BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.7B
- Private
- US
Dow Jones Description
We work with great people. They're family to us, and we all strive to give our best every day. The hope is that our commitment to excellence, honesty, quality, service, and our people will shine through in everything we do.
President, Poultry
Don JacksonNumber of Employees 10,500
Contact Information
1000 Davis St
Livingston, California 95334-0457
(209) 394-7901
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Poultry Hatcheries: 112340
Recent Events
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Amidst School Budget Crisis New Food 4 Thought Program Brings Food and Learning to...
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Foster Farms buys Fernando's Mexican Foods
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Foster Farms To Acquire Fernando's And El Extremo Brands From ConAgra Foods Inc.
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Foster Farms acquires 2 ConAgra foodservice brands
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Foster Farms to acquire ConAgra food service brands
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Foster Farms Acquires Fernando's and El Extremo Foodservice Brands From ConAgra Foods
News & Analysis
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Chicken contest rules: Good looks don't always mean good taste
Ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes at a cooking contest? Are there rows of stoves -- no, electric ranges -- where smiling women in print aprons spend hours whipping up dishes like cherry pie and pot roast? Is the room hushed? Are the judges harsh,...
Help's at fingertips
Turkey still frozen and dinner just an hour away? The bread won't rise? Still not sure what temperature you're supposed to cook stuffing to? Help from holiday cooking hot lines is just a call or click away. Crisco Pie Hotline: 877-367-7438 Butterball Turkey Talk-Line: 800-BUTTERBALL or...
Foster Farms Offers Tips and Recipes on Summer Grilling
FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-2 June 2008-Foster Farms Offers Tips and Recipes on Summer GrillingC2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Foster Farms announced a new web site feature devoted to summer grilling recipes that will feed a family of four for $15 or less, along with tips on creating well-rounded meals...
Top 25 meat & deli retailers: the nation's largest and most influential supermarket chains are marketing new products in response to changing shopper demands.(Statistical table)(Company rankings)
A mix of consumer eating and environmental concerns are having a dramatic effect on supermarket meat and deli merchandising. With a myriad of customers from a cross-section of purchasing segments--including health-conscious baby boomers, time-starved moms and socially aware shoppers--seeking foods that meet their...
Contract Manufacturing
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Seventy percent of SSI's business involves making products for customers outside of the partnership. The company co-packs cultured products, frozen desserts and juices for a host of regional and national processors, including Foster Farms, Lala USA, Pom Wonderful, Juice Works, Producers Dairy, Stater Bros., Trader Joe's and...
Deli performance: for 12 weeks ended 9/10/06 vs. year-ago.(IRI REFRIGERATED PRODUCT TRACK)(Statistical table)
Deli Performance (For 12 weeks ended 9/10/06 vs. year-ago) ...
Foster Farms Launches New Campaign to the Tune of Los Tucanes de Tijuana
Award-Winning, Junk Food-Eating Foster ImpostersR Make Comeback with a Corrido Tune by Popular Band LIVINGSTON, Calif. -- Foster Farms announced today the return of the company's popular Foster ImpostersR in a new advertising campaign developed specifically for the Latino community. The Foster Imposters are two out-of-state, junk food-eating chickens...
Poultry farms beef up 'biosecurity'
By Scott Lindlaw THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HILMAR, Calif. - Tom Silva's chickens pump out 1.4 million eggs a day, but his operation looks more like a prison than a farm. To reach his hen houses, an intruder would have to scale 8-foot fences topped...
Ag Hauler Group Establishes Task Force To Prepare for Outbreak of Bird Flu
The Agricultural and Food Transporters Conference said last week it established an Avian Flu Task Force in an effort to prepare trucking for the possibility of an influenza outbreak.Fletcher Hall, executive director of AFTC, said the task force was established in response to the Bush administration's National Strategy for Pandemic...
