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National Deli is proud to become a new member of SEMA. National Deli is the largest manufacturer of authentic premium deli meats in the country, and the largest supplier of deli meats to the world’s leading distributor. Known for its famous corned beef and pastrami, the company also offers a full line of premium quality meats, including 50 varieties of roast beef, several types of turkey breast, more than 100 different shapes and sizes of premium beef franks, and an extensive selection of prime rib and pot roast. National Deli’s mission is to provide superior customer service, consistent quality and innovative products that continue to appeal to their customer’s discerning palates. Pride is what makes us better. Visit www.nationaldeli.com or 1-800-683-9292 for more information. |
Witt Gas Controls LP is proud to become a new member of SEMA. As the industry leader in gas control equipment, count on Witt to provide state of the art solutions to your food packaging needs. From gas analyzers, to gas mixers to gas monitors, Witt brings over 65 years of experience and know- how to the MAP process. Our featured products include the hand held OXYBABY® gas analyzer for both O2 and O2/CO2 applications. For package leak detection, Witt produces LEAK-MASTER®, which provides non-destructive testing for even the smallest leaks. And if your MAP process requires the mixing of gases, look to Witt for quality gas mixers designed for a variety of applications in the food packaging industry.
Witt is precise engineering and high quality designed to give you the best tools to protect your products and your reputation. See all the Witt products at www.Wittgas.com. For more information on Witt Gas contact Joe Creamer @ 770.664.4447 Alpharetta, GA
SGS is the world’s leading inspection, testing, verification and certification company. Recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity, we employ over 70,000 employees in over 1000 offices in over 130 countries around the world. They are constantly looking beyond customer’s and society’s expectations in order to deliver Market leading services wherever they are needed. SGS helps enhance food safety and quality with a comprehensive and cost effective set of control solutions including audits testing inspection technical solutions and training. These services can stand alone or be part of an integrated package to enhance food safety, quality and sustainable development.
SEMA members can contact John Miller at 931-652-8888 or email john.miller@sgs.com or Gary Ostrow at 561-613-1950 or email gary.ostrow@sgs.com
Enviro-Pak - Clackamas, Oregon
The Enviro-Pak product line consists of dryers, smokers, ovens, steam cabinets and chillers primarily for the meat, fish and poultry industries. They are also being used for pet treats, drying of vegetables and herbs and varied other products. These units are built for individual uses such as "drying" only or they are built as combination units that do all of the above functions. Our units can process as little product as 50 pounds or as much as 36,000 pounds. The units are available in either vertical airflow styles for products that are processed hung vertically or horizontal airflow style for products that are best processed laid out on screens (multiple layers). Seafood and beef jerky are good examples of products that are best processed in horizontal airflow ovens. Batch, batch flow through, indexed travel or continuous styles are available. Continuous styles are either straight through, spiral conveyor or multi-level conveyor. Heating methods utilized in our ovens are electric heat, gas fired, and live steam or steam heat exchanger. For those applications that require "smoke application", customers can choose from a variety of sizes of natural smoke generators, pellet smoke generator or liquid smoke systems.
Customers can choose from a variety of electro-mechanical control systems, microprocessor control systems or PLC systems. Enviro-Pak has – from its beginning – provided high volume airflow with more air changes per minute than competitive models, with best uniformity at highest production rates. We have built rugged, trouble free, high technology equipment for over 30 years and have supported them with knowledgeable personnel thereby building a reputation that is unsurpassed.
Enviro-Pak also represents the product lines of Frigomeccanica, Colussi Ermes and Veripack.
For more information on Enviro-Pak products contact Patrick Martini @ 503.655.7044.
Unipac North America is located in Greenville S.C., and is the North American office of Unipac Brazil, Sao Paulo Brazil. Unipac is a company with 35 yrs. of experience in the Brazilian and international markets. Specialized in the development of flexible plastic packaging suitable for the protection of highly demanding products. Unipac products are available in over 30 countries. This international footprint reflects the high degree of commitment of the company to customer satisfaction, excellence in services and quality standards.
