500+ food-safety professionals.

https://www.foodprotection.org/publications/food-protection-trends/ Circulation: 4,500

Food Safety News Online

Independent daily outlet reporting on outbreaks, recalls and policy—must-read risk intelligence for meat distributors. Reports 5,000,000+ annual unique visitors and 48,000+ direct subscribers.

https://www.foodsafetynews.com Circulation: 5,000,000

Food Trade News Print + online

Regional grocery/wholesale/distributor trade journal for the Mid-Atlantic/Northeast/Southeast with deep coverage of retail meat merchandising and distribution partners. Print circulation 28,551.

https://foodtradenews.com Circulation: 28,551

Food World Print + online

Companion title to Food Trade News serving the Mid-Atlantic; covers retailer-wholesaler-distributor dynamics, perishables (including meat), and market data. Print circulation 22,810.

https://foodtradenews.com Circulation: 22,810

FoodNavigator Online

Global B2B news and analysis across the food industry—including a dedicated Meat category—covering regulation, innovation and market dynamics that affect distribution. Reports 252,000+ monthly visitors.

https://www.foodnavigator.com Circulation: 252,000

Grocery Dive Online

Covers grocery retail strategy, merchandising and supply-chain operations—key for meat distributors working with supermarkets. Audience: 185,000 unique monthly visitors; 57,500 newsletter subscribers.

https://www.grocerydive.com Circulation: 185,000

MEAT+POULTRY Print + online + newsletters

Sosland Publishing’s flagship for meat and poultry processors—editorial spans processing, equipment, packaging, and food safety that flow through distribution. Average monthly print+digital circulation: 39,329.

https://www.meatpoultry.com Circulation: 39,329

Meatingplace Print + online + events

Multimedia brand serving red meat and poultry processing with strategic insights that carry into procurement and distribution. Publisher data notes 44,500+ subscribers across channels.

https://www.meatingplace.com Circulation: 44,500

Refrigerated & Frozen Foods Print (eMagazine) + online + podcast/newsletters

BNP Media brand dedicated to the refrigerated and frozen foods channel—processing, packaging, distribution and cold storage—core to meat distributors. Reaches 14,000+ operations, engineering, production and logistics executives.

https://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com Circulation: 14,000

Supermarket News Print + online + newsletters

Informa’s long-running food retail brand with robust fresh/perimeter and protein coverage—useful for distributor-retailer relationships. Publisher reports 30,000+ magazine subscribers and 350,000+ monthly web users.

https://www.supermarketnews.com Circulation: 30,000

Supermarket Perimeter Print + online + newsletters

Focused exclusively on the fresh grocery perimeter—meat, poultry, deli and prepared foods—providing market and merchandising insights for distributor partners. Average monthly print+digital circulation: 31,096.

https://www.supermarketperimeter.com Circulation: 31,096

Supply Chain Dive Online

Covers logistics, procurement, freight and operations across industries; frequent cold-chain and distribution coverage relevant to meat. Audience: 272,500 unique monthly visitors; 206,000 newsletter subscribers.

https://www.supplychaindive.com Circulation: 272,500

The Shelby Report Print + online

Five regional supermarket/wholesale editions with national reach; includes meat merchandising, procurement and distributor features. Subscriber base of 74,000+.

https://www.theshelbyreport.com Circulation: 74,000

Total Food Service Print + online + webinars

Foodservice trade covering operators, manufacturers and distributors—useful for protein distributors serving restaurants/institutions. Total subscribers reported: 76,135.

https://totalfood.com Circulation: 76,135

WATT Poultry International Print + online

Global poultry production and processing title with international distribution—relevant to poultry distributors and exporters. Total subscribers listed at 20,000.

https://www.wattagnet.com/watt-poultry-international Circulation: 20,000

WATT PoultryUSA Print + online

U.S./Canada-focused poultry business magazine covering live production through processing and market trends—integral for poultry distributors. Subscribers: ~11,600 US/Canada + 700 international (≈12,300 total).

https://www.wattagnet.com/watt-poultryusa Circulation: 12,300