Howard, SD Dakota Beef, the nation’s leading producer of premium certified
organic beef, and North Dakota Natural Beef (NDNB), a growing supplier of
natural Angus beef, have entered into a co-packing partnership merging each
company’s harvest and fabrication operations. Dakota Beef will begin to process
its organic product in NDNB’s facilities effective February 8, 2010.
With its own 150,000-acre, organic Angus ranch located in the high country of
Eastern Oregon, Dakota Beef is the largest vertically-integrated organic beef
processor in the United States. Certified 100% organic by the United States
Department of Agriculture, their products sell under the Dakota Beef brand to
major retailers and foodservice distributors nationwide.
NDNB was established in 2005 as the direct result of a mandate from the North
Dakota state legislature forming a Beef System Center of Excellence. North
Dakota Natural Beef sells products under the Dakota Farms brand name.
Dakota Beef has leased its Howard plant to another beef operator. We feel
pleased that thenew tenant seeks to employ much of the former workforce at the
Howard facility, said Daniel Feinberg, CEO of Dakota Beef. A number of
employees at the Howard facility will be offered relocation packages in North
Dakota.
We have enjoyed the loyalty of the Howard community and have not arrived at
this decision easily, Feinberg added. Over the last several months we have
studied all aspects of a facility renovation and have determined that it would
not be cost effective for us. We need to meet increased demand for our products,
and NDNB offers excess capacity in their modern, state-of-the-art facilities. We
believe the new partnership will enhance Dakota Beef’s ability to supply gourmet
organic beef of the highest quality.
For more information, visit www.DakotaOrganic.com .
Source:
Dakota Beef