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.
On MTV’s hit reality TV show “Made,” coaches and mentors help teenagers set lofty personal goals and attain them through hard work, training and dedication.
Sweet, natural and cheesy with a healthy dose of indulgence could describe the new cultured and cheese products that hit retail shelves this past year - or it could sum up an episode of “The Hills,” MTV’s reality show that follows twenty-something Californians through their love lives, friendships and careers.
On MTV’s Road Rules, a group of strangers is stripped of its money and loaded into an RV to embark on a mysterious journey. The team receives messages about where to go and what to do while in transit.
My old roommate was the manager of a locally based gourmet chocolate company. We're talking gourmet, as in $30 for truffles flavored with ingredients such as chili powder, blood orange and rose water.
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.