Despite shaky economic times,

t h i s y e a r ’s r a n k i n g s h o w s l i t t l e s i g n o f w o e .
B y P a m e l a A c c e t t a S m i t h , a s s o c i a t e e d i t o r,
a n d S a m G a z d z i a k , e d i t o r, I n d e p e n d e n t P r o c e s s o r

any of the companies in this year’s Top 100 listing have held leadership positions for several years. Interstingly
enough, despite current economic conditions, the leaders are still leading, strong players are still maintaining
position, and smaller processors are moving up in the ranks. Sales have either soared, increased slightly or stayed the
same. Not one company seemed to slip drastically this year — proof positive that the meat- and poultry-processing industry can
weather any storm and still come up fighting.
Not surprisingly, Tyson remains the heavy hitter, followed by Cargill, Smithfield Foods and Kraft.
Although the U.S. beef industry is trying to fight recession-related woes by promoting new, less expensive cuts from less
popular parts of the animal and pushing beef harder overseas, it seems to remain strong in its mission to pump out new and
exciting products.
The poultry sector also remains strong with Tyson at the helm answering consumers’call for innovation, frugality and healthful
alternatives.
Of course, rising costs, labor and immigration issues, biofuel mandates, internationalism and export matters all impact the
production and sale of today’s meat and poultry products. But, that said, the industry’s players — as seen in this year’s listing —
are fighting hard and are definitely here to stay.
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Rendering
Name of Company

Seafood

Export
Location Chief net sales fiscal year No. of Number of

Bacon
Rank

Lamb
Ham

Veal
Officer, Title (millions) end plants employees

1
2008 RANK 1
Tyson Foods Inc.
Springdale, Ark.
Leland Tollett, Interim President/CEO
$26,900 9/27/09 93 107,000 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓✓ ✓✓✓✓✓✓

2
2008 RANK 2
Cargill Meat Solutions
Wichita, Kan.
Jody Horner, President $15,000 5/31/09 26 35,000 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓ ✓ ✓✓ ✓

3
2008 RANK 4
Smithfield Foods Inc.
Smithfield, Va.
C. Larry Pope, President/CEO $11,400 4/26/09 40 58,100 ✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓ ✓✓✓✓✓✓

4
2008 RANK 8
Kraft Foods/Oscar Mayer
Madison, Wis.
Irene Rosenfeld, CEO, Kraft Foods;
Nick Meriggioli, President, Oscar Mayer
$10,700* December 180 103,000
*Sales data is not public information. Net revenue for the U.S.
Convenient Meals Sector was 10.7 billion year end of 2008.
✓ ✓✓✓✓✓ ✓ ✓

5
2008 RANK 5
JBS Swift & Co.
Greeley, Colo.
Wesley Batista, President/CEO
$9,350
(est)
12/09 7 16,500
✓✓✓✓✓✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓

6
2008 RANK 7
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.
Pittsburg, Texas
Don Jackson, President/CEO $8,525.0 9/26/09 46 48,000 ✓✓ ✓✓✓ ✓

7
2008 RANK 9
Hormel Foods Corp.
Austin, Minn.
Jeffrey Ettinger, Chairman/President/CEO $6,800 10/25/09 42 19,000 ✓ ✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓ ✓✓ ✓✓✓

8
2008 RANK 10
OSI Group LLC
Aurora, Ill.
Sheldon Lavin, Chairman/CEO $5,200 12/31 71 22,000 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓✓✓✓ ✓ ✓✓✓✓✓

9
2008 RANK 13
Perdue Inc.
Salisbury, Md.
Jim Perdue, Chairman $4,300 3/31 16 21,000 ✓ ✓✓ ✓✓✓✓✓✓

10
2008 RANK 11
Sara Lee Corp.
Downers Grove, Ill.
Brenda Barnes, Chairman/CEO
$4,254
(est)
6/08 13 137,000
✓✓✓ ✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓ ✓✓✓✓

11
2008 RANK 12
National Beef Packing Co. LLC
Kansas City, Mo.
John Miller, CEO
$4,000+
(est)
8/31 6 5,000+
✓✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

