BNET Industries

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$919.5M
- Private
- US
Dow Jones Description
Pork Production, Meats & Processed Foods Mfr
Chief Executive Officer
John M. MeyerNumber of Employees 4,300
NAICS Code Hog and Pig Farming: 112210
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Hog heaven it's not: Nuisance lawsuit against Mo. pig farms hopes to
A multi-million dollar defeat more than a year ago for the some of the country's leading meat producers will not keep them from going to trial again in similar case getting underway today. ContiGroup Companies and Premium Standard Farms, which has since merged with Virginia-based Farmfield Foods, appear...
Premium Standard Farms
Shareholders of Premium Standard Farms PSF have approved the merger agreement with Smithfield Foods, a deal which will see PSF becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Smithfield. Each outstanding share of PSF common stock will now be converted into the right to receive 0.678 of a share of Smithfield common stock...
Smithfield Foods to Acquire Premium Standard Farms for 0.75 Times Revenue
The Deal: Smithfield Foods has agreed to acquire Premium Standard Farms Inc. in a deal valued at $810 million, including $117 million in debt. Under the terms of the deal, each share of Premium Standard will be exchanged for $1.25 in cash and 0.678 shares of Smithfield Foods. Based on...
Bellwether Report.com Issues Alert for Premium Standard Farms Inc.
M2 PRESSWIRE-18 September 2006-bellwetherreport.com: Bellwether Report.com Issues Alert for Premium Standard Farms Inc.C1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:18092006 Bellwether Report Takes Notice of Premium Standard Farms Inc. (NASDAQ:PORK) Premium Standard Farms formerly PSF Group Holdings is a top US...
Bellwether Report.com is Tracking Premium Standard Farms.
M2 PRESSWIRE-3 August 2006-bellwetherreport.com: Bellwether Report.com is Tracking Premium Standard Farms.C1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:04082006 The Bellwether Report Takes Notice of Premium Standard Farms Inc.. (Nasdaq:PORK) Premium Standard Farms formerly PSF Group Holdings is a top US ...
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Pork products company Premium Standard Farms has announced that Robert Manly, president and chief operating officer, has resigned to pursue other opportunities
Pork products company Premium Standard Farms has announced that Robert Manly, president and chief operating officer, has resigned to pursue other opportunities. His resignation is effective immediately, and current CEO John Meyer will assume the responsibilities of president. There are no plans to name a new chief operating officer, the...
Mission in Missouri
IN 1994, things began to look up for Milan, Missouri, a remote, rural community of 2,000 that had been struggling for years with a declining farm economy and weak job market. Premium Standard Farms PSF, the second-largest pork production company in the U.S., opened a state-of-the-art packing plant in Milan's...
Updates on Premium Standard Farms, Inc.
M2 PRESSWIRE-1 June 2006-marketgainer.com: Updates on Premium Standard Farms, IncC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:01062006 Market Gainer is quickly emerging as the one stop shop for international small-cap investors looking to stay a step ahead of the markets. Today's activity on the...
Two new chances to invest in ag.
