TOP 100 MEAT, POULTRY & SEAFOOD PROCESSORS
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Rank Company / Location Net Sales Chief Officer. Title Fiscal Year # of Plants # of Employees
2002 2001
1 4 Tyson Foods Inc., Springdale, AR 25,000(E) John Tyson, Chairman 1-Sep 300 120,000
2 1 ConAgra Foods, Omaha, NE 13,200 Bruce Rohde, Chairman, CEO 5/28/2001 N/A 890,000
3 3 Excel Corp., Wichita, KS 12,000 Bill Buckner,  President 5/31/2000 17 20,000
4 5 Smithfield Foods Inc., Smithfield, VA 8,000 Joseph W. Luter III, Chairman, CEO 5/2/2001 9 41,000
5 7 Sara Lee Foods, Cincinnati, OH 5,080 William Geoppinger, CEO 6/30/2001 17 9,750
6 8 Hormel Foods Corp., Austin, MN 4,124 Joel W. Johnson, President, CEO 10/31/2001 13 15,600
7 9 Oscar Mayer Foods, (Div. of Kraft Foods), Madison, WI 3,600 Rick Searer, President 12/31/2001 80 64,000
8 10 Perdue Farms, Salisbury, MD 2,551 James A. Perdue, Chairman, CEO 3/31/2001 9 20,500
9 15 Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., Pittsburg, TX 2.2 Larry M. Lyon, Vice President 9/30/2001 8 6,000
10 11 OSI International Foods Ltd. & OSI Int’l, Corp. Aurora, IL 2.100(E) Sheldon Lavin,  Gerald Kolschowsky, Co-CEOs N/A 7 10,000
11 N/A Keystone Foods LLC, Philadelphia, PA 2.000(E) Herb Lotman, CEO 2001 8 N/A
12 12 Gold Kist Inc., Atlanta, GA 1.8 John Bekkers, President, CEO 6/27/2001 12 1,800
13 16 Foster Farms, Livingston, CA 1.700(E) Paul Carter, President, CEO 12/31/2001 10 8,400
14 6 Farmland Foods Inc., Kansas City, MO 1.65 William Fielding, President 8/31/2001 11 11,100
15 17 Bob Evans Farms, Columbus, OH 1.023 Stewart K. Owens, Chairman, CEO 4/27/2001 6 38,542
16 18 Wayne Farms LLC, Gainesville, GA 881 Elton Maddox, CEO 3/31/2002 12 9,500
17 N/A Rosen’s Diversified Inc., Fairmont, MN 800 Thomas I. Rosen, CEO 9/30/2001 N/A N/A
18 N/A Seaboard Farms Inc., Shawnee Missions, KS 772 Rod K. Brenneman, President 2001 1 4,300
19 25 Greater Omaha Packing Co., Omaha, NE 725 Henry A. Davis, President 11/3/2001 1 675
20 23 Sanderson Farms Inc., Laurel, MS 706 Joe Sanderson, President/CEO 10/31/2001 7 8,500
21 21 House of Raeford Farms, Raeford, NC 700(E) E. Marvin Johnnson, Chairman, Owner 5/30/2001 7 5,000
22 27 Premium Standard Farms, Kansas City, MO 620 John Meyer, CEO 3/31/2002 3 4,500
23 29 American Foods Group, Green Bay, WI 600 Carl W. Kuehne, CEO 6/30/2001 4 N/A
24 N/A Wolverine Packing Co., Detroit, MI 575 Jim Bonahoom, President 1/27/2002 3 250
25 26 Mountaire Farms Inc., Selbyville, DE 570 David Pogge, President 10/31/2001 3 5,000
26 19 Empire Beef Co. Inc., Rochester, NY 552 Steven H. Levine, President 12/28/2001 2 272
27 35 Indiana Packers Corp., Delphi, IN 550 Atsushi Tona, CEO 12/25/2001 1 1375
28 31 Koch Foods LLC, Chicago, IL 538(E) Joseph C. Grendys, President, CEO 21/31/01 12 4,400
29 20 Colorado Boxed Beef Co., Auburndale, FL 468 Bryan Saterbo, Sr. Vice President 3/31/2001 1 450
30 37 GFI America, Minneapolis, MN 465(E) Robert Goldberger, President, CEO 7/31/2001 3 1,800