12
2008 RANK 14
Keystone Foods LLC
West Conshohocken, Pa.
Herbert Lottman, Chairman
$3,310
(est)
12/31 41 6,500
✓

13
2008 RANK 15
Golden State Foods
Irvine, Calif.
Mark Wetterau, Chairman/CEO
$2,600
(est)
12/31 12 2,800
✓

14
2008 RANK 16
American Foods Group LLC
Alexandria, Minn.
Tom Rosen, CEO $2,000 10/08 12 4,000 ✓✓✓✓ ✓ ✓✓ ✓ ✓

15
2008 RANK 17
Foster Poultry Farms
Livingston, Calif.
Ron Foster, CEO
$1,800
(est)
12/31 9 10,600
✓✓ ✓ ✓✓✓

16
2008 RANK 18
Sanderson Farms Inc.
Laurel, Miss.
Joe Sanderson Jr., Chairman/CEO
$1,723.6
(est)
10/31 7 10,739
✓✓ ✓✓✓ ✓

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Boxed Beef

Groud Beef

Fresh Pork

Rendering
Name of Company

Seafood

Export
Location Chief net sales fiscal year No. of Number of

Bacon
Rank

Lamb
Ham

Veal
Officer, Title (millions) end plants employees

17
2008 RANK 20t
Wayne Farms LLC
Oakwood, Ga.
Elton Maddox, President/CEO $1,300 3/31 12 8,835 ✓✓ ✓✓ ✓

18
2008 RANK 19
Koch Foods LLC
Park Ridge, Ill.
Joseph Grendys, President
$1,251
(est)
12/31 12 6,600
✓✓ ✓✓✓✓✓

19t
2008 RANK 20t
Boar’s Head Provisions Co. Inc.
Sarasota, Fla.
Robert Martin, CEO/Chairman
$1,200
(est)
12/09 5 2,500
✓ ✓✓ ✓

19t
2008 RANK 20t
Butterball LLC
Mt. Olive, N.C.
Keith Shoemaker, CEO
$1,200
(est)
12/31 7 5,700
✓✓ ✓✓ ✓✓

21
2008 RANK 23
Seaboard Foods
Shawnee Mission, Kan.
Rod K. Brenneman, President/CEO $1,126 12/31 3 4,400 ✓✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

22
2008 RANK 29
BPI Technology Inc.
Dakota Dunes, S.D.
Eldon Roth, CEO $1,000 2/09 4 1,500 ✓ ✓

23
2008 RANK 25
Greater Omaha Packing Co. Inc.
Omaha, Neb.
Henry Davis, President $980 October 1 780 ✓✓✓

24
2008 RANK 26
Wolverine Packing Co.
Detroit, Mich.
Jim Bonahoom, President $894 12/27/08 3 400 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓ ✓ ✓

25
2008 RANK 24
Mountaire Farms Inc.
Millsboro, Del.
David L. Pogge, President/COO
$809.3
(est)
10/08 3 6,356
✓✓

26
2008 RANK 33
West Liberty Foods LLC
West Liberty, Iowa
Ed Garrett, President/CEO $726 April 2009 4 1,800 ✓ ✓ ✓✓ ✓

27t
2008 RANK 27
House of Raeford Farms Inc.
Raeford, N.C.
Robert C. Johnson, CEO $700 (est) 5/08 7 6,500 ✓✓ ✓✓ ✓

27t
2008 RANK 34
Johnsonville Sausage LLC
Sheboygan Falls, Wis.
Ralph C. Stayer, CEO $700 (est) December 6 1,400 ✓ ✓✓ ✓

29
2008 RANK 28
Coleman Natural Foods LLC
Golden, Colo.
Mark McKay/CEO
$672.7
(est)
12/31 17 2,300
✓✓✓✓ ✓✓✓✓✓✓✓ ✓ ✓✓ ✓

30
2008 RANK 30
Indiana Packers Corp.
Delphi, Ind.
Tetsuro Matsunaga, Chairman/CEO $625 (est) 3/31 1 1,675 ✓✓✓ ✓ ✓✓ ✓

