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JBS USA Holdings Inc. 33,680 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) 2015 : 2 Cargill Meat Solutions Corp. Wichita, Kan 23,000 30 26,800 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Jody Horner, President 2015 : 3 Smithfield Foods Inc. Smithfield, Va. 14,000 54 50,236 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 C. Larry Pope, President/CEO 2015 : 5 Hormel Foods Corp. Austin, Minn. 9,300 43 20,700 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 Jeffrey M. Ettinger, Chairman/CEO 2015 : 6 National Beef Packing Co. LLC Kansas City, Mo. 7,400 5 8,000 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 Tim Klein, CEO 2015 : 7 ConAgra Foods Inc. (Consumer Foods) 7,304 Omaha, Neb. 32 36,000 3 3 3 7 Gary Rodkin, CEO (EFR) 2015 : 8 SYSCO Corp. (est. sales of custom meat operations) 7,000 Houston, Texas 12 1,200 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 8 William J. DeLaney, President/CEO (EFR) 2015 : 4 Perdue Farms Inc. 6,300 Salisbury, Md. 14 19,000 3 3 3 3 3 3 9 James A. Perdue, Chairman (EFR) 2015 : 10 OSI Group LLC 6,100 Aurora, Ill. 50 20,000 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 10 Sheldon Lavin, Chairman/CEO (EFR) 2015 : 9 Koch Foods LLC 3,100 Pack Ridge, Ill. 18 14,000 3 3 3 3 3 11 Joseph C. Grendys, CEO (EFR) 2015 : 13 Sanderson Farms Inc. Laurel, Miss. 2,800 10 12,000+ 3 3 3 3 3 3 12 Joe F. Sanderson Jr., CEO 2015 : 14 Keystone Foods LLC 2,700 West Conshohocken, Pa. 4 11,000 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 13 Frank Ravndal, Jr., CEO (EFR) 2015 : 15 Foster Farms 2,300 Livingston, Calif. 11 12,000 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 14 Ron Foster, President/CEO (EFR) 2015 : 16 American Foods Group LLC 2,200 Green Bay, Wis. 12 NA 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 15 Greg Benedict, President/COO (EFR) 2015 : 16

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Wayne Farms LLC 2,200 Oakwood, Ga. 11 9,000 3 3 3 3 15 Elton Maddox, President/CEO (EFR) 2015 : 16 Mountaire Farms Inc. Millsboro, Del. 2,057 3 6,035 3 3 3 3 17 Paul Downes, President/CEO 2015 : 19

Butterball LLC 1,900 Garner, N.C. 7 6,859 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 18 Kerry Doughty, President/CEO (EFR) 2015 : 20 Greater Omaha Packing Omaha, Neb. 1,700 1 1,000 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 19 Henry Davis, President 2015 : 23 AdvancePierre Foods Blue Ash, Ohio 1,620 7 4,100 3 3 3 3 3 3 20 John Simons, President/CEO 2015 : 22 Oscar Mayer (Part of Kraft Heinz Co.) 1,480 Chicago, Ill. NA 7,000 3 3 3 3 3 21 Mark Magnesen, President, U.S. (EFR) 2015 : 12 Meat Business Seaboard Foods Merriam, Kan. 1,333 1 5,000 3 3 3 3 22 Terry Holton, President/CEO 2015 : 21 House of Raeford Farms Inc. Rose Hill, N.C. 1,330 8 5,500 3 3 3 3 3 3 23 Robert C. Johnson, President/CEO 2015 : 24 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) 2015 : 24 Indiana Packers Corp. Delphi, Ind. 1,200 3 2,275 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 25 Russ Yearwood, President/COO 2015 : 29 Fresh Mark Inc. 1,167 Massillon, Ohio 3 2,300 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 26 Neil Genshaft, Chairman/CEO (EFR) 2015 : 26 CTI Foods LLC 1100 Wilder, Idaho 5 1,100 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 27 Robert Horowitz, President, CEO (DR) 2015 : 27 Kenosha Beef International Ltd. Kenosha, Wis. 1,041 3 780 3 3 28 Dennis Vignieri, President/CEO 2015 : 28 Fieldale Farms Corp. Baldwin, Ga. 1,000 3 4,700 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 29 Tom Hensley, President 2015 : 33 George’s Inc. Springdale, Ark. 1,000 5 4,780 3 3 3 3 29 Charles & Carl George, Presidents/Co-CEOs 2015 : 29

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Peco Foods Inc. 1,000 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 7 4,000 3 3 29 Mark Hickman, President/CEO (EST) 2015 : 44