The continued technological and managerial development of Unipac ensures the obtainment of a very high degree of effectiveness in meeting the specifications and expectations its customers, providing them with an internationally recognized performance standard. Its culture and attitude committed to quality issues have allowed the obtainment of certification to ISO9001/2000 standard since 1996 and re-certification to ISO 9001-2000 version. Unipac offers packaging materials features and marketing values targeted by its customers.
Please feel free to contact us @ 864-297-3178 and one of our representatives well be more than happy to schedule an appointment with you or answer any packaging question you may have about your packaging requirements.
CDC Software
On behalf of CDC Software, I would like to thank you for stopping by
our booth at the recent SEMA conference, and learning how CDC Software’s industry
specific solutions are helping meat companies achieve significant operational
improvements, while managing their margins and exceeding food safety mandates.
Considering the purchase of a new business system? Our comprehensive solution
set encompasses Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing Operations Management,
Customer Relationship Management, and Enterprise Resource Planning. With built-in
industry best practices for the Food industry and a supporting staff of industry
experts, CDC Software’s best of breed solutions are implemented with
minimum customization and professional services, and deliver a lower total
cost of ownership for your investment. To learn more about CDC Software solutions,
including a demonstration of TraceExpress, our latest graphical traceability
application, feel free to contact me Chris Knapp directly @ 770.345.1656. At
CDC Software, we pride ourselves on being “the customer driven company”,
and look forward to serving the SEMA community as an active associate member.
Plex Systems
Jon Cowan (Sr. Sales Executive)
1731 Harmon Rd. Auburn Hills, MI 48326
404.687.0047
Since 1995, Plex Systems, Inc. (www.plex.com) of Auburn Hills, Mich.,
has maintained a singular vision -- to drive significant cost, quality
and productivity improvements for the enterprise. Plex Online is its
Software as a Service (SaaS) ERP solution. Plex Online is a comprehensive
software solution that manages operations from the plant floor to the
top floor, including manufacturing execution system (MES) which supports
quality management and machine integration, enterprise resource planning
(ERP) for accounting and finance, customer relationship management (CRM)
features for order entry and tracking, and supply chain management (SCM)
which support supplier quality and traceability. Plex Online's SaaS (subscription)
model delivers reduced cost of operations, faster implementations and
a continuously improving feature set. Plex Systems serves a global cross-section
of manufacturing industries (OEM and Suppliers), including a major focus
on Food and Beverage processing, where manufacturers need to meet stringent
customer and regulatory requirements for quality and traceability.
Kusel Equipment Co.: as of December 31, 2009 sold select assets of Vortron Smokehouses Business to Vortron Smokehouses, LLC. Kusel Equipment Co. will continue to manufacture and service their other product lines (cheese and dairy manufacturing equipment and stainless floor drainage systems). Vortron Smokehouses LLC is owned and operated by Dan Mertes. Dan has been Kusel’s Product Manager for the Vortron Smokehouse. He has great experience and expertise with the product line. Vortron Smokehouse LLC can be contacted at 800.874.1949 or 608.362.0862.
VC999 has big news about a small machine; introducing the new form-fill-seal packaging system. For more information contact Jim Wright @ 800.728.2999. VC999 will be an exhibitor at the SEMA convention this June.
Curwood has donated $100.00 to the SEMA scholarship fund. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Curwood for the contribution. Curwood will be exhibiting at the SEMA convention.
L.K. White & Associates Inc is a complete food and meat packaging product company. They specialize in meat and fish packaging with a complete size selection of pouches, shrink bags, tray sealing lading, skin packaging and forming and non-forming roll stock film. L.K. White & Assoc. has been in business over 30 years as manufacturer reps. Contact Tom Snyder at 404.683.6993
Golden Eagle Extrusions, Inc. has been a supplier of flexible packaging solutions to the food industry for over thirty years. Their products are specific to the meat industry an include forming and top web films, laminated and coextruded pouches, shrink bags and lidding films, both printed and unprinted, for hand pack, horizontal and vertical form and fill packaging. Contact Jim Potts at 404.816.2360.
