BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$487.8M
- Private
- US
Dow Jones Description
Pierre produces a broad line of fully cooked beef, pork, chicken, turkey, peanut butter and bakery products for school, foodservice, retail, vending and convenience store markets. Our products are produced from high quality ingredients and provide unparalleled taste, convenience and value to both operators and their patrons. Consistent product quality is achieved in our manufacturing facilities which are located in Cincinnati, OH, Claremont, NC, Amherst, OH, Easley, SC, and Rome, GA. Our facilities operate under HACCP inspection and the Cincinnati plant is among the 10% of total USDA inspected meat plants attaining Total Quality Control (TQC) certification. Pierre Foods is a member of many industry organizations including: - American Commodity Distribution Association
President, Chief Executive Officer, Director and Chairman of the Board
Norbert E. WoodhamsNumber of Employees 2,800
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers: 424470
Recent Events
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BRIEF-Moody's rates Pierre Foods B2 CFR, propsd term loan
News & Analysis
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Pierre Foods Inc. changes its vend sales organization.(NEWS AT PRESS TIME)
Pierre Foods Inc. has announced changes to its vend sales organization. The company, which historically relied on brokers, has established a direct sales force to serve its vending customers. The company continues to utilize G&J Marketing Co., based in Palm Harbor, Fla., as its Southeast broker...
Pierre Foods tabs Burdette Beckmann's Robert Shoemake as Southeast regional sales manager for vending.(People in the News)
Robert Shoemake has left Burdette Beckmann Inc., the Hollywood, Fla.-based vend product brokerage, to become Pierre Foods' regional sales manager for vending in the Southeast region. He is based out of West End, N.C. Shoemake served more than 10 years at Burdette Beckmann in sales and...
Pierre Foods.(Products: FOOD)
With a 14-day shelf life, Aunt Jemima varieties include pancake and syrup, pancakes and syrup with sausage, French toast and syrup, and French toast and syrup with sausage. Big AZ sandwiches now include 4.6-ounce spicy chicken with cheese and 4.3-ounce rack...
Pierre Foods to acquire Zartic Inc.(VENDING MARKET WATCH)
Pierre Foods, Inc. has entered into an agreement to purchase substantially all of the assets of Zartic, Inc. and its affiliated distribution company, Zar Tran, Inc. Zartic, based in Rome, Ga., manufactures, sells, delivers and distributes a variety of food items, including packaged beef, poultry, pork,...
Pierre Foods acquires Clovervale Farms.(MARKETING STRATEGIES: INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief article)
Cincinnati-based Pierre, Foods, Inc. has announced the acquisition of food manufacturer Clovervale Farms, Inc., Amherst, Ohio. Clovervale Farms produces and sells a variety of food items, including individually portioned entrees, fruits, vegetables, sandwiches, cobblers and other similar products. "We are extremely excited...
Pierre Foods Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio, will purchase the assets of Zartic Inc., Rome, Ga., which manufacturers, sells, delivers and distributes packaged beef, pork and veal products, along with the company's affiliated distribution company, Zar Tran, Inc.(F
Pierre Foods Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio, will purchase the assets of Zartic Inc., Rome, Go., which manufacturers, sells, delivers and distributes packaged beef, pork and veal products, along with the company's affiliated distribution company, Zar Tran, Inc. Pierre is a leading manufacturer and marketer of high-quality, precooked...
Pierre Foods Inc. buys Clovervale Farms Inc.(VENDING MARKET WATCH)
Pierre Foods Inc., the Cincinnati, Ohio-based food processor that serves the vending and foodservice industries, has purchased Clovervale Farms Inc., based in Amherst, Ohio. Clovervale produces peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, fruit products, frozen desserts, entrees, cookies and other food products....
Pierre Foods has Southern Fried Chicken Drummies.(PRODUCT NEWS)
Pierre Foods introduced Southern Fried Chicken Drummies, made with all-white-meat chicken covered in breading. Packaged with a cup of barbecue dipping sauce, these chicken portions appeal to the adult palate. Individually wrapped in 5-ounce trays with full color graphics, each package has a 14-day refrigerated and...
