Plumrose USA

Plumrose USA is a United States producer and supplier of processed and prepared meat products. The business began in 1932 as a sliced-ham company and subsequently broadened its portfolio to include premium bacon, packaged deli meats, deli-counter hams, cooked ribs, and canned ham. Its products are supplied through several channels, including food distributors, retail stores, warehouse clubs, institutional buyers, and restaurants. The company operates within the packaged and prepared meat sector, with an assortment designed to serve both household consumers and food-service customers. Its product mix spans refrigerated deli and bacon products as well as cooked and canned offerings, allowing the business to address everyday meal preparation, sandwiches, food-service menus, and retail deli purchasing. The Plumrose USA name is therefore associated less with a single product than with a broad range of convenience-oriented pork and prepared-meat products. Plumrose USA is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The company has been described as operating production facilities in Booneville, Mississippi; Elkhart, Indiana; Swanton, Vermont; and Council Bluffs, Iowa, where it has two facilities. Its reported distribution facilities are in Tupelo, Mississippi, and South Bend, Indiana, while offices have been identified in East Brunswick, New Jersey, and Rogers, Arkansas. This footprint supports manufacturing, distribution, and commercial activities across the United States. The company was formerly a subsidiary of the Danish Crown Group. In March 2017, JBS agreed to acquire Plumrose USA for $230 million, subject to regulatory approval. The transaction closed on May 1, 2017, bringing the business into the JBS group. The acquisition connected Plumrose USA with one of the world's major meat-processing companies while retaining Plumrose USA as a distinct United States business and brand. Publicly available reference material provides limited information about Plumrose USA's senior leadership, marketing campaigns, financial performance, and individual product launch dates. Accordingly, this entry emphasizes the company's documented origin, product categories, operating footprint, ownership history, and distribution model rather than attributing unsupported corporate or brand claims.

Plumrose USA traces its origins to 1932, when it began as a sliced-ham company in the United States. Over time, the business expanded beyond sliced ham into a wider prepared-meat portfolio. The documented range includes premium bacon, packaged deli meats, hams sold through deli counters, cooked ribs, and canned ham. This progression reflects a move from a focused ham operation toward a multi-category meat company serving both retail and food-service requirements. The company's business model has included sales to food distributors, retailers, warehouse stores, institutions, and restaurants. Its customers therefore extend beyond individual shoppers: products may reach consumers through supermarkets and warehouse retailers, while distributors and institutional or restaurant buyers provide additional routes to market. The combination of packaged, deli, cooked, and canned products gives Plumrose USA a presence across several prepared-food occasions. Plumrose USA's reported operational footprint has included manufacturing sites in Booneville, Mississippi; Elkhart, Indiana; Swanton, Vermont; and Council Bluffs, Iowa, with two facilities in Council Bluffs. Distribution locations have been identified in Tupelo, Mississippi, and South Bend, Indiana. The company has also maintained offices in East Brunswick, New Jersey, and Rogers, Arkansas, alongside its headquarters in Chicago, Illinois. These locations indicate a geographically distributed United States manufacturing and distribution network. Before 2017, Plumrose USA operated as a subsidiary of the Danish Crown Group. In March 2017, JBS announced an agreement to acquire the company for $230 million, subject to regulatory approval. The transaction was completed on May 1, 2017. Following the closing, Plumrose USA became part of the JBS corporate group. The available reference material does not establish a separate rebranding, discontinuation, or change in the company's principal product categories after the transaction. Information available for this dossier does not identify the company's founder, named executives, individual product launch years, major advertising campaigns, litigation history, recalls, or standalone financial reporting. Those fields are left unfilled rather than inferred. The documented history supports describing Plumrose USA as an active United States prepared-meat business whose development has centered on product diversification, national operating infrastructure, and a 2017 change in ownership.

• 2017

  JBS announces acquisition agreement

  [1]Plumrose USAen.wikipedia.org

  JBS agreed to acquire Plumrose USA for $230 million, subject to regulatory approval.

• 2017

  Acquisition closes

  [1]Plumrose USAen.wikipedia.org

  JBS completed its acquisition of Plumrose USA on May 1, 2017.

• 1932

  Company founded

  [1]Plumrose USAen.wikipedia.org

  Plumrose USA began operations as a sliced-ham company.

A broad United States prepared-meat supplier serving retail, wholesale, institutional, restaurant, and food-distribution channels.

• Bacon

  Premium bacon

  Plumrose USA's premium bacon line is part of the company's expanded prepared-meat portfolio. It is positioned for retail and food-service distribution alongside the company's deli, ham, rib, and canned-meat products. The available reference material does not specify individual varieties, packaging formats, or launch dates.

• Deli meats

  Packaged deli meats

  Packaged deli meats represent a convenience-oriented product category within Plumrose USA's portfolio. These products complement the company's deli-counter offerings and are distributed through retailers and other commercial channels. Specific meats, formats, and branded sub-lines are not identified in the available source material.

• Ham

  Deli-counter hams

  Deli-counter hams extend Plumrose USA's historical association with ham into retail service counters. The category is intended for retailers and deli operations that sell sliced or portioned ham to shoppers. The source does not provide a detailed product taxonomy or specific item names.

• Prepared pork

  Cooked ribs

  Cooked ribs are part of Plumrose USA's prepared-food offering and broaden the portfolio beyond sliced and packaged deli meats. Their cooked format is consistent with the company's convenience-oriented positioning for retail and food-service customers. No further preparation, packaging, or launch information is documented in the supplied references.

• Shelf-stable meat

  Canned ham

  Canned ham is a shelf-stable category included in Plumrose USA's documented product range. It gives the company an offering distinct from refrigerated bacon, deli meats, and cooked ribs. The available material does not identify particular can sizes, recipes, or markets.

• 2017

  JBS acquisition of Plumrose USAM&A

  Background

  Plumrose USA was operating as a subsidiary of the Danish Crown Group before JBS agreed to purchase the company.

  Action taken

  JBS agreed in March 2017 to acquire Plumrose USA for $230 million, subject to regulatory approval. The transaction closed on May 1, 2017.

  Aftermath

  Plumrose USA became part of the JBS group. The supplied reference does not document a subsequent change to the brand name or core product categories.

  Acquisition price. $230 million (Announced March 2017; transaction closed May 1, 2017)

  Source

1. 1Plumrose USAen.wikipedia.org