31
2008 RANK 40
Kenosha Beef International Ltd.
Kenosha, Wis.
Dennis Vignieri, President/CEO $615 12/31/09 4 750 ✓ ✓

32t
2008 RANK 31t
Fieldale Farms Corp.
Baldwin, Ga.
Joe Hatfield Jr., Chairman $600 (est) 9/30 3 4,600 ✓✓ ✓

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Boxed Beef

Groud Beef

Fresh Pork

Rendering
Name of Company

Seafood

Export
Location Chief net sales fiscal year No. of Number of

Bacon
Rank

Lamb
Ham

Veal
Officer, Title (millions) end plants employees

32t
2008 RANK 31t
OK Industries Inc.
Ft. Smith, Ark.
Collier Wenderoth Jr., Chairman $600 (est) 4/30 2 2,700 ✓✓ ✓ ✓

34
2008 RANK 36
Fresh Mark Inc.
Massillon, Ohio
Neil Genshaft, Chairman/CEO $562 1/2/10 3 1,700 ✓✓✓ ✓

35
2008 RANK 35
Peco Foods Inc.
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Mark Hickman, President/CEO $550 March 6 3,930 ✓✓ ✓

36
2008 RANK 38
Lopez Foods
Oklahoma City, Okla.
Ed Sanchez, President/CEO $540 12/31 2 1,200 ✓✓ ✓ ✓

37
2008 RANK 37
Hatfield Quality Meats Inc.
Hatfield, Pa.
Douglas Clemens, President $530 4/24/2009 3 2,200 ✓ ✓✓✓ ✓✓ ✓ ✓✓ ✓ ✓

38
2008 RANK 44
Case Foods Inc.
Salisbury, Md.
Thomas R. Shelton, President/CEO $523 10/31 4 2,500 ✓✓ ✓

39
2008 RANK 39
Simmons Prepared Foods Inc.
Siloam Springs, Ark.
Mark Simmons, Chairman $515 (est) 12/31 5 3,800 ✓✓ ✓ ✓

40
2008 RANK 49t
American Foodservice
King of Prussia, Pa.
Ron Allen, CEO $500 12/31 5 500 ✓

41
2008 RANK 41
Advance Food Co.
Enid, Okla.
Greg Allen, President/CEO $494 (est) 12/31 7 2,200 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

42
2008 RANK 45
Townsends Inc.
Georgetown, Del.
Tom Weisser/CEO $490 12/31 5 3,200 ✓✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

43
2008 RANK 43
Bar-S Foods Co.
Phoenix, Ariz.
Tim Day, Chairman/President/CEO $489.9 9/27/08 3 1,614 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

44
2008 RANK 42
Pierre Foods Inc.
Cincinnati, Ohio
William Toler/CEO
$487.8
(est)
2/08 4 2,800
✓ ✓ ✓

45
2008 RANK 46
Omaha Steaks Inc.
Omaha, Neb.
Bruce A. Simon, President/CEO $457 12/31 3 1,800 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓

46
2008 RANK 47
United Food Group LLC
Los Angeles, Calif.
Larry Cohen, President $430 (est) 12/09 2 490 ✓✓ ✓ ✓✓✓✓

47
2008 RANK 48
Plumrose USA
East Brunswick, N.J.
John Arends, President
$404.7
(est)
9/09 3 1,000
✓✓ ✓

48
2008 RANK 49t
Quantum Foods LLC
Bolingbrook, Ill.
Ed Bleka, President/CEO $400 (est) 12/31 2 1,400 ✓ ✓ ✓✓

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Case-Ready
Boxed Beef

Groud Beef

Fresh Pork

Rendering
Name of Company

Seafood

Export
Location Chief net sales fiscal year No. of Number of

Bacon
Rank

Lamb
Ham

Veal
Officer, Title (millions) end plants employees

49
2008 RANK 51
Sam Kane Beef Processors
Corpus Christi, Texas
Jerry Kane, President/CEO $380 (est) 12/08 1 750 ✓✓ ✓

50
2008 RANK 52
Creekstone Farms
Premium Beef LLC
Arkansas City, Kan.
Dennis Buhlke, CEO
$360 (est) 12/30 1 700 ✓✓✓✓ ✓✓

