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JBS Donates $1 Million to Australian Volunteer Trust

JBS Australia

JBS Australia is proud to donate to the Australian Volunteer Trust, which is a permanent fund to support the children of volunteers who have died fighting the 2020 fires and any future major disasters. The Trust supports these firefighters’ families by helping fund their children’s education. The impact of the fires has devastated communities across…

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JBS Marshalltown Helps Team Members, Community After Derecho Storm

Marshalltown, IA, Facility

The JBS USA Pork team in Marshalltown, Iowa, with the support of the entire pork business unit, went above and beyond to help fellow team members and the community impacted by a derecho storm that hit the city in August. Though the facility did not suffer major damages, many team members’ houses, and those of…

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Grass Run Farms Helps Feed 100 San Diego Frontline Workers

JBS US

Grass Run Farms partnered with Burger Lounge and Frontline Foods San Diego to feed 100 local hospital workers in April. Hospital workers at Rady’s Children’s Hospital in Encinitas and the UC San Diego Health received a 100% grass-fed burger and sides as a “thank you” for their hard work. “Supporting local communities within our supply chain…

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JBS Gives Back with More than 14,000 Lbs. of Ground Beef, 100 Rib Eyes, $15,000 in Donations

Green Bay, WI, Facility

As an essential business, the JBS team in Green Bay, Wis., saw the importance of feeding the world and wanted to support their community. Each day during Giving Week, the plant made donations throughout Green Bay, focusing on organizations that serve the needs of those less fortunate. Throughout the week, donations gradually increased in magnitude.…

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JBS Donates $10,000 to the Nashville Food Project as Burger and Beats Contest Comes to a Close

JBS US

JBS USA partnered with Beefitarian™, a campaign celebrating beef and uniting beef lovers, for the Burgers and Beats challenge. With the help of the Nashville community’s votes, $10,000 was donated to The Nashville Food Project on behalf of JBS USA. During the Burgers and Beats contest, eight Nashville influencers created unique burger recipes inspired by…

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102-Year-Old WWII Veteran Inducted into Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame

JBS US

On February 4, 2020, the Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame honored longtime JBS USA cattle supplier Carl Stevenson for having made a lasting contribution to the cattle feeding industry. Born and raised in California, Carl Glenn Stevenson graduated from UC Davis in 1940 with a degree in animal husbandry. The next year, he was drafted…

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JBS Partners with Japanese Food Company

JBS Canada

JBS Canada and the Kanematsu Corporation have struck a partnership. Existing JBS Canada brands, including Northern Gold, Canadian Diamond Black Angus and the Alberta Beef brand will be promoted as part of the deal. Kelly Smith-Fraser, chair of the Alberta Beef Producers, said that marketing more beef outside of Canada was a positive for the…

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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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