TOP 100 PROCESSORS OPERATIONS 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 Tyson Foods Inc. Springdale, Ark. 40,600 100 113,000 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 Donnie Smith, President/CEO 2015 : 1 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 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. 28 THE NATIONAL PROVISIONER | PROVISIONERONLINE.COM | MAY 2016 TOP 100 PROCESSORS OPERATIONS 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 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 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. 30 THE NATIONAL PROVISIONER | PROVISIONERONLINE.COM | MAY 2016 TOP 100 PROCESSORS OPERATIONS 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 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 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. 32 THE NATIONAL PROVISIONER | PROVISIONERONLINE.COM | MAY 2016 OPERATIONS 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 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 SugarCreek Packing Co. Cincinnati Ohio 600 6 1,700 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 46 John G. Richardson, Owner/CEO 2015 : NR Ruiz Food Products Inc.