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Poultry hotbed

ainesville, Ga., is a small town about an hour northeast plus companies interested in showing off their products and servicof Atlanta. I recently noticed a startling number of com- es, you'll have plenty to keep you busy.
panies serving the poultry industry are located there.
If you want to learn more, contact any of the companies in the
After doing some research, I realized there
Gainesville area. A complete list is providwere many more companies than first meet
ed within the supplement or you can drop a
the eye.
note to me at cjolley@sosland.com and I'll
After paying a visit to the U.S Poultry &
e-mail the list to you.
Inside:
Egg Association in Atlanta, I drove the 70 or
Pre-registration for the 2005 I.P.E. beso miles to Gainesville to look around. It's an
gins Oct. 18. The U.S. Poultry & Egg AsMonumental
amazing place - especially if you're "poultry
sociation created a Web site for the event
Success
minded." Step out of your car at any of a half
at: www.internationalpoultryexposition.o
Gainesville, Georgia:
dozen intersections and you can see just as
rg. They designed the site to be a one"The Poultry Capital
of the World"
many companies that serve the industry.
stop resource for both attendees and
A quick stop at the greater Hall Chamexhibitors to the world's largest tradeber of Commerce shows that almost oneshow for the poultry and egg industry.
third of the 182 manufacturing and proYou can stay up-to-date on the event, too,
cessing companies in the Gainesville-Hall
by checking the "Trade Events" or "SupCounty area are involved in the poultry
plier News" columns on our Web site at
business. There are several poultry prowww.MEATPOULTRY.com .
cessing plants, of course, and a long list
- Chuck Jolley, Publisher
Plus:
of equipment manufacturers with headDr. Temple Grandin's From the Corral
cjolley@sosland.com
quarters in Hall County. A few animal
health companies also have a presence
as well as a number of cold storage facilities where products are stocked.
The M&P staff asked the rhetorical question - is Gainesville the center of the poultry universe? The answer is a resounding,
yes. I don't know of another area that is so
heavily concentrated with businesses serving the industry.
In this issue, Heidi Parsons, a contributYou've got your customers. You've got your quotas, You've got your employees.
ing writer, looks into the history of GainesDon't you have enough to think about without worrying about your daily supplies
ville to shed some light on this phenomeneeded for operation?
non. Her report spells out how and why so
That's why the Bunzl Processor Division offers over 30,000 plant operating supply
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