date:Apr 01, 2013
1,959
Plants: 47
Headquarters: Greeley, Colo.
Chief officer: Andre Nogueira
Species: Beef, chicken, lamb, pork
Products: Bacon, rendering/byproducts
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3 Cargill Meat Solutions
Annual sales: $18 billion
Employees: 35,000
Plants: 33
Headquarters: Wichita, Kas.
Chief officer: Jody Horner
Species: Beef, chicken, pork, turkey
Products: Bacon, battered/breaded products, cured/cooked beef, cured/cooked pork, cured/cooked poultry, ham, luncheon meats/loaves, rendering/byproduc