Source: Rita Jane Gabbett, MEATINGPLACE, 3/5/19


Turkey giant Butterball has hired Peter Brown as its chief operating officer, the company announced.

Brown brings to Butterball more than 30 years of executive leadership experience from many different levels of procurement, manufacturing, commercial distribution, and customer support, within varying protein types in both the retail and foodservice marketplaces.

As COO, Brown will oversee company operations across Butterball’s six turkey processing facilities and all operational support functions.

Prior to joining Butterball, Brown held various leadership positions in operations and sales during his career in the protein industry. Most recently, he was president and chief operating officer at High Liner Foods, a global seafood company based in New Hampshire.

He holds a Bachelor of Science in food science from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, Calif. In addition, he is a member of various industry boards and organizations supporting sustainability, regulatory and legislative initiatives.

Butterball is the largest producer of turkey products in the United States, producing more than 1 billion pounds of turkey each year.

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