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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1971
Page
13
A historical overview traces meat smoking from ancient times to modern techniques at Wilson Sinclair. It notes brick smokehouses in early colonies, the role of smoking before refrigeration, and current stainless steel chambers with controlled airflow and humidity. Vacuum packaging extends freshness and shelf life.
Kenneth Madson was named plant superintendent at Cedar Rapids in August 1960. He joined Wilson in 1941 as a production worker at Albert Lea Minnesota, advancing through supervisory roles to division superintendent. In 1952 he moved to Chicago and in 1956 became superintendent of the Omaha plant before his Cedar Rapids transfer.
The article explains how meat by products extend beyond carcass meat to form wholesome foods like hearts and livers and essential nonfood uses in fats drugs and leather. It notes that large-scale packing raises by product output enabling research and new uses, including a Cedar Rapids plant designed for efficient processing and low consumer prices.
In 1880 the plant began sau sage production and sold it under the Corn King label, today one of the most popular lines of processed products.
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