Tyson Foods Inc

Perishable Distributors of Iowa is a wholly-owned subsidiary of HyVee, among the largest employers in Iowa. In 1982 PDI was established with the goal of providing a distribution system to supply quality perishable products in a cost-efficient and timely manner. PDI is one of the largest food distribution companies delivering to seven states in the Midwest. The company s catalog contains more than 5,000 products, including fresh chicken, fresh beef, fresh pork, seafood, boxed frozen foods, bakery products, cheese, eggs, ice cream, deli products and salads. PDI employs nearly 500 people, with headquarters in Ankeny, Iowa. The PDI loading area has 54 loading dock doors.

Mrs. Clark s Foods is a producer of shelf-stable juices, salad dressings and sauces. The company is located in the heartland of Iowa. A copacking and private-label manufacturer, as well as a provider of a number of products for school-lunch programs throughout the United States, the company serves customers on a national and international level. The company s juice line includes tomato juice products. In regards to its pourables, salad dressings and mayonnaise, the company offers a variety of retail and food service packaging solutions, which range in size from 8-ounce bottles to 2,000-pound totes. The company produces millions of bottles of barbecue sauce every year. Mrs. Clark s Foods is located in Ankeny, Iowa.

Stork Townsend designs and manufactures meat processing machines and food processing equipment. The company s products include hot dog and sausage linking machines, co-extrusion systems, curing-marinating injectors, meat recovery systems, trimmers, skinners and meat, fish, poultry and lamb processing systems. Stork Townsend, which is headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, also maintains offices in the Netherlands, Russia, Poland and Italy.