Mound Tool Company was founded in 1899, and has been manufacturing the finest tools and equipment for the meat processing industry for over 100 years. Featuring our extensive line of trolleys, hooks, specialty knives, meat saws, bacon hangers and other related processing products. Contact Rich Wessles at 314.968.3991.
Refrigerated Warehousing Inc. (RWI) was established in 1984 to provide a single source for quality refrigerated construction services for the food processing and distribution industries. RWI is a refrigerated engineering and construction company that provides engineering and construction services to food processors and food distributors throughout the Southeast. Refrigerated Warehousing will have a tabletop at the SEMA convention, come by meet Dennis Shine the owner and President of the company. For more information visit there website rwizero.com or call Dennis at 800.873.2008 or 770.894.4013.
Citizens Financial Partners, Inc. (CFP) is the financial services affiliate for Citizens Bank of Florida. CFP is centralized in Oviedo, however, has representatives throughout the eastern part of the United States. CFP specializes in custom designed portfolios for small business owners. We help maximize tax strategies, retirement, and estate planning without forgetting the business owner’s need to satisfy the desires of their employees, particularly those employees who are key to the success of their business.
CFP’s “out-of-the-box” strategies are a combination of knowledge of investment tools and a thorough understanding of current tax laws. CFP also conducts free educational seminars and workshops for individuals. On-going topics include information on US Savings Bonds, identity theft, college funding, trusts, the economy, retirement, leaving a legacy, and estate planning.
Contact Del Burfitt, at 800-536-6066 or my E-Mail at dburfitt@citizensfp.com
Walsroder Packaging for over 80 years has specialized in the design and production of fibrous casings and plastic casings for the meat industry. Our fibrous casings are an industry standard with consistent uniformity, sizing, and peelablilty. Walsroder Packaging's versatile range of fibrous casings reflects the latest marketplace trends and technological advancements.
Walsroder Packaging's plastic casings are ideal for your entire production process from stuffing to the finished product. The multi-layered construction makes our plastic casings an excellent choice for all types of applications from raw meats to cooked products. Walsroder Packaging's plastic casings have outstanding machine ability and ensure trouble free processing. Our fibrous and plastic casings are available in a wide range of colors and sizes. For more information, please call John Quinn at 773 551-6317.
Danisco USA has a comprehensive range of ingredients that ensure meat, seafood and poultry products have the right color, texture, shelf-life, safety and nutritional profile - whether they are traditional products, products low in fat or salt, ethnic foods or convenient ready meals. Improved processing and cost efficiency are also part of the equation.
A modern meat technology center in Denmark and laboratories in the USA and China are equipped with the latest equipment for realistic simulation of industrial processes. The meat technology laboratories are supplemented by Danisco's textural evaluation facilities, microbiological laboratory and in-house taste panel.
To learn more about Danisco’s ingredients for meat, poultry and seafood, please visit danisco.com or contact the southeast Account Manager, Michael Eliasen at 913.738.3472 or 800.255.6837 ext.3472.
Scott Process Equipment and Controls Inc. is a leading supplier and service provider of advanced food processing equipment to the meat, poultry, and seafood processor. Scott also provides technologically advanced temperature monitoring and process control solutions exclusive to the food industry. Contact Ed Tautkus at 905.607.5507, toll-free 888.343.5421 or e-mail info@scottpec.com.
CSB-System International, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of CSB-System AG, is a leading developer of innovative business software solutions specifically designed for process manufacturers.