Wolverine Packing Co. 1,000 Detroit, Mich. 3 375 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 29 Jim Bonahoom, President (EST) 2015 : 29 Johnsonville Sausage LLC Sheboygan, Wis. 925 (DR) 6 1,600 3 3 3 3 3 3 33 Ralph Stayer, Chairman/Owner 2015 : 33 Agri Beef Co. Boise, Idaho 900 1 12,000 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 34 Robert Rebholtz, CEO 2015 : 32 Bar-S Foods Co. Phoenix, Ariz. 840 (EST) 5 2,100 3 3 3 3 3 35 Warren J. Panico, President/CEO 2015 : 36 Simmons Prepared Foods Siloam, Ark. 834 6 4,000 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 36 Todd Simmons, CEO 2015 : 38 Case Foods Inc Troutman, N.C. 826 5 3,200 3 3 3 3 37 Thomas R. Shelton, Chairman/CEO 2015 : 35 West Liberty Foods LLC West Liberty, Iowa 775 4 2,500 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 38 Ed Garrett, President/CEO 2015 : 37 Caviness Beef Packers Ltd. Hereford, Texas 760 2 800 3 3 3 3 3 39 Terry Caviness, CEO 2015 : 41 Clemens Food Group Hatfield, Pa. 717 2 2,200 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 40 Doug Clemens, CEO 2015 : 393 Golden West Food Group Vernon, Calif. 680 3 1,000 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 41 Erik Litmanovich, CEO 2015 : NR Harris Ranch Beef Co. Selma, Calif. 649 1 970 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 42 John Harris, Chairman/Owner 2015 : 48 Cooper Farms Oakwood, Ohio 635 2 2,050 3 3 3 3 3 43 James R. Cooper, CEO 2015 : 47 OK Foods Fort Smith, Ark. 632 (EFR) 3 2,100 3 3 3 3 3 44 Trent Goins, CEO 2015 : 45 Creekstone Farms 45 Premium Beef LLC 626 (DR) 1 674 3 3 3 3 3 3 Arkansas City, Kan. 2015 : 40 Dennis Buhlke, President/CEO

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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 Albertville Quality Foods Inc. Albertville, Ala. 265 2 950 3 3 3 3 3 3 68 Jerry D. Wilson, CEO 2015 : 71 Mar-Jac Poultry Inc. Gainesville, Ga 260 (EST) 1 1,200 3 3 69 Pete Martin, VP Poultry Operations 2015 : 69 Harrison Poultry Inc. Bridgeview, Ill. 250 (EST) 1 900 3 70 Brock Furlong, CEO, President 2015 : 72 Bob Evans Farms Inc. New Albany, Ohio 71 Saed Mohseni, President/CEO of 245 2 31,000 3 3 3 3 3 3 Bob Evans Farms; Mike Townsley, 2015 : 59 President of BEF Foods Tip Top Poultry Inc. Marietta, Ga. 237 (DR) 3 1,600 3 3 3 3 3 3 72 Brad Respress, CEO 2015 : 73 Superior Farms Davis, Calif. 232 (DR) 4 410 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 73 Rick Stott, President/CEO 2015 : 74 Capitol Wholesale Meats dba Fontanini 231 1 503 3 3 3 3 74 McCook, Ill. 2015 : NR Gene Fontanini, CEO

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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 Mountain States Rosen Greeley, Colo. 220 2 300 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 75 Dennis Stiffler, CEO 2015 : 82 BrucePac Woodburn, Ore. 211 3 740 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 76 Glen Golomski, President/CEO 2015 : 81 Specialty Foods Group Inc. Owensboro, Ken. 207 (DR) 1 530 3 3 3 3 3 77 Steven P. Wright, President 2015 : 76 Marcus Food Co. Wichita, Kan. 205 (DR) NA 24 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 78 Howard Marcus, CEO 2015 : 77 Dakota Provisions LLC Huron, S.D. 200 1 800 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 79 Kenneth Rutledge, President/CEO 2015 : 69 Strauss Brands Inc. Franklin, Wis. 200 1 285 3 3 3 3 3 3 79 Randy Strauss, CEO/Co-Pres.; 2015 : 84 Tim Strauss, Co-Pres. Columbus Mfg. Inc. Hayward, Calif. 200 (EST) 3 300 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 79 Joe Ennen, President/CEO 2015 : 78 Lincoln Provision Inc. Chicago, Ill. 198 2 95 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 82 Jim Stevens, President 2015 : 88 SELECT GRADE Overhill Farms FDA-APPROVED PAPERS Vernon, Calif. 194 (EST) 2 700 3 3 3 3 3 Patty Paper Inc. (PPI) 83 James Rudis, President/CEO manufactures a wide variety 2015 : 80 of select grade papers that are FDA–approved for use in Rose Packing Co. the meat, dairy, bakery, deli, Barrington, Ill. 181 (DR) 1 500 3 3 3 3 3 snack and grocery industries. 84 Dwight Stiehl, President Converted papers include 2015 : 83 patty interleaving, cheese slice interleaving, picking paper, J.H. Routh Packing Co. PPI’s Outer Wrap completely encapsulates our patty paper, bulker or roll stock paper and Sandusky, Ohio 166 (EST) 1 300 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 sheeted waxed paper or peach/ 85 pink, green and black steak Thomas M. Routh, President/CEO protecting it from contaminants. paper. They also have butcher 2015 : 86 paper sheets and rolls. All sheets Maple Leaf Farms No Cardboard. No Paper Tape. No Problems. feature consistent feed-ability for uninterrupted sheeting. Milford, Ind. 161 (EST) 4 750 3 3 3 3 86 The way PPI packages their Terry Tucker, CEO product also differentiates the 2015 : 87 company in the food safety area. Eddy Packing Co. Inc. The first company to recognize the potential hazards in using non 87 Yoakum, Texas 160 (DR) 1 500 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 FDA- approved strings, cardboard Hans-Peter Ryholt, President or paper tapes, PPI provides 2015 : 88 a patented FDA-approved paper packaging system. Fully JTM Provision Inc. wrapped packages keep each Harrison, Ohio 152 1 420 3 3 3 3 stack of interleaving paper clean 88 Tony Maas, President and sanitary until it is used for 2015 : 95 interleaving. This packaging system protects individual sheets Marcho Farms Inc. from environmentally introduced Souderton, Pa. 150 (EST) 1 250 3 3 3 3 3 contamination. 89 Brian D. Friesen, President 2015 : 88 800-782-1703 www.pattypaper.com