51
2008 RANK 53
Allen Family Foods Inc.
Seaford, Del.
Charles Allen III, Chairman/CEO $352 (est) 4/30 3 2,850 ✓✓ ✓ ✓

52
2008 RANK 59t
L&H Packing/Surlean Foods
San Antonio, Texas
Ken Leonard, CEO $309 12/09 2 670 ✓✓✓✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

53
2008 RANK 54
Bob Evans Farms Inc.
Columbus, Ohio
Steven Davis, Chairman/CEO
$286.5
(est)
4/27/08 7 52,000
✓ ✓ ✓✓ ✓ ✓

54
2008 RANK 55
Cagle’s Inc.
Atlanta, Ga.
J. Douglas Cagle, Chairman/CEO $284 (est) 3/31/09 2 1,750 ✓✓ ✓ ✓

55
2008 RANK 56
Stampede Meat Inc.
Bridgeview, Ill.
Edward Ligas, President/COO $275 9/30/09 2 875 ✓✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓✓

56t
2008 RANK 65
Caviness Beef Packers Ltd.
Amarillo, Texas
Terry Caviness, CEO $270 6/30 2 575 ✓✓ ✓ ✓

56t
2008 RANK 58
Gold’n Plump Poultry Inc.
St. Cloud, Minn.
Mike Helgeson, CEO $270 December 3 1,500 ✓✓

58
2008 RANK 57
Dietz & Watson Inc.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Louis Eni, CEO
$260.5
(est)
12/31 2 600
✓ ✓✓✓ ✓ ✓

59
2008 RANK 70
Overhill Farms Inc.
Vernon, Calif.
James Rudis, Chairman/CEO $238.8 9/28/08 1 1,000 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓ ✓

60
2008 RANK 62
Superior Farms
Davis, Calif.
Lee Oesterreich, CEO $225 11/1/08 3 410 ✓✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

61
2008 RANK 63
Carl Buddig & Co.
Homewood, Ill.
Robert Buddig, Thomas Buddig, Co-CEOs $220 (est) 10/09 4 500+ ✓ ✓ ✓

62
2008 RANK 64
AB Foods LLC
Boise, Idaho
Robert Rebholtz, President $212 (est) 12/31 1 1,100 ✓✓ ✓ ✓✓ ✓

63
2008 RANK 59t
Fair Oaks Farms LLC
Pleasant Prairie, Wis.
Michael Thompson, President/CEO $210 12/31 2 265 ✓✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

64
2008 RANK 66
Harris Ranch Beef Co.
Selma, Calif.
David Wood, CEO $201 (est) 6/30 1 800 ✓✓ ✓

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Beef Slaughter

Fresh Sausage

Case-Ready
Boxed Beef

Groud Beef
net sales fiscal year No. of Number of

Fresh Pork

Rendering
Name of Company

Seafood

Export
Location Chief

Bacon
Rank

Lamb
Ham
(millions) end plants employees

Veal
Officer, Title

65
2008 RANK 67
Cooper Farms
St. Henry, Ohio
James Cooper, CEO $200 (est) 1/31 2 1,245 ✓✓ ✓ ✓

66
2008 RANK 68
Mar-Jac Poultry Inc.
Gainesville, Ga.
Pete Martin
$199.3
(est)
4/30 1 1,200
✓✓

67
2008 RANK 69
Land O’ Frost
Lansing, Ill.
Donna Van Eekeren, Chairman/CEO $195 (est) 12/31 2 850 ✓✓

68
2008 RANK 71
Harrison Poultry Inc.
Bethlehem, Ga.
Michael Welch, CEO $183 1/3/09 1 925 ✓ ✓✓✓

69
2008 RANK 72
Farmer’s Pride Inc.
Fredericksburg, Pa.
J. Michael Good, CEO $180 (est) 12/31 1 1000 ✓

70
2008 RANK 73t
Murry’s Inc.
Marlboro, Md.
Ira Mendelson, President/CEO $170 (est) 5/26 1 1,100 ✓✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

