Pappas Foods, 300 E Huntsville Ave, Springdale, AR 72764, US

Since its inception in 1949, Simmons Foods has remained one of the nation s top ten privately held poultry processors, employing more than 3,800 team members at its facilities in Arkansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Simmons specializes in processing and packaging chicken. Its products feature virtually every type of preparation, from fully cooked, read to cook, frozen or fresh, marinated, glazed, grill marked and breaded. The company also maintains the capabilities to portion and pack sizes to meet every need, from 10-ounce to 1,800-pound-totes. In addition, the company has provided chicken products to international markets since the 1960s. Many its domestic customers have a worldwide presence, and the company supplies its custom products internationally. It also provides commodity leg quarters, wings, wing tips, paws and a selection of individually frozen parts. Simmons Foods maintains a facility in Van Buren, Ark.