Pierre Foods Inc.(FOOD)
The Blue Stone Grill line of packaged sandwiches is aimed at consumers who enjoy the home-style flavor of fresh, hot-off-the-grill foods or spicy breaded meats. Five sandwiches are in the new lineup: honey barbecue pork, beef charbroil with cheese, bacon charbroil with cheese, buffalo breaded chicken...
Pierre foods serves up flame-broiled Angus Charbroil with cheese.(Food Showcase)
Pierre Foods announces the addition of the BIG ATM Angus Charbroil with Cheese to its line-up of sandwiches, capitalizing on two of the hottest trends in foodservice. No longer a specialty item, Angus beef is in high demand among sandwich consumers and is showing up on menus...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Cynthia S Hughes | Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
| Joseph W. Meyers | Chief Financial Officer |
| Anthony J Schroder | Senior Vice President |
| Robert C. Naylor | Senior Vice President, of Sales and Marketing |
| Dan Uher | Vice President, Quality Services |
| Sally Miller | Vice President, It |
| Jennifer Miller |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Norbert E. Woodhams | President, Chief Executive Officer, Director and Chairman of the Board |
| George A. Peinado | Board of Directors |
| Nicholas Alexos | Board of Directors |
| Robin P. Selati | Board of Directors |
| Scott Meader | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Pierre Foods, Inc. | President, Chief Executive Officer, Director and Chairman of the Board | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Pierre Foods, Inc. | Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Current |
JOSEPH W. MEYERS, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, age 40, has served as the Company s Chief Financial Officer since January 2007. Immediately prior, he was the Vice President, Finance, having served in that position since February 2003. He also held various accounting and finance positions with the Company since 1996. Prior to this, Mr. Meyers held the position of General Accounting Manager at OhSe Foods, Lunch Meat Division of Hudson Foods in Topeka, Kansas from 1991 through 1996. In 1996, OhSe Foods divested into Hudson Foods.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Pierre Foods, Inc. | Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Pierre Foods, Inc. | Vice President, Finance | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Pierre Foods, Inc. | Senior Vice President | Current |
ROBERT C. NAYLOR, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES AND MARKETING, age 55, became the Company s Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing in December 1999. Immediately prior, he was Senior Vice President of Sales of Pierre Foods, LLC, the Company s former operating subsidiary, having served in that position since the Company s acquisition of Pierre Cincinnati in June 1998. From 1978 to 1998, he served in various sales positions for Pierre Cincinnati, including Vice President of Sales.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Pierre Foods, Inc. | Senior Vice President, of Sales and Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Pierre Foods, Inc. | Vice President, Quality Services | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Pierre Foods, Inc. | Vice President, It | Current |
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| Santiago Solutions Group | Director of Planning | Current |
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| Pierre Foods, Inc. | Current | |
| Xavier University | MBA | Former |
| University of Cincinnati | Bba | Former |
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| Madison Dearborn Partners LLC | Managing Director, A.B | Current |
| CDW Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Pierre Foods, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Madison Dearborn Partners LLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| Wm. Bolthouse Farms, Inc. | Board Director | Current |
| DLJ Merchant Banking Partners | Former | |
| Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth | M.B.A | Former |
| Dartmouth College | M.B.A. | Former |
| Stanford University | A.B | Former |
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| Madison Dearborn Partners LLC | Managing Director | Current |
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| First Chicago Venture Capital | Former | |
| First National Bank of Chicago | Former | |
| The First National Bank of Chicago | Former | |
| University of Chicago | Masters In Business Administration | Former |
| Loyola University | B.B.A | Former |
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| Madison Dearborn Partners LLC | Managing Director | Current |
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| Alex. Brown & Sons Incorporated | Former | |
| Cinemark USA, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business | MBA | Former |
| Stanford University | M.B.A. | Former |
| Yale University | BA | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Pierre Foods, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Milnot Holding Corporation | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Milnot Holding Corporation | President | Former |
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