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Pork Slaughter
Beef Slaughter

Fresh Sausage

Case-Ready
Boxed Beef

Groud Beef
net sales fiscal year No. of Number of

Fresh Pork

Rendering
Name of Company

Seafood

Export
Location Chief

Bacon
Rank

Lamb
Ham
(millions) end plants employees

Veal
Officer, Title

71
2008 RANK 76
Odom’s Tennessee Pride
Sausage Inc.
Madison, Tenn.
Larry Odom, Chairman/CEO
$166 (est) 3/09 2 700+ ✓ ✓ ✓

72
2008 RANK 73t
John Soules Foods Inc.
Tyler, Texas
John Soules Sr., President/CEO $164 12/31 1 470 ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓

73
2008 RANK 77
Maple Leaf Farms Inc.
Milford, Ind.
Terry Tucker, CEO; Scott Tucker & John Tucker, Co-Presidents $161 (est) 11/30 4 1,500 ✓✓ ✓ ✓

74
2008 RANK 81
Custom Food Products LLC
Carson, Calif.
John Hickerson, President/COO $151.926 12/09 2 c. 300 ✓ ✓ ✓

75t
2008 RANK 82
Mountain State Rosen
Bronx, N.Y.
Dennis Stiffler, CEO $150 12/31 2 300 ✓✓ ✓✓ ✓✓

75t
2008 RANK 90t
Sioux-Preme Packing Co.
Sioux Center, Iowa
Gary Malenke, CEO $150 3/31 2 300 ✓✓ ✓ ✓

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Pork Slaughter
Beef Slaughter

Fresh Sausage

Case-Ready
Boxed Beef

Groud Beef
net sales fiscal year No. of Number of

Fresh Pork

Rendering
Name of Company

Seafood

Export
Location Chief

Bacon
Rank

Lamb
Ham
(millions) end plants employees

Veal
Officer, Title

75t
2008 RANK 78t
Meyer Natural Angus
Loveland, Colo.
Al Byers, President $150 (est) 12/08 N/A >50 ✓✓✓✓ ✓ ✓

75t
2008 RANK 78t
Kayem Foods Inc.
Chelsea, Mass.
Ralph Smith, President $150 10/08 2 500 ✓✓✓ ✓

79
2008 RANK 80
Rose Packing Co. Inc.
Barrington, Ill.
Dwight Stiehl, President $148 (est) 9/30 1 650 ✓ ✓

80
2008 RANK 84
Stock Yards Packing Co.
Chicago, Ill.
Bryan Fleck, President $130 (est) N/A 1 100+ ✓ ✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓ ✓✓✓✓✓

81
2008 RANK 83
Strauss Brands Inc.
Franklin, Wis.
Tim Strauss, President $128 12/31/08 1 140 ✓✓ ✓✓✓✓✓✓

82
2008 RANK100
Dakota Provisions
Huron, S.D.
Ken Rutledge, President/CEO $125 12/31/09 1 700 ✓ ✓ ✓✓ ✓

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Case-Ready
Boxed Beef

Groud Beef
net sales fiscal year No. of Number of

Fresh Pork

Rendering
Name of Company

Seafood

Export
Location Chief

Bacon
Rank

Lamb
Ham
(millions) end plants employees

Veal
Officer, Title

83
2008 RANK 88
J.H. Routh Packing Co.
Sandusky, Ohio
Thomas Routh, CEO $124 (est) 12/08 1 300 ✓✓✓ ✓ ✓✓ ✓

84
2008 RANK 85
Bridgford Foods Corp.
Anaheim, Calif.
William Bridgford, Chairman $121 11/08 3 700 ✓✓✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

85
2008 RANK 92
Loggins Meat Co. Inc.
Tyler, Texas
Bobby Loggins, President
$115.4
(est)
12/31 2 300
✓✓ ✓ ✓✓✓✓✓

86
2008 RANK 90t
Lincoln Provision Inc.
Chicago, Ill.
James Stevens Sr., President $115 (est) 12/31/07 1 135 ✓✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

