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Location net sales No. of Number of RANK Chief Officer, Title (millions) plants employees Beef Slaughter Boxed Beef Beef Further Processing Ground Beef Pork Slaughter Fresh Pork Fresh Sausage Cured Sausage Ham Deli Meat Bacon Poultry Slaughter Poultry Further Processing Veal Lamb Game Seafood Prepared Foods Portion Control Case-Ready Private Labeling Export Natural/Organic Tyson Foods Inc. Springdale, Ark. 37,580 123 124,000 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 Donnie Smith, President/CEO 2014 : 1

JBS USA Holdings Inc. 34,035 Greeley, Colo. 44 73,000 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 Andre Nogueira, President/CEO (EFR) 2014 : 2 Cargill Meat Solutions Wichita, Kan 25,000 20+ 33,000 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Jody Horner, President 2014 : 3 Sysco Corp. (Meat, Poultry, Seafood sales) 16,025 Houston, Texas 21 4,500 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 William J. Delaney, President/CEO (EFR) 2014 : 5 Smithfield Foods Inc. Smithfield, Va. 15,000 41 48,000 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 C. Larry Pope, President/CEO 2014 : 4 Hormel Foods Corp. Austin, Minn. 9,300 42 20,500 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 Jeffrey M. Ettinger, Chairman/President/CEO 2014 : 7 National Beef Packing Co. LLC Kansas City, Mo. 7,800 5 8,000 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 Tim Klein, President/CEO 2014 : 8 ConAgra Foods Inc. (Consumer Foods) 7,315 Omaha, Neb. NA 36,000 3 3 3 8 Gary Rodkin, CEO (EFR) 2014 : 6 OSI Group LLC Aurora, Ill. 6,100 50 20,000 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 9 Sheldon Lavin, Chairman/CEO 2014 : 9 Perdue Farms Inc. 6,000 Salisbury, Md. 14 19,000 3 3 3 3 3 3 10 James A. Perdue, Chairman (EFR) 2014 : 12 The Hillshire Brands Co. Chicago, Ill. 4,100 11 9,000 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 11 Acquired by Tyson Foods 2014 : 11 during current fiscal year

Oscar Mayer (Part of Kraft Foods) Madison, Wis. 3,433 NA 7,000 3 3 3 3 3 12 Mark Magnesen, President, Oscar Mayer 2014 : 13 Koch Foods LLC 3,000 Pack Ridge, Ill. 18 14,000 3 3 3 3 3 13 Joseph C. Grendys, CEO (EFR) 2014 : 14 Sanderson Farms Inc. Laurel, Miss. 2,770 12 11,000+ 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 14 Joe F. Sanderson Jr., CEO 2014 : 15 Keystone Foods LLC 2,500 West Conshohocken, Pa. 13 11,500 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 15 Frank Ravndal, Jr., CEO (EFR) 2014 : 16

EFR: Estimated from company reports or other published data. DR: Company did not respond to this year’s survey but has provided information within the last two years. EST: Sales data estimated using most recent available information.

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American Foods Group LLC 2,200 Green Bay, Wis. 12 NA 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 16 Greg Benedict, President/COO (EFR) 2014 : 17

Foster Poultry Farms 2,200 Livingston, Calif. 11 11,000+ 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 16 Ron Foster, President/CEO (EFR) 2014 : 17

