Cargill Taylor Beef – Wyalusing, PA and Milwaukee, WI
| Established: Square Feet: Cattle Processed Daily: lbs. of beef produced annually: People employed (hourly and management): Number of shifts per day? (including clean up): |
Wyalusing – 1942; Milwaukee - 1889 Wyalusing – 465,500 square feet; Milwaukee – 235,000 square feet Wyalusing - 1900 head/day; Milwaukee – 1800 head/day Wyalusing – 200 million lbs. of ground beef including case ready and chubs; Milwaukee – 125 million lbs. of ground beef including case ready and chubs. Wyalusing – 1105; Milwaukee - 795 Both plants have three shifts |
| Noteworthy equipment, facilities or interventions? Wyalusing – box cooler/freezer, wastewater lagoon covering and biogas recovery; Milwaukee – environmental system upgrade. Unique product lines (i.e., export, further processing) this facility produces? Wyalusing – custom-blended ground beef from 1 lb. Chubs to 14 lb. Chubs and in case ready, SYSCO Grill and Ranch, calfskins and calf blood collection; Milwaukee – Custom-blended ground beef from 1 lb. Chubs to 10 lb. Chubs and in case ready, SYSCO Ranch and Grill. How much money, if any, does the plant contribute to the local community? Wyalusing - $50,000 annually including product contributions. In addition, United Way campaign raised $44,675. Taylor made a company contribution of $10,000 which Cargill matched bringing the campaign total to $64,675. Milwaukee - $25,000 annually including product contributions. United Way campaign raised $35,000. The company contributed $2,000 with Cargill matching for a $39,000 campaign total. Do plant employees participate in community service activities? If so, which ones? Wyalusing – Employees donate their time to community activities such as the American Red Cross, American Cancer Society, Boy Scouts, March of Dimes, Humane Society, Little League, Youth Soccer, Youth Wrestling, Big Brothers/Big Sisters and fire and ambulance services. Milwaukee – Employees donate their time to community activities through youth sports coaching, American Red Cross blood drives, teaching hunter education classes, volunteering at homeless shelters, participation with Big Brothers/Big Sisters, March of Dimes and American Diabetes Association. | |