31 33 Fieldale Farms, Baldwin, GA 450 Tom Hensley, Vice President/CFO 9/30/2001 3 4,300
32 39 Hatfield Meats Inc., Hatfield, OA 435 Philip A. Clemens, Chairman/CEO 4/30/2002 4 1,475
33 38 Carolina Turkey, Mt. Olive, NC 400 C. Dan Blackshear, President 12/31/2001 2 2,450
34 N/A BPI, Dakota Dunes, SD 400(E) Eldon Roth, President, CEO 1-Dec 5 N/A
35 36 Cagle’s Inc., Atlanta, GA 400(E) J. Douglas Cagle, CEO 3/31/2001 8 8,800
36 N/A Sysco Corp., Houston, TX 400(E) John Schnieders, CEO N/A 5 N/A
37 42 Clougherty Packing Co., Los Angeles, CA 376 Joseph D. Clougherty, President 12/29/2001 1 1,300
38 N/A Peco Foods Inc., Tuscaloosa, AL 365 Denny Hickman, Chairman 3/31/2002 6 4,000
39 64 Lopez Foods Inc., Oklahoma City, OK 342 John C. Lopez, CEO 12/31/2001 3 725
40 41 Bar-S Foods Co., Phoenix, AZ 340 Timothy Day, CEO 12/31/2001 4 1494
41 43 Randall Foods, Vernon, CA 325(E) Stanley Bloom, CEO 10/31/2001 4 2,000
42 44 Fresh Mark Inc., Canton, OH 323(E) Neil Genshaft, CEO 1/1/2001 3 1,400
43 N/A SMG Inc., Crestview Hills, KY 320 Thomas D. Davis, President, CEO 2001 6 1,200
44 45 Washington Beef Inc., Toppenish, WA 315 Grayland Pedhirney, President, CFO 10/31/2001 1 630
45 48 Omaha Steaks Intl., Omaha, NE 302 Bruce A. Simon, President 12/31/2002 3 1,800
46 46 Allen Family Foods Inc., Seaford, DE 300 Charles C. Allen III, President,CEO 4/30/2001 3 2,400
47 63 United Food Group LLC, Los Angeles 300 Larry Cohen, President 1/1/2001 1 400
48 N/A Sam Kane, Beef Processors Inc., Corpus Christi, TX 300(E) Sam Kane, Chairman, CEO N/A 1 675
49 50 OK Industries Inc., Ft. Smith, AR 270(E) Collier Wenderoth Jr., CEO 4/30/2001 2 2,700
50 51 Advance Food Co., Enid, OK 265 Greg Allen, President 12/31/2001 4 1,300
51 49 PM Holdings LLC, Richmond, VA 250 Curry Roberts, President 12/30/2001 3 750
52 N/A Choctaw Maid Farms Inc., Carthage, MS 250 Duffy McKenzie, President/CEO 10/1/2001 5 3,800
53 N/A Simmons Foods, Siloam Springs, AR 250(E) Mark Simmons, Chairman N/A 9 4,400
54 55 Harris Ranch Beef, Selma, CA 225(E) David Wood, Chairman, Beef Div. 6/30/2001 1 500
55 N/A Plumrose USA Inc., East Brunswick, NJ 240 John A. Arends, President 9/30/2001 3 900
56 N/A Willow Brook Foods, Springfield, MO 225 Steve Foucart, CFO 1/1/2001 3 1,800
57 56 L&H Packing Co., San Antonio, TX 215 Kenneth E. Leonard, President, CEO 12/29/2001 2 N/A
58 60 Quantum Foods Inc., Bolingbrook, IL 205 Edward B. Bleka, President, CEO 12/31/2001 1 790
59 54 Gold’n Plump Poultry, St. Cloud, MN 200 Mike Helgeson, CEO 12/29/2001 3 1,600
60 57 Murray’s Inc., Upper Marlboro, MD 200 Ira Menderson, Chairman/President/CEO 5/30/2001 1 1,250
61 58 Johnsonville Sausage, Sheboygan, WI 200(E) Ralph Stayer, President N/A 4 700
62 N/A Case Farms, Morganton, NC 190 Leroy Cook, VP Operations ’01 3 1,750
63 61 Superior Farms, Davis, CA 190(E) Dennis Breen, CEO 10/30/2001 5 525
64 N/A Ito Cariani Sausage Co. Inc., Hayward, CA 169(E) Jack Mori, President 1-Dec 2 154
65 N/A Cooper Farms, Van Wert, OH 165 James R. Cooper, President/CEO 1/26/2002 4 1,000
