meat packing vs meat-packing business

meat packing and meat-packing business both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
meat packing	Yes	No	No	No
meat-packing business	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, meat packing and meat-packing business are synonyms defined as:

meat packing and meat-packing business: wholesale packaging of meat for future sale (including slaughtering and processing and distribution to retailers)

Other synonyms of meat packing include meatpacking.

meat packing (noun)	meat-packing business (noun)
wholesale packaging of meat for future sale (including slaughtering and processing and distribution to retailers)	wholesale packaging of meat for future sale (including slaughtering and processing and distribution to retailers)