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The company’s Worthington facility employs more than 2,000 people and processes 20,000 hogs per day.

The plant has been idle for two weeks due to COVID-19 concerns.

During these past six weeks, the meat department has emerged as the sales leader of the fresh perimeter.

Rose Packing employees call for more PPE equipment; Hormel Foods plant closed by Department of Health.

Last week, the family-owned company announced a donation of two million servings of protein to food banks and community organizations on the West Coast, and in Louisiana and Alabama.

Consumers invited to help the initiative.

In recent days there have been a lot of questions about what you should do if you have an employee that tests positive for COVID-19. There has been no clear step-by-step direction from regulatory agencies as to how you should precede other than what the patient who tested positive should do.

Pet food company’s UV machine is repurposed to sterilize masks instead of machinery parts.

There is no thing as too much communication in this time.

Communication with your customers is critical! They must feel confident that you are providing outstanding service while at the same time implementing actions to protect them. Remember, perception is the key.