Talk:National Beef

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Proposed changes below to expand information about the company and its notability. --Nationalbeef welty (talk)

 National Beef Packing Company LLC is a beef processor headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, that produces fresh, chilled and further processed beef and beef by-products for customers worldwide. The company’s main focuses include branded box beef, case ready beef, portion control beef and wet blue leather.
 * History
 * 1992 – Senior management team and Farmland Industries purchased Dodge City location.
 * 1993 – National Beef purchased the Liberal location and renamed it Farmland National Beef LLC.
 * 1997 – U.S. Premium Beef Ltd purchased a minority interest in National Beef. The company became jointly owned by Farmland Industries and U.S. Premium Beef Ltd. National Beef purchased a majority interest in the Kansas City Steak Company.
 * 2001 – National Beef begins case ready production at the Hummels Wharf, PA and Moultrie, GA plants.
 * 2003 –National Beef Packing Co. LLC formed after U.S. Premium Beef Ltd purchased a majority interest along with a management group and Beef Products Inc. as minority investors. National Beef becomes the fourth largest U.S. beef processor.
 * 2006 – National Beef acquired Brawley Beef, LLC in Brawley, CA. The Brawley plant was built in 2001 and could process more than 400,000 cattle per year. National Beef stated the purchase would allow them to create new relationships with producers and expand their presence in the western U.S.
 * 2009 – National Beef acquired the Prime Tanning facility in St. Joseph, MO to form National Beef Leathers LLC. After the acquisition, the company said it would allow them to add significant value to the hides produced in their beef processing facilities.
 * 2011 – Leucadia National Corporation purchased a majority stake in National Beef Packing Company.
 * 2014 – Brawley plant closed.
 * 2016 – National Beef announced plans to expand handling and shipping capacities at its Dodge City and Liberal, Kansas facilities.

National Beef is the nation’s fourth largest beef processor with sales exceeding $7 billion annually. National Beef products are available to national and regional retailers, including supermarket chains, independent grocers, club stores, wholesalers and distributors, foodservice providers and distributors, further processors and the U.S. military. U.S. operations include Liberal, Dodge City and Kansas City, KS; Brawley, CA; Hummels Wharf, PA; Moultrie, GA and St. Joseph, MO; with corporate headquarters in Kansas City, MO.
 * Sales & Operations

Case Ready Pre-trimmed product is sourced from beef processing facilities in Liberal and Dodge City, KS and then shipped to case ready facilities in Hummels Wharf, PA and Moultrie, GA where overwrap and vacuum-sealed packaging are used on a variety of cuts for retail channels. ref> Brands National Beef has a variety of programs for a variety of beef needs including natural, Angus brands, and specialty brands such as Black Canyon Angus Beef, NatureSource Natural Beef, Naturewell Natural Beef, and Natural Angus Beef.
 * Products

National Beef owns Kansas City Steak Company that sells portioned beef to the foodservice and retail channels as well as to consumers through the internet and direct mail. ref>
 * Portion Control Beef

National Beef operates the largest wet blue tannery in the world.1 Wet blue tanning refers to the first step in processing raw and brine-cured hides into tanned leader. From this facility in St. Joseph, MO, National Beef provides processed hides to finished leather processors worldwide for use in the automotive, luxury goods, apparel and furniture industries.
 * Wet Blue Leather

National Beef uses the BioLogic Food Safety System, a fully integrated system that includes training employees, interventions, a zone system and control and assessment functions.2,8 The company has also adopted the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) audit criteria, a set of international food safety and quality standards. National Beef achieved accreditation through third party auditing by the British Retail Consortium (BRC).
 * Food Safety

National Beef has donated or supported organizations in the communities where their business resides. They are a Community Partner to Lyric Opera of Kansas City9, a donor to Kansas Children’s Service League10, and a 2014 Sponsor of the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS)—an organization that provides peer-based emotional support, grief and trauma resources to those who have been affected by a death in the Armed Forces.11 The company also supported military troops by sponsoring food for a “Saluting Our Troops” event in Dodge City, KS.12 National Beef and its employees participate in United Way campaigns in both Seward County and Moultrie, GA through donations and food sponsorships. , ,
 * Philanthropy & Community Involvement

Between the years of 1991 and 1994, several accidental and unrelated employee deaths occurred. The company faced legal prosecution and the cases were resolved in settlements. , ,
 * Controversies

In June 2013, the company recalled nearly 23,000 pounds of ground beef ground beef for a possible E. coli contamination. On August 1, 2013, the company recalled 50,000 pounds of ground beef products because of possible E. coli contamination. All recalls were voluntary, and no illnesses were reported. ,
 * Recalls

Hello, I'm VP marketing at National Beef. I propose to expand this article with addtional information. --Nationalbeef welty (talk) 20:16, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

06-DEC-2016
National Beef Packing Company LLC is a beef processor located in Kansas City, Mo., that produces fresh, chilled and further processed beef and beef by-products for customers worldwide. The company’s main focuses include branded box beef, case ready beef, portion control beef and wet blue leather.

National Beef is the nation’s fourth largest beef processor with sales exceeding $6 billion annually. U.S. operations include Liberal, Dodge City and Kansas City, Kan.; Brawley, Calif.; Hummels Wharf, Pa.; Moultrie, Ga.; St. Joseph, Mo., with a production facility and corporate headquarters in Kansas City, Mo.