87
2008 RANK NA
Atlantic Premium Brands Ltd.
Northbrook, Ill.
Thomas Dalton, President/CEO $110 12/31 4 570 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

88
2008 RANK 73t
Abbyland Foods Inc.
Abbortsford, Wis.
Harland Schraufnagel, President $108.4 8/29/09 2 550 ✓✓✓ ✓✓ ✓

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Case-Ready
Boxed Beef

Groud Beef

Fresh Pork

Rendering
Name of Company

Seafood

Export
Location Chief net sales fiscal year No. of Number of

Bacon
Rank

Lamb
Ham

Veal
Officer, Title (millions) end plants employees

89
2008 RANK 93
Vienna Beef Ltd.
Chicago, Ill.
Jim Bodman, Chairman $108 (est) 5/1 1 425 ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓✓

90
2008 RANK 94
Holten Meat Inc.
Sauget, Ill.
Jim Holten, CEO
$107.7
(est)
9/08 1 220
✓ ✓ ✓

91t
2008 RANK NA
ALL Holding Co. Inc.
(Alderfer Inc. & Leidy’s Inc.)
Harleysville, Pa.
Jim Van Stone, President/CEO
$100 12/31 3 350 ✓ ✓✓✓✓✓✓ ✓ ✓

91t
2008 RANK 95t
Peer Foods Group
Chicago, Ill.
Larry O’Connell, President $100 12/31 1 190 ✓✓✓✓ ✓

91t
2008 RANK 95t
Marcho Farms Inc.
Harleysville, Pa.
Wayne Marcho, President $100 (est) 12/31/08 1 171 ✓ ✓ ✓✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

94
2008 RANK 97t
Empire Kosher Poultry Inc.
Mifflintown, Pa.
Robert Van Naarden, President/CEO $99.8 (est) 1/31 1 700 ✓✓ ✓✓✓✓✓

95
2008 RANK NA
Gusto Packing Co. Inc.
Montgomery, Ill.
Rafael Caballero Sr., President $96 (est) 12/08 1 150 ✓✓✓✓

96t
2008 RANK NA
Chicago Meat Authority Inc.
Chicago, Ill.
Jordan Dorfman, President/CEO $90 12/09 2 330 ✓✓ ✓ ✓✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

96t
2008 RANK 99
Catelli Brothers Inc.
Collingswood, N.J.
Anthony Catelli Jr., CEO/President $90 (est) 12/31 3 225 ✓ ✓✓ ✓✓✓✓

98
2008 RANK NA
JTM Food Group
Harrison, Ohio
Tony Maas, President $82 12/31 1 330 ✓ ✓ ✓

99
2008 RANK NA
Barber Foods
Portland, Maine
Augustus Barber, Chairman $79.9 (est) 12/31 N/A 800 ✓ ✓ ✓✓

100
2008 RANK NA
Charlie’s Pride Meats
Vernon, Calif.
Charles Dickman, CEO $78 12/09 2 120 ✓✓

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SEGMENT
*

Seg. Name of Company Revenue in Segment Total revenue TOP 100

Rank (dollars) (millions) rank
1 Tyson Foods Inc. 11.836B $26,900 1

2 American Foods Group LLC 1.8B $2,000 14

3 OSI Group LLC 1.664B $5,200 8

4 BPI Technology Inc. 999M $1,000 22

5 Greater Omaha Packing Co. Inc. 980M $980 23

6 Kenosha Beef International 608.85M $615 3

7 American Foodservice 490M $500 40

8 Lopez Foods 432M $540 36

9 Caviness Beef Packers Ltd. 270M $270 56T

10 L&H Packing/Surlean Foods 247.2M $309 52

11 Stampede Meat Inc. 220M $275 55

12 West Liberty Foods LLC 154.2M $726 26

13 Custom Food Products LLC 120.0M $151.9 74

14 John Soules Foods Inc. 72.16M $164 72

15 Charlie’s Pride Meats 70.2M $78 100

16 Chicago Meat Authority Inc. 43.2M $90 96T

17 Abbyland Foods Inc. 27.1M $108.4 88

18 Fair Oaks Farms LLC 21M $210 63

19 Bar-S Foods Co. 14.7M $489.9 43

20 Hatfield Quality Meats Inc. 10.6M $530 37

21 ALL Holding Co. Inc. 7.0M $100 91T

22 Fresh Mark Inc 5.62M $562 34

23 Peer Foods Group 5.0M $100 91T

24 Mountain States Rosen LLC 3.0M $150 75T

25 Superior Farms 2.25M $225 60

* - Market segment tables are based solely on numbers provided by the processors themselves. Those processors that did not repond or declined to participate were not included.
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MARKET
SEGMENT
*

