Simmons Animal Nutrition unveiled a fully redesigned website at simmonsanimalnutrition.com. The new site was designed to reflect the company’s vision to be the most trusted partner for high quality, tailored nutrition for top brands in the pet food, livestock feed and aquaculture industries.
Simmons Foods Announces $100 Million Expansion In Van Buren, Arkansas
Today, Simmons Foods announced plans for a $100 Million expansion of its prepared foods operation located at 2101 Twin Circle Drive in Van Buren, Arkansas.
According to Joel Sappenfield, President of Simmons Prepared Foods, “This investment will create 100 new jobs, including highly skilled positions to support robotics and automation processes. The expansion will also support growth in the local economy and assist in meeting market demand for one of the fastest growing segments of the business - cooked products.”
Simmons Foods Announces $500,000 Donation For Gentry Splash Pad And Soccer Fields
Simmons Foods announced it will provide a donation to help fund the splash pad and soccer field projects included in the Master Parks Plan for the City of Gentry, Arkansas. The new splash pad, located in the northwest quarter of Gentry's city park which lies between Main Street and Third Street, is nearing completion. The splash pad will have over 6,000 square feet of aquatic play space featuring fountains, sprinklers and colorful sky-high water buckets.
Class Of 2021 M.H. “Bill” Simmons Memorial Scholarship Award Recipients Announced
2021 Simmons Interns “Do Real Work” During Summer Program
Dr. Craig Bacon To Pay It Forward With AMSA Mentor Recognition Award
Simmons Foods Recognized As Top Ranked Food Company On Forbes’ List Of America’s Best Midsize Employers
Simmons Participates in Disaster Drill for Nursing Students
New Video: Never Stop Building
Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame Inducts Mark Simmons
Simmons Southwest City facility highlighted in USPOULTRY water reclamation and stewardship video
Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame to Induct Chairman Mark Simmons
David Jackson named President & COO of Simmons Prepared Foods
Todd Simmons Selected for 2016 C-Suite Award
Simmons Partners with Nonprofit to Promote Organ Donation
Through its workplace partnership, the Arkansas Regional Organ Recovery Agency (ARORA) supports employee education about organ, tissue and eye donation including donor registration. Simmons joins Arkansas employers around the state in supporting ARORA in its effort to encourage organ donation throughout the state.
Todd Simmons Installed as Chairman of the National Chicken Council
Todd Simmons named TPF 2015 Industry Leader of the Year
JUNE 26, 2015: Todd Simmons, CEO and Vice Chairman of Simmons Foods andAffiliates in Siloam Springs, was named “2015 Industry Leader of the Year” by The Poultry Federation (TPF) of Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma, during the 56th Annual Poultry Festival, held in Rogers on June 19-20. The award has been presented by TPF since 1955 and recognizes the outstanding achievements of poultry and egg executives and their contribution to the industry. Presenting the award this year was TPF’s current Board of Directors and Marvin Childers, TPF President.
Todd Simmons has been involved in the poultry industry since birth. Following in his grandfather’s and his father’s shoes, he began working for the company at the age of 19 and after graduating from Georgetown University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Management, he returned to Northwest AR to train in every area of the business. In 2013 he was promoted to Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman, after serving as CEO of both the Poultry and Pet Food divisions for the previous six years.
Todd is currently serving or has served in the following positions: Vice Chairman of the National Chicken Council, Executive Committee and Board of the Pet Food Institute, Arkansas Executive Forum at the University of Arkansas, US Poultry and Egg Association Board, American Heart Association of NWA, Walton Arts Foundation, Signature Bank of Arkansas, Work Matters, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Ozark Natural Science Center; and The Poultry Federation Board of Directors. Todd has also be named to Arkansas Business’ 40 Under 40.
Todd Simmons was instrumental in the vision of building a new Poultry Federation building in Little Rock and provided the building committee and board of directors with an analysis of the financial commitment as well as the construction documents. He runs the day to day operations of Simmons Foods with the help of over 5,800 dedicated employees. Simmons Foods focuses on customizing chicken products in foodservice and retail and they are recognized as one of the country’s top ten privately held poultry processors with operations in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Missouri.
Todd’s grandfather, Bill Simmons was named Industry Leader of the Year in 1961 and his father, Mark Simmons was named Industry Leader of the Year in 1990. It is ironic that not only does Todd receive this award 25 years to the date following his father, Todd just received his 25th year award as an employee of Simmons Foods.
Todd and his wife, Shelley, reside in Siloam Sprigs and have two children. The Poultry Federation of Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri, congratulates Todd Simmons, The Poultry Federation’s 2015 Industry Leader of the Year!
About The Poultry Federation
The Poultry Federation is a tristate trade organization representing the poultry and egg industries in Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. Offices are located in Little Rock, AR, Jefferson City, MO, and Oklahoma City, OK. The purposes of the Federation are to promote and protect all poultry interests relating to production, distribution, merchandising and consumption of poultry and poultry products; to disseminate information relating to the various phases of the poultry industry in order to improve and expand markets; to increase efficiency in production and marketing; to encourage and support research in production and marketing of poultry; and to encourage and support youth programs in poultry work. More information can be found at www.thepoultryfederation.com.
The Poultry Federation (2015). [Press release]. Todd Simmons named The Poultry Federation’s Industry Leader of the Year. Retrieved from http://www.thepoultryfederation.com/news/todd-simmons-named-tpf-2015-industry-leader-of-the-year
