FEATURE - Meat for the masses, China's next big thing

PINGDU, China (Reuters) - A warm whiff of chicken is the only hint from outside of the activity at the Tianrun Meat Plant, on the Shandong plains two hours from Qingdao. 

Inside, a hive of masked, pink-clad workers slice and sort chicken pieces hacked from carcasses hanging from a track mounted in the ceiling. The plant's workers pack 80,000 chickens and ducks a day into neat plastic bags for delivery to fast-food chains and supermarkets.