Seg. Name of Company Revenue in Segment Total revenue TOP 100

Rank (dollars) (millions) rank
1 Tyson Foods Inc. 8.877B $26,900 1

2 Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. 7.621B $8,525 6

3 Perdue Farms Inc. 3.87B $4,300 9

4 OSI Group LLC 2.86B $5,200 8

5 Wayne Farms LLC 1.3B $1,300 17

6 Peco Foods LLC 550M $550 35

7 Case Foods Inc. 523M $523 38

8 Townsends Inc. 490M $490 42

9 Gold’n Plump Poultry Inc. 270M $270 56T

10 Harrison Poultry Inc. 183M $183 68

11 Farmer’s Pride Inc. 180M $180 69

12 West Liberty Foods LLC 97.8M $726 26

13 John Soules Foods Inc. 91.84M $164 72

14 Fresh Mark Inc 73.06M $562 34

15 L&H Packing/Surlean Foods 46.35M $309 52

16 Bar-S Foods Co. 44.1M $489.9 43

17 Custom Food Products LLC 15.19M $151.9 74

18 Hatfield Quality Meats Inc. 5.3M $530 37

19 Peer Foods Group 5.0M $100 91T

20 Dakota Provisions 3.75M $125 82

21 Chicago Meat Authority Inc. 1.8M $90 96T

* - Market segment tables are based solely on numbers provided by the processors themselves. Those processors that did not repond or declined to participate were not included.
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 PORK
MARKET
SEGMENT
*

Seg. Name of Company Revenue in Segment Total revenue TOP 100

Rank (dollars) (millions) rank
1 Smithfield Foods Inc. 8.094B $11,400 3
2 Tyson Foods Inc. 3.497B $26,900 1
3 Seabord Foods 1.126B $1,126 21
4 Hatfield Quality Meats Inc. 503.5M $530 37
5 Fresh Mark Inc 477.7M $562 34
6 OSI Group LLC 468M $5,200 8
7 Fair Oaks Farms LLC 189M $210 63
8 Sioux-Preme Packing Co. 150M $150 75T
9 West Liberty Foods LLC 149.4M $726 26
10 Lopez Foods 108M $540 36
11 Atlantic Premium Brands Ltd. 90.2M $110 87
12 ALL Holding Co. Inc. 90.0M $100 91T
13 Peer Foods Group 80.0M $100 91T
14 Bar-S Foods Co. 73.5M $489.9 43
15 Abbyland Foods Inc. 54.2M $108.4 88
16 Chicago Meat Authority Inc. 43.2M $90 96T
17 Stampede Meat Inc. 33M $275 55
18 L&H Packing/Surlean Foods 15.4M $309 52
19 Custom Food Products LLC 10.63M $151.9 74
20 American Foodservice 9.8M $500 40
21 Dakota Provisions 2.5M $125 82
22 Superior Farms 2.25M $225 60
23 BPI Technology Inc. 1M $1,000 22
* - Market segment tables are based solely on numbers provided by the processors themselves. Those processors that did not repond or declined to participate were not included.
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LAMB/VEAL
MARKET
SEGMENT
*

Seg. Name of Company Revenue in Segment Total revenue TOP 100

Rank (dollars) (millions) rank
1 Superior Farms 220.5M $225 60
2 Mountain States Rosen LLC 142.5M $150 75T
3 Strauss Brands Inc. 128M $128 81
4 Chicago Meat Authority Inc. 1.8M $90 96T
* - Market segment tables are based solely on numbers provided by the processors themselves. Those processors that did not repond or declined to participate were not included.
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 TURKEY
MARKET
SEGMENT
*