Wayne Farms LLC 2,200 Oakwood, Ga. 11 9,000 3 3 3 3 16 Elton Maddox, President/CEO (EFR) 2014 : 20 Mountaire Farms Inc. Millsboro, Del. 2,118 3 6,293 3 3 3 19 Paul Downes, President/CEO 2014 : 19 Butterball LLC 1,800 Garner, N.C. 7 6,342 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 20 Kerry Doughty, President/CEO (EFR) 2014 : 21 Seaboard Foods Shawnee Mission, Kan. 1,717 4 5,000 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 21 Terry J. Holton, President, CEO 2014 : 22 AdvancePierre Foods Blue Ash, Ohio 1,600 7 4,100 3 3 3 3 3 3 22 John Simons, President/CEO 2014 : 23 Greater Omaha Packing Omaha, Neb. 1,540 1 900 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 23 Henry Davis, President 2014 : 24 House of Raeford Farms Inc. Rose Hill, N.C. 1,300 8 5,300 3 3 3 24 Robert C. Johnson, President/CEO 2014 : 39 Boar’s Head Provisions Co. Inc. 1,300 Sarasota, Fla. 4 3,000 3 3 3 3 3 24 Robert S. Martin, Chairman/CEO (EST) 2014 : 25 Fresh Mark Inc. Massillon, Ohio 1,167 3 2,200 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 26 Neil Genshaft, Chairman/CEO 2014 : 26 CTI Foods LLC Wilder, Idaho 1,100 5 1,100 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 27 Robert Horowitz, President, CEO 2014 : 73 Kenosha Beef International Ltd. Kenosha, Wis. 1,025 3 800 3 3 28 Dennis Vignieri, CEO 2014 : 34 George’s Inc. Springdale, Ark. 1,000 5 4,950 3 3 3 3 3 3 29 Charles George & Carl George, 2014 : 29 Co-President/CEO

Indiana Packers Corp. 1,000 Delphi, Ind. 1 2,000+ 3 3 3 3 3 3 29 Atsushi Tona, CEO (EST) 2014 : 27

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Wolverine Packing Co. 1,000 Detroit, Mich. 3 375 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 29 Jim Bonahoom, President (EST) 2014 : 27 Agri Beef Co. Boise, Idaho 950 1 NA 3 3 3 3 32 Robert Rebholtz, CEO 2014 : 29 Fieldale Farms Corp. Baldwin, Ga. 925 3 4,700 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 33 Tom Hensley, President 2014 : 33 Johnsonville Sausage LLC Sheboygan, Wis. 925 6 1,600 3 3 3 3 3 3 33 Ralph Stayer, Chairman/Owner 2014 : 35 Case Foods Inc. Troutman, N.C. 866 5 3,200 3 3 3 35 Thomas R. Shelton, Chairman/CEO 2014 : 31 Bar-S Foods Co. Phoenix, Ariz. 840 (EST) 5 2,100 3 3 3 3 3 36 Warren J. Panico, President/CEO 2014 : 32 West Liberty Foods LLC West Liberty, Iowa 757.7 4 2,300 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 37 Ed Garrett, President/CEO 2014 : 36 Simmons Foods Inc. Siloam Springs, Ark. 740 (EST) 4 4,700 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 38 Mark Simmons, Chairman 2014 : 37 Clemens Food Group Hatfield, Pa. 717 (DR) 2 2,200 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 39 Phil Clemens, CEO 2014 : 38 Creekstone Farms 40 Premium Beef LLC 626 1 674 3 3 3 3 3 3 Arkansas City, Kan. 2014 : 43 Dennis Buhlke, President/CEO Caviness Beef Packers Ltd. Hereford, Texas 610 2 750 3 3 3 3 3 41 Terry Caviness, CEO 2014 : 42 Ruiz Food Products Inc. Dinuba, Calif. 600 (DR) 3 2,300 3 3 42 Rachel P. Cullen, President/CEO 2014 : 41 Plumrose USA Downers Grove, Ill. 552 (EST) 4 1,450 3 3 3 3 43 Dave Schanzer, CEO 2014 : 44 Peco Foods Inc. Tuscaloosa, Ala. 550 (EST) 6 4,000 3 3 44 Mark Hickman, President/CEO 2014 : 45 OK Foods Fort Smith, Ark. 544 (EFR) 2 2,100 3 3 3 3 3 45 Trent Goins, CEO 2014 : 40 EFR: Estimated from company reports or other published data. DR: Company did not respond to this year’s survey but has provided information within the last two years. EST: Sales data estimated using most recent available information.

