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| Burrows, Spencer Antonio; Cheney, Laura Martin; Rahn, Allan P.. |
| In 1998, the Sara Lee Corporation implemented a corporate strategy of deverticalization. Bil Mar Foods, Inc., a subsidiary of Sara Lee responsible for the processing of packaged meat products, followed the strategy by shutting down its turkey slaughter facility in Zeeland, Michigan. As a consequence, turkey growers in Michigan were left with no viable outlet for live bird slaughter and the potential end of live bird production in the region. This study analyzes the economic impact associated with the cessation of live bird slaughter at the Bil Mar Foods plant. The economic consequences may be as high as an $81 million loss in total industry output, a $29 million loss in income, and a total employment loss of nearly 800 jobs. Faced with these economic... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Impact analysis; Plant closure; Turkey industry; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Livestock Production/Industries. |
| Ano: 2002 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14720 |
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| Burrows, Spencer Antonio. |
| In 1998, the Sara Lee Corporation decided to restructure its value chain by diverging from manufacturing many of its products to outsourcing and concentrating its resources on developing and managing its brands. In light of this change, Bil Mar Foods, a subsidiary of Sara Lee located in Zeeland, Michigan, responsible for the processing of its packaged meat products such as hot dogs, shut down its turkey slaughter facilities and expanded into a full processing plant. The company also opted not to renew the expired production and marketing contracts of turkey growers and bought out the existing contracts of other growers. This action left turkey growers in the region without a market for their live birds. To assess the implications of Sara Lee's decision on... |
| Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation |
Palavras-chave: Agribusiness; Livestock Production/Industries. |
| Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11045 |
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