Land O’Frost recently unveiled its new headquarters to The National Provisioner in an exclusive tour in July. The facility was a green-field project that opened earlier this year, transferring the meat processor’s headquarters from Lansing, Ill., to Munster, Ind., and adding R&D and pilot plant capabilities wrapped in a sleek, environmentally friendly design. What follows is an exclusive one-on-one interview between David Van Eekeren, president and CEO of Land O’Frost, and Andy Hanacek, editor-in-chief of The National Provisioner, discussing the new building and why Van Eekeren believes it’s the first strike in making the company more of an innovative force.
Hanacek: Talk about why creating workspaces that inspired employees to be social was important in the design of the facility?