Since 1977, CSB-System has enabled our customers to increase their market share while enhancing their competitive advantages, by providing the tools required to increase operational efficiencies, maintain regulatory compliance, strengthen customer relationships, and maximize profits. The CSB-SYSTEM is a single application that provides functionality for the entire enterprise including enterprise resource planning (ERP), supply chain management (SCM), warehouse management systems (WMS), automated data capture (ADC), computer integrated manufacturing (CIM), electronic data interchange (EDI), performance management & business intelligence (BI), and customer relationship management (CRM).
Its modular structure is designed to grow with your organization thus providing the flexibility needed to quickly capitalize on new markets, products, and customers. For information, please visit www.csb-system.com.
Primus Builders, Inc. of Woodstock, Georgia is an industrial design/build and construction management firm that specializes in the planning, design and construction of food processing and cold storage facilities throughout the Southeast.
The staff of design and construction professionals has extensive experience in understanding and implementing the recommendations and guidelines of the GMP’s, USDA, FSIS, FDA, AIB and the AMI themes and principles of facility design. Many of their projects are expansions and renovations which require working in and around on-going operations. They understand the requirement of keeping your processing operation separated from the expansion work with sanitary partitions and the need of working around your production schedules.
Primus Builders offer many value added services:
Food processing expertise; Food safety knowledge; Site and facility planning;
Process flow and equipment layout; Alternate project approaches;
Project phasing and sequencing to keep you operational; Value engineering;
Responsible budgets and scheduling.
The success of any project is tied directly to the individuals working on and managing the project; the partners and senior management are directly involved in the day to day management of the projects.
Primus Builders, Inc. is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council and recognizes the importance of sustaining our natural resources and is committed to incorporating Green Building (LEED) techniques in their design and construction management approach to all their projects.
Food Wholesalers in St. Petersburg, Florida has been a family owned company for over twenty five years. Originally established as a master distributor of frozen meats and vegetables to independent food service companies, they have shifted their focus to selling meats to independent meat markets, restaurants and processors. This year Food Wholesalers proudly became the exclusive distributor for Excalibur Seasoning for the Southeastern United States. With the addition of the Excalibur line they gained over seven thousand items, including, marinades, breading, spices, chemicals, and custom blends. The addition of Excalibur also allows Food Wholesalers to deliver both meats and seasonings to processors.
For questions regarding Excalibur Seasoning call Chuck Bennett at 727-742-0618, to place an order call Jim Anson 727-481-4622.
The Harris family of White Oak Pastures has raised cattle on the same Early County, GA farm for five generations. Stewardship of the land and respect for our livestock are among the most important lessons that are passed from parent to child in our family.
Today at White Oak Pastures, our cattle are raised in a manner that has stood the test of time. It begins with southern sunshine, unpolluted country air and fertile coastal soil. The practices of our predecessors are the template for our productions system today. We produce beef the way that it is meant to be. Our cattle are allowed to roam our pastures and graze freely on sweet native grasses all of their lives. White Oak Pastures believes in the humane treatment of animals. That is why we do not give them hormones, antibiotics or non-natural feedstuffs to speed their growth. We proactively support nature’s food chain: sun & soil, to plants, to animals and then to people. Raising cattle this way is not the cheapest way to produce beef. It is however, the right way.
The Harris family is building a slaughter-processing plant, which they plant to have opened by April of 2008.
Associate Members:
Winpak: Nick Polgardi is the new Georgia/Florida salesman.
You can get in touch with Nick by
e-mailing nick.polgardi@wd.winpak.com or
by calling 770.789.0097.
CDC Software-Ross Enterprise: Ross is CDC Software’s
comprehensive suite of applications for food processors. The suite of
applications address the unique challenges of the meat industry, including
detailed product costing and profitability analysis, dual units of measure,
management of pricing and promotions, optimized forecasting and scheduling,
improved order fulfillment and customer service, inventory optimization
with minimal spoilage and compliance with food safety regulations and
mock recalls.
For more information, contact Jon Cowan, Sr. Sales Executive at 404.687.0047.
