WATT PoultryUSA’s 2012 Who’s Who Poultry Executives

A directory of who’s who in the in the poultry business, along with corporate addresses, phone and fax numbers.

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Agri Star Meat & Poultry, LLC

220 North West Street

Postville, IA 52162-7714

Phone (563) 864-7811

FAX (563) 864-7890

Website www.agristarmeat.com 

Hershey Friedman, CEO

Daniel Hirsch, president

 

Allen Harim Foods, LLC

126 N. Shipley Street

Seaford, DE 19973

Phone (302) 629-9136

FAX (302) 629-0514

Website www.allenharimllc.com 

Gary Gladys, CEO

Brian Hildreth, CFO

 

Amick Farms, Inc./OSI Group

PO Box 2309

Leesville, SC 29070

Phone (803) 532-1400

FAX (803) 332-1705

Website www.amickfarms.com 

Ben Harrison, CEO, president

Marcus Miller, v-p, CFO

Fred West, v-p processing

John Wise, v-p live operations

Steve Kernen, v-p marketing, sales

 

B

Bil Mar Foods

   (Division of Sara Lee)

315 Violas Road

PO Box 977

Storm Lake, IA 50588

Phone (712) 732-6767

FAX (712) 732-6792

Website www.saralee.com 

Ray Team, general manager

Mark Maynard, processing manager

 

Butterball, LLC

One Butterball Lane

Garner, NC 27529

Phone (919) 255-7900

FAX (919) 255-7971

Website www.butterball.com 

Rod Brenneman, president, CEO

Kerry Doughty, exec. v-p sales,

   marketing, R&D

Bill Klump, senior v-p marketing

Joe Nalley, COO

Ed Kacsuta, CFO

David Anderson, v-p live production

Mike Bliss, v-p processing

Tim Scanlan, v-p processing

Dr. Alice Johnson, v-p food safety,

   government regulatory, public relations

 

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Cagle’s, Inc.

1385 Collier Road, N.W.

Atlanta, GA 30318

Phone (404) 355-2820

FAX (404) 350-9605

Website www.cagles.net 

J. Douglas Cagle, chairman, CEO

Brad Harp, v-p live operations

Dale Tolbert, v-p sales, marketing

David Cagle, v-p

G. Douglas Cagle, v-p

Harry Woodring, CFO

 

Cargill Value Added Meats

151 N Main Street

Wichita, KS 67202-1401

Phone (316) 291-2500

FAX (316) 291-2936

Website www.honeysucklewhite.com 

               www.shadybrookfarms.com 

               www.cargill.com 

Steve Willardsen, president

Todd Fawver, v-p sales and

   whole bird business

Yana Childs, director of marketing

Tim Maupin, v-p live operations

Bobby Harris, v-p plant operations

Kevin Sheehan, v-p retail business

Peter Brown, v-p cooked business

 

Case Foods, Inc.

PO Box 729

Troutman, NC 28166-0729

Phone (704) 528-4501

FAX (704) 528-4277

Website www.casefarms.com 

Thomas R. Shelton, chairman, CEO

David VanHoose, president

Sam Robertson, v-p, general manager

Chuck McDaniel, v-p, general manager

Charles Rigdon, v-p, general manager

Mike Popowycz, CFO

Kevin Phillips, v-p, director sales, marketing

 

Claxton Poultry Farms

PO Box 428

Claxton, GA 30417

Phone (912) 739-3181

FAX (912) 739-4344

Website www.claxtonpoultry.com 

Jerry Lane, president

Tom Scarborough, director marketing

John Renault, live production manager

 

Coleman Natural Foods

   Poultry Division

1667 Cole Blvd., Suite 300

Lakewood, CO 80401

Phone (303) 468-2500

FAX (303) 277-9263

Website www.colemannatural.com 

               www.kingsdelight.com 

               www.petalumapoultry.com 

               www.drapervalleyfarms.com 

Mark McKay, CEO

Bob Salegna, senior v-p retail sales

Marc Pritchard, v-p sales, Draper Valley Farms

 

