Calumet
Becomes Supplier Diversity Mentor
for Veteran Select Foods, LLC
Seeks to Increase Supplier Diversity in the
Food Industry
Purpose
Calumet
Diversified Meats is pleased to announce that
we have become a participant in the U.S. Small
Business Administration (SBA) Mentor Protégé
Program with Vera Oellerich, President of
Veteran Select Foods LLC, a Native American,
service disabled, veteran owned business based
in Illinois.
Calumet
Diversified Meats is a diversity-oriented
company that is committed to sharing our success
with Veteran Select Foods LLC, to become the
leading diversity supplier of protein and
vegetable food products to major corporations
and government agencies in the United States.
As a mentor, Calumet is helping increase the
representation of minority-, women- and service
disabled veteran-owned businesses in the food
industry. Our goal is help Veterans Select
Foods become a strategic supplier in our industry.
“In
today’s increasing diverse global society,
corporate diversification is an important
mission of our company as well as our customers.
Calumet is taking the lead in this area. Our
Mentor-Protégé program will
strengthen Calumet’s relationship with
our existing customers and also help us gain
access to new markets.”, stated Joy
Huskey, Vice President Sales & Marketing
of Calumet Diversified Meats Inc.
About
Calumet Diversified Meats
Calumet
Diversified Meats, based in Pleasant Prairie,
Wisconsin is a leading processor of pork products
with over 30 years of experience in the meat
packing industry. Calumet’s management
team of men and women are the key players
in this fast-paced business. Their talent
coupled with technology has generated a level
of innovation that is unsurpassed in the meat
industry. From raw material to finished product,
Calumet’s production team is helping
its customers to create an eye-pleasing menu
item to keep their customers returning again
and again. For more information, please visit
www.porkchops.com.
A
Minority-, Woman- and Service Disabled Veteran-Owned
Company
MBE / WBE / SDV
