Corky’s Food Manufacturing, Memphis, TN, specializes in the production of a variety of barbecued meat products—including pork ribs, pork shoulders, beef briskets, and some poultry items—mainly for frozen distribution to markets in the South and Midwest U.S. The company also ships to American military installations in Asia and Europe. About 45% of Corky’s business is in the retail sector, about 15% in mail order, about 10% in foodservice, and about 30% of Corky’s product is distributed through a television shopping network.
For primary packaging of these meat products, Corky’s uses various-sized dual-ovenable CPET tray systems supplied by Gage Industries, Inc. (www.gageindustries.com) and Preferred Packaging (www.prefpkg.com). And some products are pouch-packed, using preformed film pouches supplied by Custom Co-Ex Technologies, Inc. (www.ccx1.ca), vacuumized and sealed using Ultra Vac equipment from Koch (www.kochsupplies.com).
