Simmons Prepared Foods, Inc.

Simmons Prepared Foods, Inc. operates a poultry slaughter and processing establishment at 10700 South State Hwy 43 in South West City, McDonald County, Missouri, under USDA FSIS establishment numbers P727 and V727. The federal record lists FSIS activities of poultry slaughter, poultry processing, food inspection, poultry identification, and export certification, with a grant of inspection date on file of January 28, 2021. FSIS classifies the plant as large, with a slaughter volume category of 5.0, the highest band in the directory scale. Poultry is the only species reported slaughtered under inspection, and no custom-exempt activity is reported.

The establishment record also lists the doing-business-as names Blue Ribbon Farms, Simmons Foods, Inc., Simmons Industries, Inc., and Simmons Poultry Farms, Inc. The corporate website describes Simmons Foods, Inc. and its affiliates as suppliers of poultry, pet food, and animal nutrition products based in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, founded in 1949 and family owned and led through three generations, with Todd Simmons as CEO. The company states that Simmons Prepared Foods ranks in the top 15 poultry producers in the United States and that it supplies premium chicken for restaurants and retail, serving customers in all 50 states and more than 40 countries. Company statements list 9,000 to 9,500 team members across business units.

This is a business-to-business operation as described by the company, which notes a strategic decision in the late 1990s to concentrate on business-to-business customers rather than build its own consumer brands. The website does not describe a retail counter, custom or private processing for individual livestock owners, direct sales to households, or plant-level hours for the South West City site. Details beyond the federal record and the corporate website are not yet on file.

The federal record reports no custom-exempt activity at this establishment, and neither the FSIS listing nor the company website describes booking, drop-off, minimums, fees, or cut and wrap services for individual farmers or ranchers hauling animals. The plant is listed as a large poultry slaughter and processing facility in the highest FSIS volume category, and the company describes itself as working with contract farmers and business-to-business customers. Growers or producers interested in supply relationships would need to contact the company directly at (417) 762-3271 or through the corporate office.

Simmons Prepared Foods, Inc. operates under a federal grant of inspection, so product from this plant can be sold anywhere in the United States, which matters if you sell online or across a state line. FSIS does not list a custom-exempt activity for this plant.

No retail counter, halves or quarters, bundles, online ordering, delivery, or shipping to households is described in the sources. The company states it supplies chicken to restaurants and retail brands rather than selling under its own consumer brands, so household buyers would encounter its product through grocery and foodservice channels rather than at the plant.

If you are buying a half or quarter animal, the plant is where the animal is processed; the farm sells you the animal. Read how to buy a half cow for the sequence and the math.