For the first time in recent memory, there is a new company at the top of The National Provisioner's annual Top 100 Meat and Poultry Processors Report. Backed by growth in its beef and pork divisions, JBS Holdings holds the top spot in this year’s survey of the meat and poultry industry.

The National Provisioner is seeking information for its 2018 Top 100 Meat & Poultry Processors Report. In order to determine the Top 100, we are conducting our annual survey of meat, poultry and prepared foods companies.

The news headlines of the past year have been dominated by upheaval and uncertainty, but the stories surrounding the meat and poultry industry were more positive. Those stories were a part of the largely positive response from the industry to this year’s annual Top 100 Processors Report.

The National Provisioner, the sister magazine to Independent Processor, is seeking information for its annual Top 100 report.

The news from the Top 100 meat and poultry processors and the news about the meat industry have had two very different tones this year.

The 2015 Market Segment Reports from our 2015 Top 100 Processors article.