2019 Stories Stories | JBS USA | Sustainability Report

An Industry Leader

Hyrum, UT, Beef Production Facility

Our Hyrum, Utah, beef facility lies in Cache Valley beneath the Wasatch Range of the Rocky Mountains. Hyrum is known for its outdoor recreation, agriculture and pristine views. Our team understands the critical role they play in advancing environmental stewardship to maintain these important attributes. The facility is an industry leader in many best practices…

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Innovative Expansion Project to Improve Animal Handling and Welfare, Food Safety, and Product Quality

Grand Island, NE, Beef Production Facility

In May 2019, we announced a $95 million expansion project at our Grand Island, NE, beef production facility that will include new, improved animal handling facilities, a state-of-the-art, temperature-controlled harvest floor and facility reconfiguration designed to improve team member experience, food safety and product quality. We believe the 107,000 square-foot expansion and facility enhancements will…

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Pilot Plant Food Donations

JBS USA Corporate Headquarters

Over the past couple of years, we have made a conscious effort to reduce waste from our R&D pilot plant, located on-site at our corporate headquarters. Instead of sending product to landfill, we have started making donations to the Weld County Food Bank. In 2019, we donated 16,986 pounds of food.

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Storm Support

Plumrose USA

In Oct. 2019, a substantial wind storm hit the Booneville, MS, area and took out the power of more than 3,000 people, including the county schools. This posed a major challenge for the schools, as they had already purchased food through Thanksgiving and were storing it in their coolers. After 12 hours without power, it…

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Tomorrow Fund

Pilgrim's

In 2019, Pilgrim’s launched the Tomorrow Fund, a scholarship program to support the collegiate scholastic pursuits of our team members and their direct dependents. In line with the Pilgrim’s Vision, we established the Tomorrow Fund to help our team members achieve their dreams and create a better future for themselves and their families through education.…

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Foodbank and CEO Cookoff

JBS Australia

In Australia, Primo Foods supports Foodbank, an initiative aimed at serving people living with food insecurity, by donating products valued at approximately AUD$390,000. The company also collaborated in the CEO CookOff, another project geared toward vulnerable communities, to provide food to six million people through donations of cash and products. At an event to commemorate…

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Tree Planting with Local Elementary Schools

Broadway, VA, Poultry Complex

In line with our vision, Pilgrim’s sponsored a tree planting and education program its Rockingham County facilities and three area elementary schools: John C. Myers, Plains, and Lacey Springs. Pilgrim’s team members secured trees and dug the holes, and then students actually helped plant the trees. After assessing the company’s properties, Pilgrim’s decided to plant…

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Hero Flight Program

Grand Island, NE, Beef Production Facility

The team from the Fed Beef plant in Grand Island, NE, continues to support a noble cause to honor the Veterans of the Hall County. Since 2012, the facility helps the community veterans’ leaders to make the Hero Flight program a reality. The plant’s support started with monthly burger donations for fundraising events, and later…

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Spreading Local Holiday Cheer

JBS USA

JBS USA Food Company Commercial Workers Local 293 donated $12,900 to be split among five local helping organizations during the 2019 holiday season. The funds were used as follows: Christmas Cheer: Fundraising to give families food vouchers for a Christmas meal Head Start: Making 100 food baskets for families before students leave for break Heartland…

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Angel Tree Project

JBS USA Corporate Headquarters

In 2019, 100 kids in Weld County, CO, had a better Christmas than they expected thanks to the generosity of our team members who purchased gifts for children, donated cash by being a cash angel and came to Pictures with Santa Day, our corporate office’s annual fundraiser for Angel Tree. We adopted 100 kids from…

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