Mom 'n' Pop's Country Ham Wins Another National Award For Quality.CLAREMONT, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 25, 1997--Mom 'n' Pop's(R) Country Ham Country ham is a variety of cured ham from the United States, associated with the Southern United States. It is typically very salty in taste. Country hams are salt- and nitrate-cured for about a month and may be hardwood (usually hickory and red oak) smoked, then aged for recently received national recognition from the American Association American Association refers to one of the following professional baseball leagues:
meat which has been treated with salt and nitrate or nitrite. The salt dehydrates the meat, the nitrate releases nitrous acid which converts myoglobin to nitrosomyoglobin which has an attractive pink color when cooked. Championships held in conjunction with the association's 58th convention in Reno, Nevada. The ham was produced by a wholly owned division of WSMP WSMP Weapon System Master Plan WSMP Weapon System Modification Process , Inc.(NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :WSMP), which also operates two other food processing Food processing is the set of methods and techniques used to transform raw ingredients into food for consumption by humans or animals. The food processing industry utilises these processes. divisions and a division that both operates and franchises restaurants. The Mom 'n' Pop's product won the Reserve Grand Champion award in the unsmoked country ham category. The prize winning country ham was judged on the basis of aroma, flavor, eye appeal, shape and texture. It was among 485 entries from throughout the United States and Canada. Since its founding 25 years ago, the WSMP division's country ham has regularly won top national and regional awards. The American Association of Meat Processors has recognized Mom 'n' Pop's Country Ham as the best in the country on several occasions. The division cures and processes approximately 500,000 hams per year, making it one of the largest country ham producers in the nation. "We are proud of the fact that year after year Mom 'n' Pop's Country Ham is regularly judged as among the best in the land," said WSMP President and COO David R. Clark. "The consistent quality of our country ham can be attributed, in part, to our careful attention to detail." In addition to its ham curing segment, WSMP's food processing operations include the Mom 'n' Pop's Bakery Division and the Mom 'n' Pop's Home Meal Replacement Division. The bakery is the largest of the company's food processing operations, with the capacity to produce more than four million microwaveable sandwiches per week in its Claremont facility. Creation of the Home Meal Replacement Division was announced in March when WSMP revealed plans to produce individually packaged, refrigerated re·frig·er·ate tr.v. re·frig·er·at·ed, re·frig·er·at·ing, re·frig·er·ates 1. To cool or chill (a substance). 2. To preserve (food) by chilling. meats, vegetables, desserts and other items for sale through supermarkets. In addition to its food processing activities, WSMP's restaurant operations include 34 company-owned and 51 franchised restaurants, with a majority of these being Western Steer(R) Steak, Buffet and Bakery restaurants, and Prime Sirloin(R) Buffet, Bakery and Steak restaurants. The company's common stock is traded on the national over-the-counter market over-the-counter market Trading in stocks and bonds that does not take place on stock exchanges. Such trading occurs most often in the U.S., where requirements for listing stocks on the exchanges are strict. under the NASDAQ symbol "WSMP." CONTACT: WSMP, Inc. David R. Clark, 704/459-7626 |
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