The Goering Center each year awards a company, family or individual with induction into Cincinnati’s exclusive Greater Cincinnati Family Business Hall of Fame. Since 2011, honorees have included LaRosa’s, The Castellini Companies, Graeter’s and now for 2017 the Goering Center names the JTM Food Group as recipient of this award. The JTM Food Group is being honored for their dedication, faith, hard work, community service, sustainability, family and commitment to excellence.
Four Maas brothers, Jack, Joe, Tony and Jerry currently own and operate this fourth generation, international food-processing company, headquartered in Harrison, Ohio. JTM is a manufacturer of foodservice, school, military, restaurant and retail food products serving markets across the globe. JTM originated as Maas Brothers Meats, founded in 1960 by Jack Maas, Sr. In 1974 the company was renamed Jack Maas Meats and then in 1980 to reflect the continued growth and diversification of the company, it became known by its present name JTM Food Group. Since the company’s inception it has remained a family affair, from JoAnn and Jack Sr. (Mom and Dad) to seven children and now inclusive of fifteen grandchildren. The family and the entire team of professionals at JTM pride themselves on delivering great tasting, high quality foods at the highest level of customer service. Now with over 400 employees and revenues of over $160 million, JTM Food Group is one of Cincinnati’s largest family owned businesses and ranks 65th on the Deloitte Cincinnati USA list of top 100 private firms.