Cooper Farms

22348 Rd 140

PO Box 547

Oakwood, OH 45873

Phone (419) 594-3325

FAX (419) 594-3372

Website www.cooperfarms.com 

James R. Cooper, CEO, president

Chuck P. Staugler, v-p sales, marketing

Gary A. Cooper, COO

Terry Wehrkamp, director of live production

Dale Hart, director of processing

 

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Dakota Provisions

40253 US Hwy 14

PO Box 1257

Huron, SD 57350

Phone (605) 352-1519

FAX (605) 352-1531

Website www.dakotaprovisions.com 

Jeff Sveen, chairman

Ken Rutledge, president, CEO

Dave Janson, director of sales and marketing

Dennis Thomas, CFO

Chet Coolbaugh, director of operations

Clint Grimsley, director of procurement

Jordan Woodbury, director of food safety & QA

Mark Heuston, director of human services

Scott Rutledge, director of logistics

 

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Eberly Poultry, Inc.

1095 Mount Airy Road

Stevens, PA 17578

Phone (717) 336-6440

FAX (717) 336-6905

Website www.eberlypoultry.com 

Robert Eberly, president

David Nagle, general manager

Doug Benne, plant manager

Tom Mikus, sales manager

Paige Wiley, human resources

 

Empire Kosher Poultry, Inc.

R.R. 5 Box 228, River Road

Mifflintown, PA 17059

Phone (717) 436-5921

FAX (717) 436-2388

Website www.empirekosher.com 

Greg Rosenbaum, chairman, CEO

 

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Farbest Foods, Inc.

4689 South 400 West

PO Box 480

Huntingburg, IN 47542

Phone (812) 683-4200

FAX (812) 683-4226

Website www.farbestfoods.com 

Ted J. Seger, president

Jerry Jones, v-p finance

Ryan Downes, sales manager

Jay Houchin, live production manager

Brian Hawkins, v-p operations

 

Farmers Pride, Inc.

PO Box 39

154 West Main Street

Fredericksburg, PA 17026

Phone (717) 865-6626

FAX (717) 865-7046

Website www.bellandevans.com 

Scott I. Sechler, chairman, president

J. Michael Good, CEO

Daniel P. Chirico, CFO

Les Fisher, v-p live operations

Steve Main, v-p plant operations

Thomas P. Cusack, controller

Kevin McBride, v-p sales, marketing

Iluminada Ythier, human resources manager

 

Fieldale Farms Corporation

PO Box 558

Baldwin, GA 30511

Phone (706) 778-5100

FAX (706) 778-3767

Website www.fieldale.com 

Tom Hensley, president

Joe M. Hatfield, board vice chairman

Gus Arrendale, board chairman

Craig McDuffy, export manager

Sammy Franklin,  v-p, marketing

Jeff Paschall, sales mgr. further processing

Eddie Elrod, v-p, treasurer, CFO

Dave Wicker, v-p, live production

Gary Savage, v-p protein conversion

Jon Allen, v-p, human resources

   & corporate secretary

Brad Fairbairn, v-p, ingredient purchasing

Ken Wash, v-p, procurement

John Wright, v-p, operations

 

Foster Farms

PO Box 457

Livingston, CA 95334-0457

Phone (209) 394-7901

FAX (209) 394-6814

Website www.fosterfarms.com 

Ron Foster, CEO, president

Dan Huber, senior v-p operations

Bob Kellert, senior v-p sales

John Landis, CFO

Mike Pruitt, senior v-p chicken operations

Richie King, v-p chicken processing

Yubert Emvia, turkey general manager

Jeff Segars, turkey processing manager

Paul Bravinder, turkey processing manager

Ira Brister, turkey live production manager

 

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Gentry Poultry Co., Inc.

PO Box 38

Ward, SC 29166

Phone (864) 445-2161

FAX (864) 445-2331

Website www.gentryspoultry.com 

W.M. Gentry, Jr., CEO, president

Wesley Gentry, III, v-p, general manager

Matt Gentry, sales manager

Barbara Gentry, office manager

 

George’s, Inc.

