Feb 5, 2024   SOURCE: BusinessWire

Colorado Premium Opens New 175,000-Square-Foot Sous Vide Processing Plant

Colorado Premium – one of the country’s premier protein processors serving retailers, restaurant chains and meal delivery services – today announced the opening of its third processing facility and its first to specialize in fully-cooked sous vide proteins. Located in Greeley, Colorado, the 175,000-square-foot facility includes space for future expansion and will employ up to 275 workers when fully operational.

“Sous vide cooking has increased in popularity as restaurant operators seek to consistently deliver high-quality, great tasting products at scale with less reliance on backhouse labor,” said Dan LaFleur, President of Colorado Premium. “We have built our business by leveraging our culinary and manufacturing expertise to support our customers’ growth initiatives and this facility provides the capacity to do that for many years to come.”

“Our new facility, with capabilities around searing, par frying, and sous vide cooking for all protein types, provides us multiple options to satisfy our customers’ needs,” says the company’s Chief Revenue Officer, Zack Henderson.

“We have a dynamic development team that works in collaboration with our customers to develop innovative new product options that meet the evolving culinary preferences of their consumers,” Henderson said.

The new plant – at 2400 West 29th Street in Greeley – sits on a 20-acre site that Colorado Premium purchased in 2022 and reconfigured for the sous vide and raw processing production lines. The company’s headquarters and main production facility are located at 2035 2nd Avenue in Greeley, and a third processing facility operates in Denver. Colorado Premium currently employs more than 700 workers.

“Northern Colorado continues to be a wonderful place to live and do business, and we are thrilled to open this second location in Greeley,” LaFleur said. “The city was a tremendous help as we brought this project to fruition. Our elected officials and city staff have created a great climate for economic development, and they make it easy for businesses to grow and thrive here.”

About Colorado Premium

Headquartered in Greeley, Colorado, Colorado Premium was founded in 1998 by former Con-Agra/Monfort executive Kevin LaFleur. The company is an industry leader in processing cut meats, raw marinated meats, fresh ground beef, corned beef, and cooked meats. As a family-owned, value-added manufacturer of premium protein products, Colorado Premium markets retail and restaurant-ready beef, poultry, and other products under its own brands, plus more than 75 private-label brands.

The company is committed to worker and food safety, employing state-of-the-art food safety interventions. All of Colorado Premium’s processing facilities are HACCP integrated and GFSI compliant under BRC or SQF programs. For more on Colorado Premium, see www.ColoradoPremium.com.