Cooks Venture, a vertically integrated poultry business with proprietary genetics for a slower-growth, pasture-raised bird, is announcing the appointment of John Niemann as its chief executive officer.
Niemann is an experienced business leader, entrepreneur, and regenerative agriculture farmer who previously held the position of president of Protein Ingredients & International at Cargill, a food and agriculture company. As part of a 20+ year career at Cargill, Niemann was also the president of Cargill’s Turkey & Cooked Meats division, and before that, its Food Distribution business. Throughout his career, Niemann has delivered growth, operational excellence and value creation across all his business endeavors, including at his most recent ventures, Prime Dirt Midwest and Asido Biologicals, where he’ll remain an investor and board director.