As the population has adjusted its spending habits accordingly, companies have had to find new markets or develop new ways to sell their products. The old ways may not work anymore, and the same old markets may have dramatically shrunk. More often than not, smaller companies, with their flexible manufacturing operations and the ability to make quick decisions, are the ones that can take advantage of these changing market conditions.
Though it's only been in existence for a decade, Spartanburg Meat Processing Inc. has had to make some tough decisions. Five partners started the company after a meat-processing plant in Vermont was sold. After searching for a new location, they found an old Swift processing plant in Spartanburg, S.C.