Rick Reams was elected president of the American Association of Meat Processors (AAMP) in July during the 80th Annual Convention of Meat Processors and Suppliers’ Exhibition, in Mobile, AL.
Reams is the owner of RJ’s Meats in Hudson, WI, and K’Nack in St. Paul, MN. Reams, a Hudson native, has owned RJ’s Meats for more than 30 years. He began his meat industry career in 1977 as a clean up worker for Jim’s Meats. After a break from the industry and a four-year stint in the Air Force, he returned to Hudson in 1986 and purchased Jim’s Meats, later renaming it RJ’s Meats. In late 2018, the Reams family launched their second business, K’Nack. K’Nack is an extension of RJ’s Meats and operates inside of the Keg and Case Market in St. Paul.