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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1971
Page
31
The passage traces bacon from medieval monks who rewarded restraint to Columbus ships and New England colonists. It notes bacon’s calorie profile and its role in breakfast and nutrition, highlighting Wilson-Sinclair’s bacon as a source of energy, nourishment, and taste.
Forrest Mykleby serves as administrative assistant to the Cedar Rapids plant manager since October 1968. He joined Wilson in 1950 as a provision department trainee in Albert Lea Minnesota and held roles in Chicago and Omaha before returning to Cedar Rapids as manager of procurement.
The profile traces Wilson-Sinclair history from 1833 origins of a meat packing partnership to Sulzberger & Sons in 1910 and Wilson & Co in 1916, through 1967 merger into Ling-Temco-Vought, and 1970 reorganizations into Briggs and Co and related units. It notes six plants, two marketing centers, four restaurant and hotel supply units, and brands Corn King Festival Briggs NEPCO.
The first telephone in Cedar Rapids connected the local plant with Thomas Sinclair's home to keep in close contact. When the city system began, these lines became numbers one and two and remained so for many years.
The Fidelity brand emerged as the plant's leading label in domestic trade, established in 1879 and becoming a cornerstone of its commercial identity.
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