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NAME OF COMPANY Location net sales No. of Number of RANK Chief Officer, Title (millions) plants employees Beef Slaughter Boxed Beef Beef Further Processing Ground Beef Pork Slaughter Fresh Pork Fresh Sausage Cured Sausage Ham Deli Meat Bacon Poultry Slaughter Poultry Further Processing Veal Lamb Game Seafood Prepared Foods Portion Control Case-Ready Private Labeling Export Natural/Organic Lopez Foods Oklahoma City, Okla. 540 (EST) 3 1,200 3 3 3 3 46 Ed Sanchez, Chairman/CEO 2014 : 46 Cooper Farms Oakwood, Ohio 525 2 1,825 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 47 James Cooper, CEO 2014 : 52 Harris Ranch Beef Co. Selma, Calif. 520 1 978 3 3 3 3 3 48 David E. Wood, Chairman, CEO 2014 : 48 Stampede Meat Inc. Bridgeview, Ill. 510 2 1,600 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 49 Brock Furlong, CEO, President 2014 : 62 Beef Products Inc./ 50 BPI Technology Inc. 450 1 700 3 3 Dakota Dunes, S.D. 2014 : 53 Eldon Roth, President/CEO GNP Co. St. Cloud, Minn. 450 3 1,700 3 3 50 Steve Jurek, President 2014 : 54 Sam Kane Beef Processors LLC Corpus Christi, Texas 450 1 750 3 3 3 3 3 3 50 Lou Waters Jr., President/CEO 2014 : 47 Omaha Steaks Omaha, Neb. 450 (DR) 3 1,800 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 50 Bruce A. Simon, President/CEO 2014 : 49 FPL Food LLC Augusta, Ga. 450 (DR) 3 800 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 50 Francois Leger, CEO/President 2014 : 50 John Soules Foods LLC Tyler Texas 425 1 1,250 3 3 3 3 55 John Soules & Mark Soules, co-CEOs 2014 : 76 Halperns’ Purveyors 56 of Steak and Seafood 405 5 700 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Atlanta, Ga. 2014 : 56 Howard Halpern, Chairman Fair Oaks Farm LLC Pleasant Prairie, Wis. 377.3 2 273 3 3 3 3 57 Michael L. Thompson, President/CEO 2014 : 58 Natural Food Holdings Sioux Center, Iowa 375 2 350 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 58 Gary Malenke, COO 2014 : 60 Bob Evans 59 Farms Inc. (BEF Foods Segment) 372 (EFR) 6 52,000 3 3 3 3 3 3 Columbus, Ohio 2014 : 55 Steven Davis, Chairman/CEO Surlean Foods San Antonio, Texas 365 4 525 3 3 3 3 3 3 60 Neal Leonard, CEO 2014 : 51 EFR: Estimated from company reports or other published data. DR: Company did not respond to this year’s survey but has provided information within the last two years. EST: Sales data estimated using most recent available information.