Seg. Name of Company Revenue in Segment Total revenue TOP 100

Rank (dollars) (millions) rank
1 Perdue Farms Inc. 430M $4,300 9
2 West Liberty Foods LLC 316.2M $726 26
3 Dakota Provisions 118.75M $125 82
4 Abbyland Foods Inc. 27.1M $108.4 88
5 Stampede Meat Inc. 22M $275 55
6 Bar-S Foods Co. 19.6M $489.9 43
7 Peer Foods Group 10.0M $100 91T
8 Charlie’s Pride Meats 7.8M $78 100
9 Kenosha Beef International 6.15M $615 31
10 Custom Food Products LLC 6.08M $151.9 74
11 Fresh Mark Inc 5.62M $562 34
12 Hatfield Quality Meats Inc. 5.3M $530 37
13 ALL Holding Co. Inc. 3.0M $100 91T
* - Market segment tables are based solely on numbers provided by the processors themselves. Those processors that did not repond or declined to participate were not included.
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 PREPARED FOODS
MARKET
SEGMENT
*

Seg. Name of Company Revenue in Segment Total revenue TOP 100

Rank (dollars) (millions) rank
1 Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. 3.19B $8,525 6

2 Tyson Foods Inc. 2.69B $26,900 1

3 American Foods Group LLC 200M $2,000 14

4 Bridgford Foods Corp. 121M $121 84

5 JTM Food Group 82M $82 98

6 Atlantic Premium Brands Ltd. 19.8M $110 87

7 Mountain States Rosen LLC 4.5M $150 75T

* - Market segment tables are based solely on numbers provided by the processors themselves. Those processors that did not repond or declined to participate were not included.
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 EXPORT
MARKET
SEGMENT
*

Seg. Name of Company Revenue in Segment Total revenue TOP 100

Rank (dollars) (millions) rank
1 Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. 1.1B $8,525 6
2 OSI Group LLC 208M $5,200 8
3 Wayne Farms LLC 195M $1,300 17
4 Greater Omaha Packing Co. Inc. 147M $980 23
5 Peco Foods LLC 121M $550 35
6 Townsends Inc. 88.2M $490 42
7 Case Foods Inc. 52.3M $523 38
8 Bar-S Foods Co. 39.2M $489.9 43
9 Sioux-Preme Packing Co. 33.0M $150 75T
10 Harrison Poultry Inc. 32.94M $183 68
11 Fresh Mark Inc 28.1M $562 34
12 Caviness Beef Packers Ltd. 27M $270 56T
13 Hatfield Quality Meats Inc. 21.2M $530 37
14 Dakota Provisions 20M $125 82
15 Lopez Foods 16.2M $540 36
16 John Soules Foods Inc. 8.2M $164 72
17 Mountain States Rosen LLC 7.5M $150 75T
18 Farmers Pride Inc. 5.4M $180 69
19 Chicago Meat Authority Inc. 4.5M $90 96T
20 Superior Farms 2.25M $225 60
21 ALL Holding Co. Inc. 2.0M $100 91T
* - Market segment tables are based solely on numbers provided by the processors themselves. Those processors that did not repond or declined to participate were not included.
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NATURAL/ORGANIC
MARKET
SEGMENT
*

Seg. Name of Company Revenue in Segment Total revenue TOP 100

Rank (dollars) (millions) rank
1 Greater Omaha Packing Co. Inc. 343M $980 23
2 OSI Group LLC 208M $5,200 8
3 Farmer’s Pride Inc. 180M $180 69
4 Strauss Brands Inc. 128M $128 81
5 Sioux-Preme Packing Co. 49.5M $150 75T
6 Dakota Provisions 25M $125 82
7 Townsends Inc. 24.5M $490 42
8 Mountain States Rosen LLC 15.0M $150 75T
9 Superior Farms 2.25M $225 60
10 ALL Holding Co. Inc. 1.0M $100 91T
* - Market segment tables are based solely on numbers provided by the processors themselves. Those processors that did not repond or declined to participate were not included.
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