J. Michael Townsley

Bob Evans Farms, Inc. engages in the production and distribution of refrigerated potato, pasta and vegetable-based side dishes, pork sausage, and refrigerated and frozen convenience food items under the Bob Evans and Owens brand names. The company was founded by Bob Evans in 1948 and is headquartered in New Albany, OH.

Murphy-Brown of Missouri LLC processes and distributes pork products. It distributes its products to wholesalers, retailers, food service and institutional markets though production, processing facilities, sophisticated genetics and control over the variables of health diet and environment. The company is headquartered in Clayton, MO.

Owens Foods, Inc. manufactures sausages and related products. It offers pork sausage and home-style convenience foods including frozen potato side dishes and breakfast combinations for grocery retailers in Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. The company was founded by Jerry Owens in 1928 and is headquartered in Richardson, TX.

The National Pork Producers Council supplies pork products. The non-profit company is based in the United States and has subsidiaries throughout the country.

BEF Foods, Inc. manufactures and distributes retail sausages, frozen side dishes and foodservice items. The company is headquartered in New Albany, OH.

North American Meat Institute is an association for meat processors. The private company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in the United States. Julie Anna Potts has been the CEO of the American company since 2018.