Turkey pack 'gobbles' up oxygen scavenger technology: poultry processor opts for an invisible oxygen scavenger integrated into film pouches to boost the shelf life and freshness of its new sliced turkey to an amazing 55 days refrigerated. A first for slic
Foster Farms is a Livingston, CA-based poultry processor that prides itself on offering superior "down-home quality" and fresh, locally grown turkey and chicken. The processor says it's involved in everything from the hatching of its eggs to delivering the poultry to stores. Foster is also concerned...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Jackson | President, Poultry |
| Robert Fox | CEO |
| Dave Weinmeister | CIO & Senior Vice President |
| John Landis | Cfo |
| Bob Kellert | Senior Vice President, Retail Sales |
| Bob Wangerien | Senior Vice President, Marketing |
| Randy Boyce | General Counsel & Senior Vice President |
| Tim Walsh | Senior Vice President, HR |
| Brad Moore | Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Foodservice |
| Dan Huber | Vice President, Supply Chain |
| Greta Janz | Vice President of Marketing |
| Richie King | Vice President, Processing, Fresh Poultry |
| Foster Farms | Partner |
| George Foster | Owner |
| Charles Corsiglia | Manager of Health Services |
| James Marnatti | Manager, Environ Affairs |
| Teresa Lenz | Consumer Affairs Manager |
| Manuel Villacorta | Latino Community Nutritionist |
| Nancy Bennett | Nutritionist With Premium Poultry Brand Foster Farms |
| Regina King | Treasurer |
Prior to joining the Pilgrim's, Dr. Jackson, served as president of Foster Farms' poultry division, since 2000. Prior to that, he served as executive vice president for foodservice of the former ConAgra Poultry Company. Before that he worked for 22 years for Seaboard Farms, including four years as president and chief executive officer.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Pilgrim's Pride Corporation | President, Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Foster Farms | President, Poultry | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Mmc Capital Communications & Information Fund | Principal of Mmc Capital | Current |
| Foster Farms | CEO | Current |
| Agricapital Securities, Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| Anderol, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Growth Fund | Director | Current |
| Silicon Prairie Partners Venture Capital | Board of Directors | Current |
| Pvc News | Board of Directors | Current |
| R.J. Reynolds Tobacco International, Inc. | CEO | Former |
| Revlon International Corporation | Foster Farms CEO | Former |
| Del Monte Foods Co. | CEO | Former |
| R.J. Reynolds Tobacco International, Inc. | President | Former |
| Revlon International Corporation | President | Former |
| Del Monte Foods Co. | President | Former |
| Foster Farms | President | Former |
| Mercer Management Consulting, Inc. | vice president | Former |
| Foster Farms | poultry producer | Former |
| Del Monte Foods Co. | Chairman | Former |
| R.J. Reynolds Tobacco International, Inc. | Chairman | Former |
| Nabisco | Vice Chairman | Former |
| Harvard Business School | M.B.A. | Former |
| Williams College | B.A. | Former |
| Colgate University | B.A. Degree | Former |
| Mercer Management Consulting, Inc. | member | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Foster Farms | CIO & Senior Vice President | Current |
John Landis is a CPA in the State of California and has served on the Board at HTC since 2006. He started with Arthur Anderson & Co in the Bay Area and has since held a number of finance and accounting positions primarily with privately held food manufacturers. He currently serves as the CFO at Foster Farms where he has been employed since 2001. John is a graduate of Stanford University ('81) where he double majored in Philosphy and Economics. John comes to us by way of a life long friendship with Jeff Williams who is a long time client of HTC. Both of them are avid 49er fans.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Foster Farms | Cfo | Current |
| Howard Training Center | Board of Directors | Current |
| Stanford University | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Foster Farms | Senior Vice President, Retail Sales | Current |
| Foster Farms | Sales Executive | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Foster Farms | Senior Vice President, Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Foster Farms | General Counsel & Senior Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Foster Farms | Senior Vice President, HR | Current |
| Foster Farms | Human Resources Executive | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Foster Farms | Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Foodservice | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Foster Farms | Vice President, Supply Chain | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Foster Farms | Vice President of Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Foster Farms | Vice President, Processing, Fresh Poultry | Current |
Foster Farms is a great place for opportunities. My choice to come here was primarily based on a wide range of future positions to work towards. Subsequently I have been given many challenging and worthwhile positions in my few years here. Each job has given me the opportunity to learn a different part of the business and to develop new skills. Foster Farms also provides training programs that have developed my knowledge and teamwork skills. Most importantly I have been able to develop relationships with bright, talented people throughout the company. These relationships enable me to participate in and contribute to company-wide initiatives. It is rewarding and meaningful to be a part of this very successful business.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Foster Farms | Partner | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Foster Farms | Owner | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Foster Farms | Manager of Health Services | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Foster Farms | Manager, Environ Affairs | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Foster Farms | Consumer Affairs Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Foster Farms | Latino Community Nutritionist | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Foster Farms | Nutritionist With Premium Poultry Brand Foster Farms | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Foster Farms | Treasurer | Current |
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