PO Drawer G

Springdale, AR 72765-2030

Phone (479) 927-7000

FAX (479) 927-7200

Website www.georgesinc.com 

Gary George, president, chairman, CEO

Carl George, senior v-p

Charles George, senior v-p

Gini Driskell, CFO

Darrel Keck, v-p sales, marketing

Ancel McClane, secretary, treasurer

Otto Jech, executive v-p

Bill Potter, v-p technical services

Bob Kenney, v-p, complex manager,

   Virginia division

Glen Balch, v-p human resources

Matt Brown, v-p real estate development

   and gas company

 

Gerber’s Poultry

PO Box 206

Kidron, OH 44636

Phone (330) 857-2731

FAX (330) 857-1841

Website www.gerbers.com 

Mike Gerber, president

Tim Gerber, v-p, plant operations

Glenn Mott, CCO

John Metzger, CFO

Lisa Shoup, sales manager

 

GNP Company

PO Box 1106

St. Cloud, MN 56302

Phone (320) 251-3570

FAX (320) 240-6250

Website www.gnpcompany.com 

Mike Helgeson, CEO

Timothy Wensman, executive v-p

   marketing, sales

Stephen Jurek, executive v-p finance,

   operations

Brian Rodofs, director sales, service

Bill Lanners, director live strategies,

   processes

Bill Petz, director Arcadia operations

Mark Page, director plant operations

Don Burge, director R&D

Doug Connell, director quality,

   continual improvement

 

Golden-Rod Broilers, Inc.

PO Box 948

Cullman, AL 35056

Phone (256) 734-0941

FAX (256) 739-4024

Bill Ingram, president

Jim Pepper, sales

Rick Brown, sales

 

H

Hain Pure Protein Corp.

220 N. Center Street

Fredericksburg, PA 17026

Phone (717) 865-2136

FAX (717) 865-0302

Website www.freebirdchicken.com 

               www.plainvillefarms.com 

Joe DePippo, president

Ted Maguire, v-p sales

Lee Lebbon, complex manager

Hank Correll, chicken live operations mgr.

Dave Moyer, general manager

Scott Michalak, turkey live operations mgr.

 

Harrison Poultry, Inc.

PO Box 550

Bethlehem, GA 30620

Phone (770) 867-7511

FAX (770) 867-0999

Mike Welch, president, CEO

Larry Guest, sales manager

David Bleth, operations manager

Jeff Megahee, finance

Donnie Wilburn, production

 

Holmes Foods

101 South Liberty Ave.

Nixon, TX 78140

Phone (830) 582-1551

FAX (830) 582-1090

Website www.holmesfoods.com 

Phillip A. Morris, CEO, president

Phil B. Hartung, senior v-p, sales director

Freddie Barlow, v-p, plant manager

Keith Staggs, director of live operations

Chris Kutac, comptroller

 

House of Raeford Farms, Inc.,

   Poultry Division (broiler operations)

PO Box 699

Rose Hill, NC 28458

Phone (910) 289-3191

FAX (910) 289-6975

Website www.houseofraeford.com 

E. Marvin Johnson, chairman

Bob Johnson, CEO

Don Taber, president, COO

Ken Qualls, v-p finance

Michael Teachey, v-p marketing

Chan Windham, director commodity sales

Claudio Saviano, international sales mgr.

Mark Van Benthuysen, complex manager,

   Arcadia, LA 

Nicole Reynolds, complex manager, 

   Rose Hill, NC

Jimmy Peak, complex mgr., Wallace, NC

Jim Mabe, complex mgr., Columbia, SC

Barry Cronic, complex mgr., Greenville, SC

 

House of Raeford Farms, Inc.

   (turkey operations)

520 East Central Avenue

Raeford, NC 28376

Phone (910) 875-5161

FAX (910) 875-8300

Website www.houseofraeford.com 

Marvin Johnson, chairman

Bob Johnson, CEO

Don Taber, president, COO

Randy Haap, v-p retail sales

Michael Teachey, v-p marketing

Bob Wright, v-p and general manager,

   turkey operations

Ken Qualls, v-p finance

Chris Marriott, v-p foodservice sales

Claudio Saviano, international sales mgr.

 

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Jaindl Turkey Sales, Inc.

