“West Liberty Foods was very well-known in the quick-service restaurant side for its private label sliced lunch meats, deli counters and such,” says Ed Garrett, president and CEO of the West Liberty, Iowa-based meat processor. “But, Quantum Foods’ Bolingbrook location allowed us to enter into the next level of our customer base, which is the middle-tier casual sit-down restaurant, providing items we couldn’t offer before. It expanded our opportunity for items such as batter-breaded fried products, par-fried products, coatings, dustings and flavorings. We changed from a quick-service slice company to a food company that can offer many new products, many new proteins and knock on many doors we couldn’t before.”