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EXECUTIVE SERIES

effective strategies for coping with
these headwinds?
Sand: Our strategies must focus on
efficiencies, automation, consolidation
in distribution, and focusing on what
we do best versus trying to do it all. We
are experts at caring for and raising

livestock in a sustainable way and our
state-of-the-art processing facilities
allow us to provide wholesome, high
quality Prairie Fresh and Daily's
branded pork on a consistent basis
to satisfy consumer demand. We
will be measured and deliberate in

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our approach and leverage our core
competence to meet our customers'
and consumers' needs.
M+P: What are some of the lessons
you learned in your decades of leading
teams that you think will serve you well
as an effective leader in the future?
Sand: Surrounding myself with people
smarter than me, and letting them do
what they do best has always been my
approach in leading. I have to provide
a clear vision, work collaboratively,
and benchmark the progress to be sure
we stay on track as a team. Everyone
in our system is essential, from those
working on our farms in all weather
extremes to be sure our livestock are
well cared for and comfortable to the
plant employees who take pride in
trimming to our consistent specs to the
transportation worker calling on trucks
in the night to be sure our products
arrive on time. We are all dependent on
each other for the mutual success of
our connected food system.
M+P: What are the biggest challenges in
the food industry facing today's CEOs?
Sand: Ask me that in a year or so as I'm
so new to my CEO role. I suspect my
answer will involve labor in some form
or another as well as free trade, or the
lack thereof.
M+P: Having worked in the pork
industry and the food business for
decades, what are one or two of the
biggest changes in the market that are
on your radar in the next five years?
Sand: One is the growth in e-commerce
leading to more individualized products
and more convenient product packaging.
The other is labor availability. One
challenges the other so there is not an
easy solution, but it will be centered on
sticking to our core strengths, driving
for efficiencies, and building a culture
that fosters employee retention.
I'm blessed with a smart and
creative team around me so I'm
confident we will find solutions to these
and other opportunities that arise.
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