ELISA Technologies is a professional full-service diagnostic laboratory providing worldwide government agencies, producers, and consumers with reliable, accurate testing solutions for MEAT SPECIES, FOOD ALLERGENS, VETERINARY/FOOD SAFETY, MYCOTOXINS, ANIMAL/FISH SPECIES, and SANITATION. Recognized for official confirmatory methods, ELISA Technologies provides kits for the USDA-FSIS, SENASA (Argentina), and FFIS (Japan).
Preventing adulteration of meat foods with less desirable or objectionable meat species is important for economic, regulatory, health, and ethnic reasons. The identification of meat species is performed in many countries to assure consumers that the meat and poultry they purchase is safe, wholesome, unadulterated and properly labeled.
Clients around the world rely on our experience and expertise to provide
accurate and prompt test results in a professional confidential manner.
In the area of meat speciation we are the leader, from ground beef
to cooked products to animal feeds. Our allergen, antibiotic, drug,
steroid,
hormone and Mycotoxin testing services are conducted using the best
immunoassay methods available. Our validated methods include those
with AOAC, USDA,
FDA, CFIA and EC official method status.
For more information, contact Bruce Ritter, CEO at 352.337.3929.
Insurance Office of America (IOA): Being different is our difference. Insurance Office of America is a privately held, full-service insurance agency founded in 1988 and is one of the fastest-growing independent agencies in the United States. It is Florida’s largest privately held insurance agency, ranked as the nation’s 9th largest privately held agency by Insurance Journal-National, and ranked as the 40th largest U.S. broker by Business Insurance magazine. National Underwriter named IOA one of the top three Commercial Insurance Agencies of the year 2005. And locally, IOA receives high marks—the Orlando Business Journal awarded them 59th on the Central Florida’s Golden 100 list, 2004; plus recognized them as one of the Best Places to Work, 2007. A member of Independent Insurance Agents of America, IOA’s home office is located in Longwood, FL with branch offices reaching from coast to coast. Welcome Mark Sheffield. Mark can be reached at 4915 West Cypress Street Suite 100, Tampa, FL 33607 or by calling 813.637.8877 ext 2543.
Advanced Surfaces Corp. is a seamless industrial-flooring contractor, serving the industry for the past 10 years. Advanced Surfaces is a Master U-Crete Installer and Largest U-Crete Installer for 2 years running in the USA. The ONLY Solution for long-term durability in extreme thermal shock conditions. For your flooring needs call Tom Young in Villa Rica, GA at 770.920.0066.
Innovative Labeling Solutions is a fully integrated supplier that for the past nine years has manufactured all styles and types of labeling machines and material handling equipment along with providing many solutions from software to complete systems. They offer a wide range of services from Engineering, programming, machining, sheet metal, welding, powder coating and many other fabrications process. In their fourteen thousand square foot facility located in Gainesville, Florida they provide complete systems starting with the engineering and ending with a complete assembly that is wired and programmed installed with software if needed and ready to plug in and run. Whatever your labeling requirements might be Innovative Labeling can provide you with working solutions. Contact Gary Gillespie in Gainesville, FL at 386.418.8880.
Processing Member
ROCKET CITY MEATS & SEAFOOD
2203 Meridian St. N.,
Huntsville, AL 35811
Rocket City Meats and Seafood located at 2203 Meridian Street in Huntsville Alabama has been in business since 1984. It is an independently owned wholesale foods company, mainly meats (beef, poultry, pork, processed, and seafood). The owner is Billy R. Phillips who has been in the food service industry for over 35 years. There is also a retail outlet at the physical location where meats and grocery items are sold. Service for wholesale goods is provided to the Huntsville area as well as Birmingham, Scottsboro, Decatur, Hartselle, Guntersville, Albertville, and the Florence area. There is a website at www.rocketcitymeats.net. The contact for Rocket City Meats and Seafood is Bill Phillips at 256-533-9744 or fax 256-539-1566.
Associate Member
FLORIDA MARKING PRODUCTS, INC.