We've always told you that if you don't like the "big profits" some ag industry companies are making, make money with them by buying their stock! Premium Standard Farms recently had an initial public offering IPO--trade started at $12.50. It trades on the NASDAQ under "PORK."...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| John M. Meyer | Chief Executive Officer |
| Robert W. Manly, IV | President and Chief Operating Officer |
| Dan Harris | CIO & Vice President |
| Stephen A. Lightstone | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
| Calvin R Held | Vice President Processing Operations |
| Dennis D Rippe | Vice President and Controller |
| Gerard J. Schulte | Vice President and Controller |
| Richard Morris | Vice President Sales and Marketing |
| Ken Cantrell | Director of Texas Operations |
| Leonard Smith | Director, HR |
| Rick Parker | Director, Marketing, Premium Standard Farms |
| Dan Tvrdy | Psf Corporate Training Manager |
| Jason Helton | Manager of Communications |
| Maurice L. McGill | Director |
| Paul J. Fribourg | Director |
| Ronald E. Justice | Director |
| Vart K. Adjemian | Director |
| William R. Patterson | Director |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Michael J. Zimmerman | Chairman |
| Robert Kopriva | Chairman of the Board and Director |
| Mollie H. Carter | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Premium Standard Farms, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Premium Standard Farms, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Premium Standard Farms, Inc. | Director, Chief Executive Officer, and President | Former |
| Contigroup Company | Vice President | Former |
| Contigroup Company | General Manager | Former |
| Farms.com Ltd. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Premium Standard Farms, Inc. | President and Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Smithfield Foods, Inc. | Executive Vice President | Former |
| Smithfield Foods, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Smithfield Packing Co., Inc. | President | Former |
| The Smithfield Packing Co., Inc. | Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| Premium Standard Farms, Inc. | Executive Vice President | Former |
| The Smithfield Packing Co., Inc. | Executive Vice President | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Premium Standard Farms, Inc. | CIO & Vice President | Current |
| Premium Standard Farms, Inc. | Vice President, DP | Former |
Stephen A. Lightstone has been our Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since August 1998. From 1983 to 1998, Mr. Lightstone was with Payless Cashways, Inc., a building materials retailer, most recently serving as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Please contact our Webmaster webmaster@psfarms.com with questions or comments.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Premium Standard Farms, Inc. | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | Current |
| Farms.com Ltd. | Former |
Calvin R. Held has been our Vice President of Process Improvement and Milan Operations since April 2004. Prior to that date, Mr. Held was the Company's Vice President of Milan, Missouri Processing Operations from December 1994 to April 2004 and was Controller of Farm Production and the Milan, Missouri Plant from August 1992 to December 1994. From 1978 to 1992, Mr. Held was with Jimmy Dean Foods, a division of the Sara Lee Corporation, a manufacturer and marketer of consumer products. Please contact our Webmaster webmaster@psfarms.com with questions or comments.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Premium Standard Farms, Inc. | Vice President Processing Operations | Current |
| Premium Standard Farms, Inc. | Plant Manager | Current |
| Sara Lee Corporation | Former |
Dennis D. Rippe has been our Vice President, Controller and Assistant Secretary since January 1999. Prior to that date, Mr. Rippe had been our Vice President Finance and Administration-Operations (Missouri) since February 1997. Please contact our Webmaster webmaster@psfarms.com with questions or comments.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Premium Standard Farms, Inc. | Vice President and Controller | Current |
| Premium Standard Farms, Inc. | Assistant Secretary | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ContiGroup Companies, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
| Premium Standard Farms, Inc. | Vice President and Controller | Current |
| Premium Standard Farms, Inc. | Secretary | Current |
| Premium Standard Farms, Inc. | General Counsel & Secretary | Former |
| ContiGroup Companies, Inc. | Assistant General Counsel | Former |
Mr. Morris has worked in the meat industry across branded and private label beef, pork and processed foods for 27 years and has held executive positions with Sara Lee Foods, Premium Standard Farms and Smithfield Foods. His experience covers Sales, Marketing, Strategic Planning and Implementation and Plant Operations. Mr. Morris has developed organizations from early stage businesses to larger, successful companies working across retail, food service and international business channels with P&L responsibilities for $900m businesses.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dakota Beef Company, LLC | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Premium Standard Farms, Inc. | Vice President Sales and Marketing | Current |
| Bakery.Com | Vice President | Former |
| Sara Lee Food Service | Vice President | Former |
| Sara Lee Corporation | Vice President of Distributor Sales, Meat | Former |
| Morris Group Inc. | Consultant | Former |
| Sara Lee Foods | Former | |
| Smithfield Foods, Inc. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Premium Standard Farms, Inc. | Director of Texas Operations | Current |
| Premium Standard Farms, Inc. | Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Premium Standard Farms, Inc. | Director, HR | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Premium Standard Farms, Inc. | Director, Marketing, Premium Standard Farms | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Premium Standard Farms, Inc. | Psf Corporate Training Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Premium Standard Farms, Inc. | Manager of Communications | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ContiGroup Companies, Inc. | Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Contigroup Company | Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Smithfield Foods, Inc. | Advisory Director | Current |
