When West Liberty Foods announced in February it had received third-party certification of its landfill-free status at its Tremonton, Utah, processing facility, surprise should not have been an initial reaction from others in the meat- and poultry-processing industry.
Simply stated, the West Liberty, Iowa, processor has taken the role of industry trailblazer in times past, through a variety of channels, whether related to food safety, slicing-room design or even owning and operating a standalone children’s day-care center for its employees’ families.