555 Dog Track Road,
Longwood, FL
Florida Marking is a manufacturing facility in Longwood, FL with 30 employees. We manufacture items that identify your products. Labels, decals, vinyl lettering, banners, stencils, rubber stamps, daters, inks, engraved nameplates and all types of signs for facility marking are some of the products we manufacture. In addition to this we distribute all forms of Advertising Specialty Products to promote your business name. We market to the entire Southeast and pride ourselves on our quick turn around and quality products. Our company is in its 24th year of business. The contact for Florida Marking Products is Jackie Abrams at 407.834.3000.
Brooks Food Group operates two food-processing plants and a research and product development facility to serve the foodservice industry. The operations incorporate the latest technologies to ensure quality and food safety.
Brooks Food Group Bedford, Virginia Facility and Corporate Headquarters
Brooks Food Group Monroe, North Carolina Facility
Dade Service Corp. for fifty years has been designing
and building coolers, freezers and processing rooms for the meat and
produce industries, throughout the United States, Central America, South
America and the Caribbean Islands.
Contact Frank Mihalik, Sales Engineer
700-A Fentress Blvd., Daytona Beach, FL 32114
386.274.5655
Ossid MH is the primary packaging business unit of Pro Mach Inc. Ossid is an engineering company that fabricates a variety of primary packaging machines for the beef, pork and, poultry industries. Pro Mach Inc. purchased a longstanding North American engineering company, Mahaffy Harder (MH). MH has been fabricating horizontal thermoform, fill and seal machines for over 40 years. MH has merged with Ossid to form Ossid MH.
Our core business is tray-sealing, stretch wrapping MAP machines and TFFS machines for atmosphere, MAP and gas flush packaging.
Our location is Rocky Mount, NC, where all fabrication, service and
spare parts are based. Our clients are manufacturers or producers in
the markets mentioned above. We feel we bring a large presence of expertise
to the SE region for packaging expertise and we can call on other business
units in the Pro Mach Inc group to augment our offerings.
Contact Fran Ventura, VP of Sales
P.O. Drawer 1968, Rocky Mount, NC 27802
252.446.6177 or 800.334.8369 ext 123.
www.ossidmh.com or www.promachinc.com
ULMA Packaging Systems is one of the largest Flexible Packaging Machinery manufacturers in the World. ULMA has been manufacturing packaging machinery since 1956, and entered the North American market in 1996. ULMA’s North American Sales, Service and Spare Parts support office and warehouse is located in Ball Ground, GA, 50 miles north of Hartsfield Jackson Airport in Atlanta. At this same location ULMA offers regularly scheduled Machine Maintenance and Operator Training Classes open to all Customers.
ULMA is a leader in the packaging of fresh and further processed Beef, Pork, Lamb and Veal. Since 1996 ULMA has placed over 2000 Machines in North America. Other markets addressed by ULMA are seafood, prepared foods, produce, dairy products, bakery and non-food products.
ULMA is an ISO 9001 certified manufacturer and worldwide supplier of high quality packaging equipment. ULMA offers a wide range of equipment including Inline Thermoforming Vacuum Systems, Tray Sealing, Stretch Tray Over Wrap, Shrink wrapping, Horizontal (Flow Pack), Vertical Form Fill & Seal (Bagging) and Modified Atmosphere Equipment (MAP). Our latest offerings are an Inline Master Bag System and an Inline Vacuum Bag Machine. Our state of the art facility combined with leading edge technology; afford ULMA the opportunity to offer a solution for just about any packaging application.
ULMA Packaging Systems is an employee owned company. For further information on ULMA, please contact Bill Chastain or John Williams at (770) 345-5300.
Kalman Floor Company, since 1916 has been a national contractor specializing in the installations of trouble-free industrial concrete floor systems. Kalman’s expertise in materials science and floor installation can provide you with many benefits.