3150 Coffeetown Road

Orefield, PA 18069

Phone (610) 395-3333

FAX (610) 395-8608

Website www.jaindl.com 

David M. Jaindl, president

Alice Jaindl-Brown, v-p sales

 

Jennie-O Turkey Store

2505 Willmar Avenue SW

PO Box 778

Willmar, MN 56201

Phone (320) 231-7134

FAX (320) 214-2885

Website www.jennieo.com 

               www.jennieoturkeystore.com 

Glenn Leitch, president

 

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Keystone Foods, LLC

6767 Old Madison Pike

   Bldg. 5, Suite 500

Huntsville, AL 35806

Phone (256) 964-1000

FAX (256) 964-1242

Website www.keystonefoods.com 

Bill Andersen, senior v-p USA Proteins

 

Koch Foods, Inc.

4404 West Berteau

Chicago, IL 60641

Phone (800) 837-2778

FAX (847) 384-5962

Website www.kochfoods.com 

Joseph C. Grendys, president, CEO

Mark Kaminsky, CFO, COO

Lance Buckert, v-p finance

 

Koch’s Turkey Farm

416 Valley Road

Tamaqua, PA 18252-5115

Phone (570) 668-2089

FAX (570) 668-2882

Website www.kochsturkey.com 

Duane Koch, president

Joel Kasper, quality control director

 

Kraft Foods, Inc./

   Oscar Mayer

PO Box 7188

Madison, WI 53707

Phone (608) 241-3311

FAX (608) 285-6046

Website www.kraft.com 

               www.oscarmayer.com 

Nick Meriggioli, president Oscar Mayer

David Brearton, executive v-p, operations,

   business services

Timothy McLevish, executive v-p, CFO

Mark Firestone, executive v-p, corporate

   and legal affairs

Karen May, executive v-p, global

   human resources

Jean Spence, executive v-p, research,

   development & quality

 

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Mar-Jac Poultry, Inc.

PO Box 1017

Gainesville, GA 30503

Phone (770) 531-5000

FAX (770) 531-5015

Website www.marjacpoultry.com 

Pete Martin, CEO, v-p poultry operations

Joel Williams, complex manager

Greg Tench, marketing director

Tommy Francis, sales manager

Phillip Turner, plant manager, processing

Mulham Shbeib, v-p finance

Randall Bruce, controller

Tony Gravitt, live production manager

 

Marshall Durbin Companies

PO Box 100755

Irondale, AL 35210

Phone (205) 956-3505

FAX (205) 380-3251

Website www.marshalldurbin.com 

Melissa Durbin, president

Elise Durbin, secretary, treasurer

Brian Roberts, v-p sales

Shannon Morgan, v-p live operations

Mark Jeter, CFO

David B. Payne, v-p purchasing

Ronnie Eddy, director processing

Rich Eddington, distribution manager

 

MBA Poultry, LLC

PO Box 257

Tecumseh, NE 68450

Phone (402) 335-2501

FAX (402) 335-2502

Website www.smartchicken.com 

Kevin Siebert, president, CEO

 

Michigan Turkey Producers

1100 Hall Street, SW

Grand Rapids, MI 49503

Phone (616) 245-2221

FAX (616) 247-1545

Website www.miturkey.com 

Harley Sietsema, chairman

Dan Lennon, president, CEO

Don Delordo, v-p sales

Kyle Maas, marketing manager

Brian Boerigter, CFO

Dwayne Kneiper, live production manager

Dave Burkholder, processing manager

Kevin Horner, v-p manufacturing

 

Miller Poultry

9622 West 350 North

PO Box 239

Orland, IN 46776

Phone (800) 532-4186

Website www.millerpoultry.com 

Galen Miller, president

Karen Brenneman, finance

Len Neeb, sales

 

Mountaire Farms, Inc.

PO Box 1320

Millsboro, DE 19966

Phone (302) 934-1100

FAX (302) 934-4086

Website www.mountaire.com 

Ronald M. Cameron, chairman,

   Mountaire Corp., N. Little Rock

Dave Pogge, CEO

Paul Downes, president

Joe Moran, COO

Michael W. Tirrell, v-p business services

Phil Plylar, executive v-p sales, marketing

Larry Saywell, v-p marketing

Bill Massey, v-p live operations

Mark Mulholland, v-p agribusiness

Lou Rascona, v-p controller/ 

   information technology

 

Murray’s Chickens/

   MB Food Processing Inc.

