GNP Company recognizes Earth Week with its 2012 Farm to Fork Report
GNP Co., the Midwest’s leading chicken producer of the Gold’n Plump and Just BARE chicken brands, has released financial results and other key performance indicators in its 2012 Farm to Fork Report. Despite another consecutive year of skyrocketing feed costs for the industry, the company exceeded expectations by growing ten percent for record-high sales and donating more than four million meals’ worth of chicken to food banks. The annual report outlines last year’s people, planet, poultry and progress achievements—most notably, three awards recognizing exemplary environmental performance for its state-of-the-art water treatment facility in Cold Spring, Minn.
“We’re very proud of the recognition we received in 2012, especially because we continue to focus on innovation and continuous improvement,” said Mike Helgeson, chief executive officer and third-generation in the family-owned business. “Our best ideas come from our people. In 2012, we were able save nearly two million dollars through process improvement suggestions and projects, with nearly 1,600 ideas coming from team members alone. That’s significant when considering extremely tight margins in a competitive commodity market like chicken.”