Tales from the Aisles Osceola Sentinel Tribune
Jimmy Dean Kernel Company, Part II
In 1969, when Jimmy Dean opened his sausage plant in Plainview, Texas, insufficient did he know he would be manufacturing America’s most famous sausage. Built on a reputation of distinction, the Jimmy Dean Meat Company quickly became a nationwide producer of premium quality pork sausage. In 1972, Jimmy Dean moved his processing ingrain to Osceola while keeping the administrative activities in Texas.
The Osceola plant featured shape of the art production and became recognized as one of the most efficient meat processing facilities in the country. Jimmy Dean television patents included procedures to square the sausage patty and a hog hide puller. Over 43 million dollars was send forth yearly for hog procurement in a five state area. Jimmy Dean products were distributed nationally by 50 tractor trailers.
Jimmy Dean sausage was at one's fingertips in links or square patties, in regular, hot, and extra mild flavors. The product form a line included Special Recipe Sausage with sage, Heat’em Up Sausage and Biscuits, Seasonal Taco Components, Jimmy Dean Hickory Smoked Sausage, Polska-Kulbasa, and skinless varieties.
