Dorada Foods filled McDonald’s need for an additional chicken supplier, and the young company now has its sights set on expansion built around the success of its parent companies, Lopez Foods and Tyson Foods.
Meeting the demands of a customer seems a simple concept in business — when a proposal is made, a company typically does what it can within reason to earn the new business and grow it.
Dorada Foods, a joint venture between Lopez Foods(headquartered in Oklahoma City, Okla.)and Tyson Foods(Springdale, Ark.), grew out of that very concept, when five years ago, QSR superstar McDonald’sCorp. (Oak Brook, Ill.)began soliciting bids to add a third supplier of its chicken nuggets, McChicken, Spicy McChicken and Southern Style Chicken filets.