Eckrich
cold cuts, hot dogs, corn dogs, Vienna sausages, breakfast sausages and bacon under the Eckrich brand name.[2]
History
Eckrich was founded as a local meat market in
ConAgra. ConAgra sold Eckrich to Smithfield Foods on October 2, 2006.[3]
All 11 of Peter's children worked delivering meat for the company. Peter's brother Henry took over leadership of the business from Peter and was succeeded by Donald P. Eckrich, who served as president and chief operating officer of Beatrice Companies and president Eckrich. He was the grandson of the founder of the company.[4]
Marketing
Smithfield refreshed the design of Eckrich packaging for deli meats in 2020 by working with COHO Creative Agency out of Cincinnati, Ohio.[5]
References
- ^ Thomas, Denny & Oran, Olivia (29 May 2013). "China's appetite for pork spurs $4.7 billion Smithfield deal". Reuter.
- ^ Staff. "Armour-Eckrich Meats LLC". Bloomberg. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "Timeline | The history of Smithfield Foods". The Virginian-Pilot. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ Heise, Kenan (18 February 1997). "DONALD P. ECKRICH, 72; LED BEATRICE COMPANIES". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "Eckrich Launches New Packaging for Refrigerated Deli Meats". Refrigerated and Frozen Foods. BNP Media. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
External links
- Eckrich - brand website
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