The Kalman Seamless Concrete floor system can eliminate approximately 80% of the joints normally required in conventional concrete floors. This results in a flatter floor due to less slab shrinkage and curling which results in improved facility function and productivity. Armoring with steel bars the few remaining floor joints exposed to traffic eliminates joint breakdown and minimizes floor and forklift repair expenses.
Kalman Absorption Process Concrete floor topping is a ¾” thick, deferred dewatered concrete topping placed over a previously hardened base slab. AP Topping is a heavy-duty finish for use in high abrasion environments like forklift truck docks. For intermediate-duty applications, our Monorock monolithic, stone-densified finish is an excellent choice. Both of these finishes, often combined within the same facility, are smooth, non-dusting and area easily cleaned. They do not require sealers or hardeners and provide long-lasting value for the owner.
Kalman can provide the best solution for your industrial concrete flooring needs. For more information, please contact Don Ytterberg, Executive Vice President at 303.674.2290.
Take a minute to welcome our new members to the Association
Marel Food Systems, is a multinational leader in development of high-tech food processing equipment and software technology covering all major protein industries and spanning almost every segment on the production floor. The corporate office for North America is stragically located in Lenexa, Kansas. Service technicians and sales representatives are located throughout the United States to provide the best possible products and services available. The people at Marel Food Systems take great pride in establishing and maintaining lasting partnerships and aspire to continue this trend through focus on growth, innovation and outstanding customer service. For more information on Marel Food Systems contact Jeff Ray at 913.889.9110.
Poly-clip System, is the world’s leading manufacturer of clip closure systems. Its products have played a major role in enabling the meat-processors to develop new products and open up new markets. Our key markets are the meat and poultry industries. For every application, Poly-clip System offers the right machine. A wide variety of machines, clips, and loops in various colors are available. The FCA automatic double clipper series is suitable for any artificial, fibrous, or collagen casing. The ICA with the unique iris separator is ideal for large caliber and molded products. The TSA automatic sealing machines for forming and sealing flat roll stock film to a tube offer additional advantages for automation. Regional Sales Manager, Ed Norton can be contacted at 847.949.2800.
Stripling’s General Store has been a South Georgia landmark on Georgia Highway 300 for three decades. Now, the store known for its pork sausage and beef jerky is coming above the “gnat line” into North Georgia. A Stripling’s franchise is set to open in Oconee County, in September and employ about 25 people, both full-time and part-time. The store will be modeled after the Cordele stores, with similar merchandise. Stripling’s is known for their sausage and beef jerky.
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Primus Builders, Inc.: Lori Huguley, Director of Economic Development for the City of Opelika, announced that the City’s Industrial Development Authority has selected the joint venture of Primus Builder’s and Garner Economics to conduct a shovel ready site analysis of the Opelika Industrial Park for food and beverage company attraction. The Authority decided to pursue food site certification of the Park since food and beverage companies are a target industry sector for the City.
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LaBella Sausage was founded in 1992 and continues to be a family owned and operated business. They have built their reputation by providing the highest quality Italian sausage in the Industry today. A retailers name and brand is the most important attribute and LaBella takes great strides to produce private label products as though they were our own. LaBella products are fresh, never frozen, whether it’s their premium cuts of pork, air chilled chicken, or fresh turkey. Quality is never sacrificed. Their blend of old world spices will ensure an eating experience like no other. It’s what makes LaBella different from the rest. Past SEMA member Purnell Cameron is now working with LaBella Sausage.
Purnell Cameron, La Bella LLC.
16081 Flight Path Drive, Brooksville, FL
Telephone: (800) 845-2845
When Ted Wampler Sr. started Wampler's Wholesale Meats in 1953, he invested more than $1,000 in the business - money he had saved in his childhood by selling blackberries and fish bait. Wampler's Farm Sausage Company on Highway 70, Lenoir City, today occupies the same land on which it originated, but it looks somewhat different. Son Ted Wampler Jr. has converted a sunny hillside once covered with wild blackberries and brambles into a "cutting edge" program to help carry the business forward for a new generation. On Oct. 22, Wampler's also will host an "open house" event and provide tours to those in the community who want to see the $2.5 million solar setup. The future is looking so bright that Wampler's provided attendees with sunshades, imprinted with their new slogan, "Sausage, burgers and brats, made with the sun." |
Energy generated by Wampler's also will be returned to the grid during peak energy usage times, helping to reduce the cost of energy for all in East Tennessee, said Ted Wampler Jr., president and chief operating officer.
