2018 Stories Stories | Page 6 of 21 | JBS USA | Sustainability Report

2018 McDonald’s Best Supplier

Pilgrim’s Mexico

McDonald’s awarded the Pilgrim’s Mexico team as the 2018 Best Supplier in Mexico. This distinction was granted for excellence in product quality, results and committing to continuous improvement.

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Increasing Production Capacity

Pilgrim’s Moy Park

In 2018, the Pilgrim’s Moy Park team increased its production capacity to 6 million birds per week, driving the company’s share of total U.K. processing to 28.7 percent, compared to 27.6 percent in 2017.

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A Market Leader

Pilgrim’s Moy Park

Pilgrim’s Moy Park is a market leader in a number of added value categories in the U.K, including Primary Added Value (36.4 percent share), Fresh Coated (49.4 percent share) and Ready To Eat (36.9 percent share). Pilgrim’s Moy Park has driven its market-leading positions within these categories by developing capacity, expertise and the latest production technology.…

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Reducing Food Waste

Pilgrim’s Moy Park

In September 2017, Pilgrim’s Moy Park committed to reducing food waste in their operations by 50 percent by 2030. In line with both ‘Courtauld 2025’ and the Champions 12.3 group and in accordance with UN Sustainable Development Goal 12.3. Over the last year, through a number of focused projects, the team has reduced more than…

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Global Food Safety and Quality Assurance Team

JBS USA

The Global Food Safety and Quality Assurance (FSQA) team met three times in 2018 and worked closely with the individual business unit FSQA teams to gain a better understanding of each of their processes, technologies and reporting capabilities in order to assist in streamlining and improving FSQA global policies and practices. One major project implemented…

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BRC Certification

JBS USA Retail Ready

In 2018, the JBS USA Retail Ready facilities achieved “AA” BRC third-party certification.

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Guest Chefs Visit Great Southern Farms

JBS Australia

In 2018, 11 guest chefs visited the Great Southern farms in Victoria, where they were able to learn about the origins of the cattle and lambs in the Great Southern program and meet the farmers who supply livestock to the JBS Australia branded programs. Additionally, the group visited the JBS Australia Brooklyn beef and small…

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Celebrating Pizza Innovation

JBS Australia

In 2018, a customer advised Primo Foods they were launching a new range of New York Pizzas, one of which would feature Primo steak strips on top. Four weeks later, the team at Foodpartners had developed, manufactured and delivered the product into the customer’s warehouses throughout Australia ready for the product launch. Sales were sensational…

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Multi-million Pound Investment Program

Pilgrim’s Moy Park

In June 2018, Pilgrim’s Moy Park announced an investment of over £18 million across a number of its sites in Lincolnshire, U.K. The investments form part of the company’s ongoing strategic investment program, which is focused on enhancing operations across its agriculture and processing facilities, boosting production to a record 6 million birds per week…

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Implementing Water Reuse Systems

Pilgrim’s USA

In 2018, the Pilgrim’s Nacogdoches, TX, complex implemented a water reuse system, resulting in a reduction of water by 140 million gallons annually.

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