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NAME OF COMPANY Location net sales No. of Number of RANK Chief Officer, Title (millions) plants employees Beef Slaughter Boxed Beef Beef Further Processing Ground Beef Pork Slaughter Fresh Pork Fresh Sausage Cured Sausage Ham Deli Meat Bacon Poultry Slaughter Poultry Further Processing Veal Lamb Game Seafood Prepared Foods Portion Control Case-Ready Private Labeling Export Natural/Organic Abbyland Foods Inc. Abbotsford, Wis. 358 3 875 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 61 Harland Schraufnagel, President 2014 : 57 Colorado Premium Greeley, Colo. 350 3 375 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 62 Kevin LaFleur, President 2014 : 63 Land O’Frost Inc. Munster, Ind. 350 3 1,000 3 3 3 3 62 David Van Eekeren, CEO 2014 : 61 Rastelli Foods Group Swedesboro, N.J. 350 2 400 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 62 Ray and Tony Rastelli, Founders 2014 : NR Monogram Food Solutions LLC Memphis, Tenn. 322 (DR) 5 1,539 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 65 Karl Schledwitz, CEO 2014 : 59 Allen Harim Foods LLC Seaford, Del. 300+ 2 1,600 3 3 3 3 3 3 66 Steven Evans, CEO 2014 : NR Golden State Foods approx. Irvine, Calif. 1 180 3 3 67 Mark Wetterau, CEO 300 2014 : 10 Dietz & Watson Philadelphia, Pa. 261 (EST) 3 1,000 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 68 Louis Eni, CEO 2014 : 65 Dakota Turkey Growers 69 dba Dakota Provisions 260 1 890 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Huron, S.D. 2014 : 71 Kenneth Rutledge, President, CEO Mar-Jac Poultry Inc. Gainesville, Ga 260 (EST) 1 1,200 3 3 69 Pete Martin, VP Poultry Operations 2014 : 66 Albertville Quality Foods Albertville, Ala. 253 2 950 3 3 3 3 3 71 Jerry D. Wilson, CEO 2014 : 70 Harrison Poultry Inc. Bethlehem, Ga. 250 (EST) 1 900 3 72 Mike Welch, CEO 2014 : 67 Tip Top Poultry Inc. Marietta, Ga. 237 3 1,600 3 3 3 3 3 3 73 Brad Respress, CEO 2014 : NR Superior Farms Davis, Calif. 232 (DR) 4 410 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 74 Rick Stott, President/CEO 2014 : 68 Carl Buddig & Co. Homewood, Ill. 220 (EST) 4 500 3 3 3 3 75 Robert Buddig, Thomas Buddig, CEOs 2014 : 69

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NAME OF COMPANY Location net sales No. of Number of RANK Chief Officer, Title (millions) plants employees Beef Slaughter Boxed Beef Beef Further Processing Ground Beef Pork Slaughter Fresh Pork Fresh Sausage Cured Sausage Ham Deli Meat Bacon Poultry Slaughter Poultry Further Processing Veal Lamb Game Seafood Prepared Foods Portion Control Case-Ready Private Labeling Export Natural/Organic Marcho Farms Inc. Harleyville, Pa. 150 (EST) 1 250 3 3 3 3 3 89 Brian D. Friesen, President 2014 : 83 Jensen Meat Co. San Diego, Calif. 140 1 350 3 3 3 91 Abel Olivera, CEO 2014 : 86 Kayem Foods Inc. Chelsea, Mass. 140 (EST) 2 600 3 3 3 3 91 Ralph Smith, President 2014 : 85 Chicago Meat Authority Chicago, Ill. 135 2 346 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 93 Jordan Dorfman, President 2014 : 89 Bridgford Foods Corp. Anaheim, Calif. 133 3 500 3 3 94 William L. Bridgford, Chairman 2014 : 88 JTM Food Group Harrison, Ohio 132 1 400 3 3 3 95 Tomy Maas, President 2014 : 90 Williams Sausage Co. Inc. Union City, Tenn. 126 1 540 3 3 96 Roger Williams, President 2014 : 91 Peer Foods Group Inc. Chicago, Ill. 120 2 350 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 97 Larry O’Connell, President 2014 : 92 ALL Holding Co. LLC Harleysville, Pa. 116 2 281 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 98 Jim Van Stone, President/CEO 2014 : 97 Catelli Brothers Inc. Collingswood, N.J. 110 2 220 3 3 99 Anthony Catelli, President/CEO 2014 : 96 Proportion Foods LLC Los Angeles, Calif. 108 2 375 3 3 3 3 3 100 Brian Levy, Partner 2014 : NR EFR: Estimated from company reports or other published data. DR: Company did not respond to this year’s survey but has provided information within the last two years. EST: Sales data estimated using most recent available information.

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