With the market for all-natural foods still showing steady growth, more and more companies are making inroads into the market. Those companies that started in the market from the very beginning, however, are deserving of a little special recognition. Little did they know that shopping at a Whole Foods would come to be considered a status symbol, or that the phrase “locally grown” would become a catchphrase.
One of the companies that has embraced all-natural meat products from the beginning is Koch’s Turkey Farm, located in Tamaqua, Pa. The Koch family has been involved in the turkey raising business for three generations. Its entry into the natural market 15 years ago came about almost by accident, says Duane Koch, president and son of Lowell Koch, the company’s founder.