The solar energy program was funded with help from a $250,000 TVA Generation Partners grant, a 10 percent grant with 90 percent local match, and a United States Department of Agriculture Rural Energy for America program loan. It is among the larger solar projects in the state to be undertaken by a private company.
"If you think about it, the electric company must build its infrastructure to meet peak demand times, in order to avoid brownouts or blackouts. Because of companies like us - Family Brands, Lock Medic and SECO Tools - putting our power to the grid and hitting at peak times, it holds down costs for everybody," Ted Jr. said.
Scott Brooks, TVA spokesperson, said TVA is under a federal mandate to reduce dependency on coal and fossil fuel energy production. Renewable energy measures such as solar energy are a part of TVA's Integrated Resource Plan, a blueprint to meet the energy needs of customers in the future. The IRP also includes about 30 percent nuclear energy, Brooks said.
"Meeting peak demand is one of the things that drive up the cost of electricity, especially during the warmer summer months and colder winter months," Brooks said. "When we have to generate more to go to meet demand during peak times, we have to go to more expensive natural gas generation, or we have to purchase energy from neighboring utilities."
The energy generated by Wampler's solar grid in the first 30 days was 78,000 kilowatts, or about $17-$18,000 worth of energy, to be returned to the power grid to offset peak production requirements, Ted Jr. said.
"You never could pick that many blackberries," Ted Sr. said, laughing. "These solar panels are right where the bushes were."
The energy production not only makes the company more profitable, it also makes East Tennessee more attractive to other companies, Ted Jr. said. "A lot of Tennessee jobs are being secured here, and it's making us more competitive," he said. When the photovoltaic system was constructed, Wampler's used Tennessee products. "We bought 2,240 Sharp Solar panels," Ted Jr. said. Other Tennessee companies used in the project include AGC Flat Glass, Efficient Energy of Tennessee and Shoals Technology Group. Tennessee Group of United Community Bank was involved in financing the project.
Shannon Littleton, LCUB manager, said solar generation initiatives are growing in popularity. More than 20 solar projects, large and small, are returning energy to LCUB and ultimately to the TVA grid. Littleton added that Ted Jr. has worked tirelessly to make the company sustainable. "A lot of things had to come together to make this work, but Ted Jr. took it and ran with it. He is one of those people who is a leader in industry," Littleton said.
At some point, Wampler's may be able to be 100 percent self-sustaining, energy-wise. At present, all the solar energy goes back to LCUB and the TVA grid, and Wampler's is credited for the amount. That's because some plant processes must be refined before the energy generated on-site can provide enough power for startup of the company's huge grinders, or processes that take the finished product to minus-10 degrees in only minutes, Ted Jr. said.
"We're (Wampler's) working with other local companies, and investigating possibilities for the future. Our business is on the cutting edge of clean energy. This is the wave of the future. We're taking solar, the latest, cleanest and greenest, and making the best products in the world, with the sun," Ted Jr. said.
The solar initiative is a milestone in the company's Corporate Social Responsibility plan, but it is only one component of the "green" initiative, Ted Jr. said. He gives the credit for the program to Martin Flanary, plant manager, who began investigating possibilities for solar power generation. The plan also includes a water conservation program, plant-wide recycling and green energy.
"The younger generation is very aware of the need to protect our planet," Ted Jr. said. "Our customers want us to conserve our planet's resources. It is important to them and it is important to us."
Author: Vicky Newman, Source: News-Herald
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