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Butterball is honored to be among Forbes' Best Employers by State. 💛 💙 This recognition is especially meaningful because it reflects our team members. It is a testament to their hard work, dedication and passion for helping people pass love on, every day.💙 💛 According to Forbes, "To create the list, Forbes partnered with market research firm Statista to survey more than 160,000 employees working for companies with at least 500 people within the United States. Survey participants were asked how likely they were to recommend their employer on a scale of zero to 10. Respondents were also asked to evaluate employers they’d worked for within the past two years, and organizations they knew within their industry or through friends or family who worked there." Congratulations to all the other companies recognized! Learn more about the recognition here: https://www.forbes.com/lists/best-employers-by-state/ Explore career opportunities at Butterball: https://careers.butterball.com/us/en.
This week is Safe and Sound week! Led by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Safe and Sound Week is a nationwide event, recognizing the steps businesses take to improve workplace safety. All week, our Raeford, North Carolina facility is hosting safety first activities for team members. Team members had the opportunity to play "Poppin PPE" on Monday, enjoying popcorn and participating in a "guess that PPE" blindfolded activity. Butterball is passionate about keeping team members safe. This week, our blog highlights Alvin Holland who works in the safety department in Mount Olive, North Carolina. To read about Alvin's work, click here: https://careers.butterball.com/us/en/blogarticle/alvin-holland.
Excited to share that Butterball’s bold new packaging for its portfolio of retail products will hit shelves starting next month in a phased approach. Consumers will first see our frozen turkey burgers – the No. 1 frozen turkey burger brand in America* – in a new package in August. Over a year of research went into determining the new master design. Read why consumers favored the new look, and why this update, the first since 2018, connects to Butterball’s purpose and will benefit both retailers and consumers. * Source: Circana US Multi-Outlet Plus 52 week data ending 6/9/2024, Frozen Turkey Burgers
We are thrilled that our new cohort of management trainees joined Butterball this month! 🌟 These 18 bright-minded recent 🎓graduates🎓 will spend a year rotating through every area of our business, learning how departments work together to create delicious products for our customers and gaining invaluable insights into our operations. We cannot wait for them to cultivate a holistic understanding of our organization and experience the diverse career paths we have to offer. Upon completion of the program, our management trainees will continue to embody our purpose of passing love on by stepping into various leadership opportunities within Butterball. We are excited for all they will learn and accomplish!
⭐Last Wednesday, the Butterball, LLC interns traveled to Knightdale, North Carolina for an on-site event! From team building activities to insightful Q&A sessions, the day was packed with learning, networking and fun. We are extremely proud of the Butterball interns and thoroughly enjoyed organizing an enriching event to encourage growth and teamwork! A special thank you to Jay Jandrain, Art Lankford, Carey Howerton, Barry Gum, Daniel Sonesson and Christa Leupen, APR for dedicating their time and sharing their experiences at Butterball. Here's to many more memorable adventures! 🎉
🍽 Butterball Donation Provides Over 5,000 Meals 🍽 We are excited to share that Butterball recently presented a check for $1,090 to the Food Bank of Central & Eastern NC! This generous donation will provide an incredible 5,450 meals to communities near our Garner headquarters. The food bank staff expressed their heartfelt gratitude for our continued support, with Jennifer Gedeon, Corporate and Community Partnerships Manager, saying, "Thank you for being such an important part of the vision that no one goes hungry." 💙 This amazing contribution was made possible through proceeds from a team member auction held at our Garner headquarters. We are incredibly proud of our team for their dedication to helping people pass love on in our community! 🙌💙🦃
We are thrilled to extend a warm welcome to our incredible 2024 Summer Interns who are set to dive into various departments across our organization this week. Each of our interns have the opportunity to make meaningful contributions to their teams, bring fresh new ideas to the table, and own a project that will positively impact their department and company goals. 🎉 ✨ To our 2024 Intern class: Congratulations on the start of this thrilling new chapter at Butterball, LLC! We are so excited to be apart of your journey as you #DiscoverYourPurpose and unleash your potential with us! 🦃💙
Butterball's Talent Programs team had the honor of sponsoring the Women In Agriculture Luncheon at Auburn University featuring the incredible Dr. Temple Grandin as special guest. Dr. Grandin, an esteemed American academic and animal behavioralist, is a leading advocate for the humane treatment of livestock. Dr. Grandin spoke of her experiences and highlighted how being on the autism spectrum empowered her to excel in her field. Dr. Grandin emphasized the importance of embracing diverse perspectives to drive innovation. At this special event, the Butterball Talent Programs team was joined by current Butterball management trainees, Molly Rosenthal and Jada Trotter, along with incoming management trainees, Danielle Shumard and Melissa Gilpin, who happen to be current and graduated Auburn University agriculture students. Butterball’s Management Trainee program is designed to provide real-world leadership experience and a thorough understanding of how each section functions to support our business. This insight allows trainees to feel empowered in their development and allows them to understand which career path is most ideal for them. We are proud of these exceptional women and look forward to continuing our efforts to create opportunities for growth and success for all of Butterball’s team members.
Alice Johnson, Senior Vice President of Food Safety and Animal Care/Well-Being was named secretary of the board of directors for the US Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) during a board meeting held at the 2024 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE). Since joining Butterball, LLC in 2006, Johnson has worked alongside federal and state regulatory agencies to implement and manage government regulations within the company. Before working at Butterball, LLC, Johnson served as president and CEO of the National Turkey Federation. She has also held multiple leadership positions with organizations like the National Food Processors Association and the North American Meat Institute. Congratulations, Alice! Discover more about the individuals named to the board by clicking the link for the full article.
Every year there is an extraordinary need to make the holidays bright for those facing food insecurity, and Butterball, LLC is poised to help. In November and December 2023, Butterball, LLC provided approximately 160,000 meals to food-insecure people throughout the country. Butterball provided these meals through community partners including: Durham Urban Ministries (North Carolina), Fort Liberty Special Forces (North Carolina), Greater Chicago Food Depository (Illinois), Operation Breakthrough (Missouri), Turkeys for the Triangle (North Carolina) , and Walmart + 40/29 News Feeding Hope Food Drive (Arkansas). In addition to whole turkeys, roasts and deli meat, Butterball donated nearly $6,500 in gift checks to towards the purchase of a turkey and the trimmings for Thanksgiving and Christmas meals. Thank you to the team members who made it all possible. These efforts prove that Butterball is living its purpose to help people pass love on.
