Joe Nalley Interview Part 1: How size of animals changed the industry
Former Butterball COO Joe Nalley spoke with The National Provisioner editor-in-chief Andy Hanacek as he retires after 46 years about a variety of topics in the industry. Watch all videos here. In the first part of the series, Nalley discusses how the size of the animal coming into market has increased, how equipment had to change to accommodate that, and how they handled consumer concerns about bigger animals.
Andy Hanacek: Joe, thanks for joining me for this series of questions and answers as you ride off into retirement after 46 years in the industry. I appreciate your time. The first topic I wanted to talk to you about is cost competitiveness in the protein industry. How has the industry gotten better at becoming cost competitive over time that you’ve seen in the industry itself?