RENAMING MEAT: New meat names mean bye bye, pork chop; hello, ribeye. “In an effort to boost sales going into the grilling season and make shopping at the meat counter a bit easier, the pork and beef industries are retooling more than 350 names of meat cuts to give them more sizzle and consumer appeal.”

Plus, the industry is suffering from global cooling: “Domestic sales have been slow as the relatively cool spring has quashed consumer interest in breaking out the grill.”