5190 Main Street

South Fallsburg, NY 12779

Phone (800) 770-6347

FAX (845) 434-0059

Website www.murrayschicken.com 

Murray Bresky, president, CEO

Dean Koplik, v-p operations

Steve Gold, v-p marketing, sales

 

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Norbest, Inc.

   (Moroni Feed Company)

PO Box 890

Moroni, UT 84646

Phone (800) 453-5327

FAX (435) 436-8101

Website www.norbest.com 

Matt Cook, CEO

James Loveridge, CFO

Kent Christensen, v-p live production/

   feed milling

Scott Whitman, v-p operations

Ricky Christensen, marketing manager

 

Northern Pride Turkey

419 Pennington Avenue

PO Box 598

Thief River Falls, MN 56701

Phone (218) 681-1201

FAX (218) 681-7183

Website www.northernprideinc.com 

Troy Stauffenecker, general manager

 

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O.K. Foods, Inc./

   O.K. Industries, Inc.

PO Box 1787

Fort Smith, AR 72902

Phone (479) 783-4186

FAX (479) 784-1338

Website www.okfoods.com 

Paul D. Fox, CEO

Ken Primm, COO, O.K. Farms, Inc.

   and O.K. Foods, Inc.

Trent Goins, senior v-p sales, marketing

Tim Dooley, head of engineering

Jeff Farver, director commodity sales

Wes Allen, director commodity sales

Ronald E. Brown, CFO, O.K. Industries, Inc.

Harold Lincks, v-p CIO

Donna Miller, secretary

Russell E. Bragg, director of logistics

 

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Park Farms, Inc.

1925 30th St., NE

Canton, OH 44705

Phone (330) 455-0241

FAX (330) 455-5820

Website www.parkfarms.com 

Christina A. Pastore-Bucher, CEO

Scott Bucher, v-p operations

Brian Fretag, v-p sales

Lee Mei Stokes, CFO

Ted Hawk, v-p live operations

 

Peco Foods, Inc.

PO Box 1760

Tuscaloosa, AL 35403

Phone (205) 345-4711

FAX (205) 366-4533

Website www.pecofoods.com 

Denny Hickman, chairman of board

Mark Hickman, president, CEO

Benny Bishop, COO

Bobby Wilburn, director sales

Tommy Elliott, CFO

Roddy Sanders, secretary/treasurer,

   director live production

Steve Conley, director human resources

Curtis Stell, director quality assurance

   and governmental relations

 

Perdue Farms Incorporated

PO Box 1537

Salisbury, MD 21802-1537

Phone (410) 543-3000

FAX (410) 543-3874

Website www.perdue.com 

James A. Perdue, chairman of the board

J. Michael Roberts, president,

   food products business

Eileen F. Burza, senior v-p, CFO

James B. Leighton, president, retail

Joseph C. Rivers, president, foodservice

   & supply chain

Steven A. Evans, senior v-p, retail sales

 

Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation

1770 Promontory Circle

Greeley, CO 80634

Phone (970) 506-8000

Website www.pilgrimspride.com 

Wesley Batista, chairman

Bill Lovette, president, CEO

Fabio Sandri, CFO

Walter F. Shafer, III, executive v-p, operations

Jason Penn, executive v-p, sales & operations

Charles von der Hyde, senior v-p, commodity

   risk management, export sales

 

Prestage Foods

4470 Highway 20 East

St. Paul’s, NC 28384

Phone (910) 865-6611

FAX (910) 865-6603

Website www.prestagefoods.com 

Kevin Kniefel, CEO

Darron Ezzell, general manager

Kent Puffenbarger, retail sales manager

Scott Prestage, v-p turkey production

 

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Sanderson Farms, Inc.

