A M King Completes Renovation of Southern Foods’ Meat and Seafood Processing Facility
A M King has completed renovation of an 88,000-square-foot facility that houses Southern Foods’ meat, seafood and cheese processing operations. The new building allows the 66-year old company to operate in a larger, more modern space, handle greater volumes, and save money in repairs and maintenance, thereby bringing even more competitive pricing to its marketplaces.
Southern Foods, a Cheney Brothers, Inc. (CBI) affiliate, started in 1954 as a home-delivery service for meat in the Greensboro area and became one of the first companies in the country licensed to sell Certified Angus Beef. In 2016, CBI, a Southeast-based broadline food distributor, purchased the flourishing Greensboro company and began upgrading processing and procedures. Today Southern Foods is a full-service premium meats, seafood, artisanal cheese and global specialty goods supplier that performs custom processing and ships throughout North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee and Georgia.