For most successful processors, awareness and execution of initiatives that feed into a strategy around continuous improvement are paramount to staying ahead of the curve. Garner, N.C., turkey processor Butterball LLC — now a fully integrated turkey processor for the first time in a very long time (see “World-class opportunity” on page XXXXXXX) — has kept continuous improvement of its operations atop its list of priorities and has not shied away from investing in capital improvements that truly raise the bar and benefit the company’s bottom line.
Butterball’s Mount Olive, N.C., processing plant, is among the most recent beneficiaries of this commitment, with the company having completely overhauled its deboning area one year ago — automating the process to make operations more efficient and the jobs easier for the employees in that area.