PO Box 988

Laurel, MS 39441

Phone (601) 649-4030

FAX (601) 426-1461

Website www.sandersonfarms.com 

Joe Frank Sanderson, Jr., chairman, CEO

Lampkin Butts, president, COO

Mike Cockrell, CFO, treasurer

Randy Pettus, director production

Brian Romano, director administration

Dr. Marty Ewing, director technical services

Bob Billingsley, director development,

   engineering

Jimmy Grimes, secretary, corporate controller

Doug Lee, director processing

Neil Morgan, director sales

Bob Rosa, chief financial analyst

Robin Robinson, director organization

   development & corporate communications

 

Sara Lee

315 Violas Road

Storm Lake, IA 50588

Phone (712) 732-6767

FAX (712) 732-6792

Website www.saralee.com 

Jan Bennink, director, executive chairman,

   Sara Lee Corporation

Marcel H. M. Smits, CEO

Sean Connolly, CEO North American

   Retail & Foodservice (MeatCo)

Mark A. Garvey, executive v-p, CFO

Stephen J. Cerrone, executive v-p,

   human resources

Paulette Dodson, general counsel

   and corporate secretary

 

Simmons Foods, Inc.

PO Box 430

Siloam Springs, AR 72761

Phone (479) 524-8151

Website www.simfoods.simmonsglobal.com 

Mark C. Simmons, chairman

Todd Simmons, COO poultry & pet foods

Gary Murphy, president poultry farms

David Jackson, president prepared foods

Mike Jones, executive v-p, CFO

 

T

Turkey Valley Farms

112 S Sixth Street

Marshall, MN 56258-0200

Phone (507) 337-3100

FAX (507) 337-3009

Website www.turkeyvalleyfarms.com 

Dick Peterson, president

Laura Eichmann, national sales manager

Keith Burger, COO

David Hoefer, live production manager

Joe Como, processing manager

Willis Cooan, national sales manager

 

Tyson Foods, Inc.

2200 Don Tyson Parkway

Springdale, AR 72765-2020

Phone (479) 290-4000

FAX (479) 290-4028

Website www.tyson.com 

John H. Tyson, chairman

Donnie Smith, president, CEO

Jim Lochner, COO

Dennis Letherby, executive v-p, CFO

David Van Bebber, executive v-p,

   general counsel

R. Read Hudson, corporate secretary,

   corporate counsel

 

V

Virginia Poultry Growers

   Cooperative, Inc. (VPGC)

6349 Rawley Pike

Hinton, VA 22831

Phone (540) 867-4000

FAX (540) 867-4320

Website www.vapoultrygrowers.com 

Steve Bazzle, chairman

James L. (Jim) Mason, president,

   general manager

John King, v-p sales, marketing

Mickey Baughter, complex manager

Wes Hoover, processing manager

 

W

Wayne Farms, LLC

4110 Continental Drive

Oakwood, GA 30566

Phone (770) 538-2120

FAX (770) 538-2124

Website www.waynefarmsllc.com 

Elton H. Maddox, president, CEO

Tommy Myers, v-p, fresh operations

Courtney Fazekas, v-p, CFO

John Flood, v-p, general manager

   further processing

Steve Clever, v-p, fresh sales

 

West Liberty Foods, L.L.C.

228 West 2nd Street

PO Box 318

West Liberty, IA 52776

Phone (319) 627-6000

FAX (319) 627-6127

Website www.wlfoods.com 

Paul Hill, chairman

Ed Garrett, president, CEO

Michael Quint, CCO, v-p sales,

   marketing, R&D

Gerald Lessard, v-p, COO

Glenn Elzey, senior v-p, CFO

Dr. Lee Johnson, v-p technical services

Tara Lindsay, v-p human resources

Dan Waters, v-p, general counsel

 

White Water Processing Co.

10964 Campbell Road

Harrison, OH 45030

Phone (513) 367-4133

FAX (513) 367-2426

Kevin Kopp, chairman, CEO

Kelly Kopp, v-p sales, marketing

Kevin & Kelly Kopp, processing manager

 

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Zacky Farms, LLC

2020 S East Avenue

PO Box 12556 (zip 93778)

Fresno, CA 93721

Phone (559) 443-2700

FAX (559) 443-2778

Website www.zacky.com 

Scott Zacky, CEO

John Ross, president, COO

 

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