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SELECT GRADE FDA-APPROVED PAPERS Patty Paper Inc. (PPI) manufactures a wide variety of select grade papers that are FDA–approved for use in the meat, dairy, bakery, deli, snack and grocery industries. Converted papers include patty interleaving, cheese slice interleaving, picking paper, bulker or roll stock paper and PPI’s Outer Wrap completely encapsulates our patty paper, sheeted waxed paper or peach/ pink, green and black steak protecting it from contaminants. paper. They also have butcher paper sheets and rolls. All sheets No Cardboard. No Paper Tape. No Problems. feature consistent feed-ability for uninterrupted sheeting. The way PPI packages their product also differentiates the company in the food safety area. The first company to recognize the potential hazards in using non FDA- approved strings, cardboard or paper tapes, PPI provides a patented FDA-approved paper packaging system. Fully wrapped packages keep each stack of interleaving paper clean and sanitary until it is used for interleaving. This packaging system protects individual sheets from environmentally introduced contamination. 800-782-1703 www.pattypaper.com

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2016 Market Segment beef Reports Sales in Overall Sector (in Sales (in Editor’s note: The market segment reports Company millions) millions) are gathered by information submitted by Tyson Foods Inc. 16,646 40,600 the following companies. Those companies Greater Omaha Packing Co. 1,700 1,700 that did not respond or declined to provide AdvancePierre Foods 1,247.4 1,620 specific information were not included. Kenosha Beef International Ltd. 1,041 1,041 Agri Beef Co. 891 900 Caviness Beef Packers Ltd. 760 760 LAMB/VEAL Harris Ranch Beef Co. 649 649 Sales in Overall FPL Food LLC 450 450 Sector (in Sales (in Rastelli Foods Group 385.2 450 Company millions) millions) Colorado Premium 280 350 Mountain States Rosen 176 220 Golden West Food Group 238 680 Strauss Brands Inc. 150 200 Lincoln Provision Inc. 194 198 D’Artagnan LLC 9.6 107 Jensen Meat Co. 143.6 145 Golden West Food Group 6.8 680 JTM Provision Inc. 106.4 152 Rastelli Foods Group 5.9 450 Vincent Giordano Corp. 93.8 125

38 THE NATIONAL PROVISIONER | PROVISIONERONLINE.COM | MAY 2016 PORK CHICKEN Sales in Overall Sales in Overall Sector (in Sales (in Sector (in Sales (in Company millions) millions) Company millions) millions) Smithfield Foods Inc. 13,580 14,000 Tyson Foods Inc. 10,962 40,600 Tyson Foods Inc. 4,466 40,600 Sanderson Farms Inc. 2,800 2,800 Seaboard Foods 1,333 1,333 Mountaire Farms Inc. 2,057 2.057 Indiana Packers Corp. 1,200 1,200 House of Raeford Farms Inc. 1,330 1,330 SugarCreek Packing Co. 456 600 Fieldale Farms Corp. 1,000 1,000 Golden West Food Group 265.2 680 George’s Inc. 1,000 1,000 Abbyland Foods Inc. 232.4 332 Simmons Prepared Foods 833.5 833.5 Monogram Food Solutions LLC 212.2 442 Case Foods Inc. 826 826 Capitol Wholesale Meats 207.9 231 GNP Co. 467 467 Cooper Farms 190.5 635 John Soules Foods 336.8 421 Land O’Frost 164.3 365 Allen Harim Foods LLC 336 336 West Liberty Foods LLC 139.5 775 AdvancePierre Foods 275.4 1,620 Williams Sausage Co. Inc. 128 128 Albertville Quality Foods Inc. 235.9 265 Sunnyvalley Smoked Meats 81.8 82 Golden West Food Group 170 680 Peer Food Group Inc. 58.5 130 West Liberty Foods LLC 139.5 775

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