66 71 West Liberty Foods, Cooperative 165 Ken Ruttedge, President/CEO 2-Apr 2 1,100
67 67 Bridgford Foods Corp., Anaheim, CA 156 Allan Bridgford, Chairman 11/1/2001 5 850
68 65 Zartic Inc., Rome, GA 155 Jeffrey J. Mauer, President 1/1/2001 4 1,300
69 62 Atlantic Premium Brands, Northbrook, IL 150 Alan Sussna, President/CEO 1/1/2001 3 600
70 72 Simeus Foods Intl. Inc., Mansfield, TX 150 Dumas M. Simeus, Chairman/CEO 12/31/2001 2 700
71 69 Land O’ Frost, Lansing, IL 150(E) Paul Van Eekeren, CEO 12/31/2001 2 850
72 70 Norbest Inc., Midvale, UT 140 Steven R. Jensen, President, CEO 12/31/2001 3 26
73 73 Maple Leaf farms Inc., Milford, IN 133(E) Terry L. Tucker 10/31/2001 3 1,200
74 N/A Amick Farms, Batesburg, SC 130 Luke Daniels, COO 12/31/2001 1 1,100
75 N/A B. Rosen & Sons Inc., Bronks, NY 130 Bruce Rosen, President/CEO 12/31/2001 2 190
76 N/A Simplot Meat Products, Nampa, ID 127 Steve Beebe, CEO 8/31/2002 1 300
77 74 J.H. Routh Packing Co., Sandusky, OH 125 Thomas Routh, President/CEO 12/31/2001 1 320
78 N/A Kings Delight, Gainesville, GA 125 Larry Milwer, President ‘01 5 1100
79 75 Mar Jac Poultry, Gainesville, GA 125(E) Doug Cairnes, Vice President 4/30/2001 2 800
80 76 Stockyards Packing Co., Chicago, IL 125(E) Matthew Pollack, President 12/31/2001 2 155
81 77 Rose Packing Co., Barrington, IL 125(E) William R. Rose, President 9/30/2001 1 600
82 84 Caviness Beef Packing Ltd., Amarillo, TX 120 Terry Caviness, President  6/30/01 2 300
83 78 Cattlemen’s Meat Co., Detroit, MI 120(E) David Rohtbart, President 4/30/2001 1 200
84 79 Empire Kosher Poultry Inc., Mifflintown, PA 120(E) Michael Strear, President 1/31/2001 1 1,100
85 80 Lone Star Beef, San Angelo, TX 120(E) John W. Cross, President 12/31/2001 1 250
86 81 Sylvest Farms, Montgomery, AL 120(E) Dean Falk, CEO 3/31/2001 3 1,200
87 96 Quality Sausage Co., Dallas, TX 105 Gene E. Eisen, President 12/31/2001 1 287
88 83 Kunzler & Co., Lancaster, PA 102(E) Christian C. Kunzler III, President, CEO 12/25/2001 2 550
89 90 Harrison Poultry Inc., Bethlehem, PA 101 Michael A. Welch, CEO 2001 1 825
90 94 Catelli Bros Inc., Collingswood, NJ 100 Anthony Catelli, President, CEO 12/31/2001 2 325
91 85 Loggins Meat Co. Inc., Tyler, TX 100 Bobby Loggins, President, CEO 1/1/2001 2 300
92 86 Peer Foods, Chicago, IL 100 Larry O’Connell, President 12/31/2001 2 300
93 89 Vienna Beef Ltd., Chicago, IL 98 Jim Bodman, Chairman 5/1/2002 7 470
94 91 Farmers Pride Inc., Fredricksburg, PA 96 Scott I. Sechler, Chairman, President 12/31/2001 1 715
95 N/A Maverick Ranch Inc., Denver, CO 85 Roy R. Moore Jr., CEO, Chairman 1-Oct 2 175
96 97 Brookfield Farms, Chicago, IL 83 Dennis F. Gleason, President, CEO 2002 1 250
97 98 Fairbank Farms, Ashville, NY 82 Rick Fahle, President 2001 1 100
98 108 Cumberland Gap Provision Co., Middlesboro, KY 80 Ray McGregor, Chairman/CEO 9/30/2001 1 300
99 N/A Marcho Farms Inc., Harleysville, PA 80 Wayne A Marcho, President 12/31/2001 1 150
100 93 Farbest Foods Inc., Huntingburg, IN 80(E) Ted J. Seger, President 8/31/2001 1 430