Prior to National Beef Packing Company’s current ownership, between the years of 1991 and 1994, several accidental and unrelated employee deaths occurred. The company faced legal prosecution and the cases were resolved in settlements. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bluebovine (talk • contribs) 15:38, 6 December 2016 (UTC)

Edit Request
NOTE: I am proposing this edit for FleishmanHillard on behalf of National Beef Packing Company. I am a paid editor and am aware of the COI guidelines. I am submitting this edit request to propose revisions and additions to the article in hopes of making the article more accurate and complete. The proposed edits are as follows in the box:


 * 1) The upfront paragraph and the last bullet in the History section simply state that National Beef was acquired by Marfrig – which is incorrect. (Marfrig acquired a 51% stake, which is reflected accurately in the infobox.) For better clarity, I’d argue to revise both points in the upfront and History section to read, “Brazil’s Marfrig purchased a 51 percent majority stake in the company in April 2018 for $969 million.” The Reuters source used for the current statement in the upfront (Reference 2) still accurately reflects the new sentence.
 * 2) National Beef refers to each of its product departments (beef, wet blue leather, direct to consumer products) as “Business Segments,” so I’d argue to rename the “Products” section to “Business Segments.”
 * 3) Revise the Sales & Operations section to include the following new information:
 * 4) *Change the first sentence to read, “National Beef is the nation’s fourth largest beef processor with sales of $7.4 billion in 2017."
 * 5) *Along with the towns with U.S. operations (Liberal, Dodge City, etc.), add at the end of the section that “National Beef maintains international offices in Chicago, Illinois; Tokyo, Japan; Seoul, South Korea; and Hong Kong, Hong Kong.”
 * 6) Add the following information about its business segments to either the upfront paragraph or to a new upfront paragraph under the Products/Business Segments section:
 * 7) *“The company’s business segments include Beef Processing, Consumer Ready, Leathers, Transportation and Direct-to-Consumer. The company’s brands include National Beef®, Black Canyon® Angus Beef, Black Canyon® Premium Reserve, National Beef® Natural Angus Beef, NatureSource® Natural Angus Beef and The Kansas City Steak Company™. National Beef also produces and markets, through a licensing agreement, the Certified Angus Beef® brand, Certified Angus Beef® brand Prime and Certified Angus Beef® brand Natural programs. Additionally, the company licenses the Certified Hereford Beef brand and produces three programs including Certified Hereford Beef Classic, Certified Hereford Beef Choice and Certified Hereford Beef Premium.”

Thank you for your consideration! Alec Voss (talk) 18:57, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

Reply to edit request 28-NOV-2018
Below you will see where proposals from your request have been quoted with reviewer decisions and feedback inserted underneath, either accepting, declining or otherwise commenting upon your proposal(s). Please read the enclosed notes within the proposal review section below for information on each request.  Spintendo   20:01, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

Edit Request
NOTE: I’m proposing the following edits for FleishmanHillard on behalf of National Beef. I am a paid editor and aware of the COI guidelines. I’m submitting this edit request with two updates to the History section as well as a correction under the Products section. Thanks for your time and consideration. Jamie Brond (talk) 21:36, 17 May 2021 (UTC)

History

Propose the addition of the following two milestones in the company’s history, which would be added to the bottom of the existing list:
 * 2018 – Through Marfrig’s purchase of the majority stake in National Beef, a beef patty processing plant located in North Baltimore, Ohio, was added to National Beef’s portfolio.


 * 2019 – National Beef acquired Iowa Premium, LLC, in Tama, Iowa. The acquisition added an additional 1,100 head per day of packing capacity for National Beef.

Products

Under the Branded Box Beef section, National Beef no longer offers Certified Premium Beef brand. However, the company did introduce HyPlains Heritage Farms brand in 2018. Propose updating the Branded Box Beef section to read as follows (updated copy in bold, sourcing included below):

National Beef has a variety of programs for a variety of beef needs including natural, Angus brands, and specialty brands such as Black Canyon Angus Beef, NatureSource Natural Beef and HyPlains Heritage Farms.


 * Hi Jamie Brond, I made most of these updates. I was a bit hesitant to add the sentence "The acquisition added an additional 1,100 head per day of packing capacity for National Beef." as it may come off as promotional to some...I'll let another editor weigh in.Cmccarthy215 (talk) 20:00, 18 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Thank you for reviewing, Cmccarthy215! Understand how that might have come off as a bit promotional. Would it be best if we revised the sentence and removed the actual amount? Thanks! Jamie Brond (talk) 18:23, 16 June 2021 (UTC)
 * ❌ I'm declining to add the disputed sentence because the source doesn't say that the acquisition will add 10k head to National Beef's capacity: mergers and acquisition are often more complex than that. So I consider the proposition to be unsourced. I will now proceed to close the request. JBchrch   talk  18:26, 28 June 2021 (UTC)

It seems a lot of history is left out.
Liberal, Kansas based National Beef was operating in the 1970s. As an owner-operator trucker, I leased on to National Carriers, a subsidiary of National Beef, in January of 1977. The owner of National Beef at that time was Mr. Jacobson. His son, Jonnie, ran National Carriers. 2600:8801:BE01:7C00:8E2D:DAEA:B00E:D545 (talk) 01:02, 15 March 2023 (UTC)