Plant of the Year
Who Will Be Our 2018 Meat/Poultry Processing Plant of the Year?
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Monogram Foods, Bristol, Indiana
Make no mistake: Monogram Foods is a proven winner. That has been demonstrated time and again in its decade-plus existence.
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Rantoul Foods, Rantoul, Illinois
When James Jendruczek and Alan Bressler, owners of Trim-Rite Inc., envisioned the growth of their company, never did they believe they’d need to get into the slaughter business.
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CS Beef Packers, Kuna, Idaho
A few miles south of Boise, Idaho, within eyeshot of an old, empty, beef-processing plant shut down more than a decade ago, a brand new beef complex stands as a beacon of hope for the region — a rare green-field construction project for a beef industry that needed an additional processing outlet in the Pacific Northwest.
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Crystal Lake Farms, Jay, Oklahoma
Mass production of mainstream food products remains important and might grow business, but real opportunity — particularly in the meat and poultry industry — sits in the sweet spot of being able to meet the needs of niche consumers while offering more standardized products.
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J&B Group, St. Michael, Minnesota
Many processors strive to diversify their business plans, but in fact, few achieve as much success as J&B Group has, having evolved into a "manufacturing distribution logistics organization," in the words of company president Chuck Weum.
Voting for The National Provisioner's 2018 Plant of the Year is now closed. Thank you to everyone who voted! Look for the winning meat/poultry processing plant in our September 2018 issue.
Past Winners
2017: Smithfield Foods, Smithfield, Va.
2016: Butterball LLC, Raeford, N.C.
2015: Rastelli Foods, Swedesboro, N.J.
2014: Case Farms, Goldsboro, N.C.
2013: JBS USA, Grand Island, Neb.
2012: Universal Pasteurization Co., Lincoln, Neb.