Ohio Success: Phillips Meat Processing Case Study For more information contact: Joe Needham Director of Food and Agribusiness needham@jobsohio.com 1.614.626.7247 Phillips Meat Processing has always been popular among people within 100 miles of its Zanesville, Ohio, location. But a recent partnership with Kroger, a new USDA certification and consumer preference for locally sourced food have driven a growing demand for the company’s products and the need for a half million-dollar expansion. Company Profile Phillips Meat Processing was founded in 1974 by H. Dean and Nancy Phillips. It started out as a small mom-and-pop shop, processing custom beef, cutting deer and offering some retail sales. The Phillips’ son, Dale, and his wife, Roxann, took over in 1998 and have since turned the Za

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