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| HEADQUARTERS Cincinnati, OH |
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| PRESIDENT Joseph B. Sebring |
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| EMPLOYEES 9,500 |
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| FISCAL 2011 SALES $3.7 billion1 |
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The John Morrell Food Group traces its roots to the founding of John Morrell & Co. in England in 1827. The company is the oldest continuously operating meat manufacturer in the United States. It consists of national and regional brands that help drive profitable growth in meat categories such as ham, smoked sausage, hot dogs, deli meats, bacon, pulled pork, and dry sausage. With brands that define the meat industry, the John Morrell Food Group brings its expertise to retail, deli, foodservice, direct store delivery, convenience store, club store, military, and co-manufacturing outlets.
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Major Brands
John Morrell, Curly’s, Eckrich, Armour, Margherita, Healthy Ones, Patrick Cudahy, Krakus, Carando, Kretschmar
Major Subsidiaries
Armour-Eckrich Meats, LLC; Curly’s Foods, Inc.; Mohawk Packing Company; Patrick Cudahy, LLC; Saratoga Food Specialties; Premium Pet Health
Facilities

San Jose, CA; Denver, CO; St. Charles and Bolingbrook, IL; Peru, IN; Sioux City, Sioux Center, and Mason City, IA; Junction City, KS; Springfield, MA; St. James, MN; Omaha, NE; Elizabeth, NJ; Springdale, OH; Sioux Falls, SD; Smithfield, VA; Cudahy, WI
- Reduced solid waste disposal by 10 percent (normalized) from fiscal 2008 to fiscal 2011
- Lowered water use by 11 percent (normalized) from fiscal 2008 to fiscal 2011
- Reduced energy use by 49 percent (normalized) from fiscal 2008 to fiscal 2011 at Golden Crisp facility in Sioux Center
- Reduced water use by 55 percent at Springdale facility from fiscal 2008 to fiscal 2011
- Generated 158.7 million cubic feet of biogas through Sioux Falls facility’s covered anaerobic lagoon wastewater treatment process in fiscal 2011. This decreased natural gas demand by 127,000 decatherms.
- Reduced solid waste disposal by 56 percent at Peru facility from fiscal 2008 to fiscal 2011
- Donated more than 550,000 pounds of food in fiscal 2011, the equivalent of more than 2.2 million servings






