Built into the side of a hill, OSI Group’s Oakland Foods processing plant looks deceivingly small as you approach it along U.S. Highway 59. That’s because the bulk of this 350,000-square-foot protein processing facility’s roof is flush with the grass that meets the highway - giving the building’s exhaust stacks the appearance of coming straight out of the ground.
Can a company actually expand its horizons by narrowing its focus?
While it seems counterintuitive, executives say this strategy is reaping major rewards for the OSI Group, Aurora, Ill.
Last year, OSI executives committed to continue to focus on what this company does best - working hand-in-hand with a core group of customers to create long-term, strategic partnerships.
Market researcher Packaged Facts, New York, recently projected that the U.S. market for ice cream and related frozen desserts will grow by $4 billion and reach $27.6 billion by 2012.
With nearly a dozen teams crisscrossing the globe in search of clues and ultimately, a $1 million prize, CBS' hit show "The Amazing Race" is aptly named.
Data from Information Resources Inc. (see chart) suggest that sales of nearly all refrigerated and frozen meat and poultry items have either been flat or declining.
What do you get when you put several strong-willed personalities together under one roof? A case where anything could happen at any time -- and it usually does.
On NBC’s reality TV show, “America’s Got Talent” regular people show off their skills for a panel of celebrity judges. The judges then select the best comedians, singers, dancers, ventriloquists, etc., to move on to the next round where they will vie for the $1 million grand prize and their very own Las Vegas headlining gig.