| Financial Federal Corporation | Director of the Company | Current |
| Osg Lightering LLC | Chairman of The Board | Current |
| Osg Lightering LLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| Financial Federal Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Smithfield Foods, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Kbw, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Salomon Brothers Inc. | Managing Director | Former |
| Salomon Brothers | Managing Director | Former |
| Premium Standard Farms, Inc. | Director | Former |
| OSG Ship Management Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Trinity College | Bachelor of Arts degree | Former |
| Corporate Governance | member | Former |
Robert S. Kopriva has been the non-executive Chairman of our Board of Directors since May 2006 and a Director since December 2005. From January 2002 until his retirement in June 2005, Mr. Kopriva was Senior Vice President of Sara Lee Corporation, a global manufacturer and marketer of brand-name products for consumers, and Chief Executive Officer of its Sara Lee Foods Division. Mr. Kopriva joined Sara Lee Corporation in 1981 and held a number of management positions with increasing responsibilities, including President and Chief Executive Officer of Sara Lee s Jimmy Dean Foods division, President of Sara Lee Foods U.S. Supply Chain, and President, Sara Lee Foods U.S. He was elected a Vice President of Sara Lee Corporation in 2000.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Premium Standard Farms, Inc. | Chairman of the Board and Director | Current |
| Imperial Sugar Company | Board of Directors | Current |
| Sara Lee Foods | President & CEO | Former |
| Sara Lee Corporation | Senior Vice President | Former |
Maurice L. McGill has been a Director since September 1996. Mr. McGill has served as the President of Wirmac Corp., a private investment company, since 1986 and as a general partner of McGill Partners, a private investment company, since 1989. Please contact our Webmaster webmaster@psfarms.com with questions or comments.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Premium Standard Farms, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sunflower Banks NA | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Sunflower Banks NA | President | Current |
| Stara, Inc | Vice President | Current |
| Sunflower Banks NA | chairman | Current |
| Greater Salina Community Foundation | Director | Current |
| Premium Standard Farms, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Westar Energy, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Harvard Business School | MBA | Former |
| Dartmouth College | Former |
Director since 2006 Mr. Fribourg is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Continental Grain Company, which is an active public market and private investor which owns and operates cattle feeding and integrated poultry businesses, since July 1997. businesses. Mr. Fribourg joined Continental Grain Company (formerly known as ContiGroup) in 1976 and worked in various positions there with increasing responsibility in both the United States and Europe. Mr. Fribourg is a director of Loews Corporation, Chase, and Smithfield Foods. He also serves as a Board Member of, among others, the JP Morgan National Advisory Board; Rabobank International North American Agribusiness Advisory Board; and The Public Theater. He has been a member of the Council on Foreign Relations since 1985. Mr. Fribourg is a member of the Audit Committee.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Continental Overseas Corp. | Chairman, President & CEO | Current |
| Contigroup Company | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Contigroup Company | Chairman | Current |
| Smithfield Foods, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Lowe's Inc. | Director | Current |
| Premium Standard Farms, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Loews Corporation | Director | Current |
| ContiGroup Companies, Inc. | President | Former |
| ContiGroup Companies, Inc. | Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| Power Corporation of Canada | Director | Former |
| Contigroup Company | President | Former |
Ronald E. Justice has been a Director since September 1996. Mr. Justice has been an Adjunct Professor in Business Studies at Brookhaven College since April 2001. He served as Executive Vice President of Operations of Consolidated Container Company, a producer of plastic containers for consumer products, from September 1998 to April 2000. Mr. Justice was the Senior Vice President of Operations of Scotts Co., a supplier and marketer of consumer lawn and garden care products, from July 1995 to September 1998.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Premium Standard Farms, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Consolidated Container Company LLC | Executive Vice President of Operations | Former |
| Farms.com Ltd. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ContiGroup Companies, Inc. | COO & Executive Vice President | Current |
| Premium Standard Farms, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Contigroup Company | Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| Contigroup Company | Executive Vice President | Former |
| Contigroup Company | Senior Vice President | Former |
| Farms.com Ltd. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| American Italian Pasta Company | Board of Directors | Current |
| Premium Standard Farms, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Premium Standard Farms, Inc. | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| Premium Standard Farms, Inc. | Executive Vice President | Former |
| American Italian Pasta Company | Chairman | Former |
| American Italian Pasta Company | Director | Former |
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