Responsible Manufacturer Benchmark - Northwest Premium Meats

By CommonShare

Northwest Premium Meats, LLC, established in 2001 by a group of bison producers, is a leading provider of professional meat processing and premium packaging services. The company's core focus is on empowering small producers by offering them access to top-notch processing facilities and modern technology. Northwest Premium Meats prides itself on its USDA inspected meat, ensuring the highest standards of product quality, safety, and handling. With a commitment to supporting local agriculture, the company sources from local suppliers and promotes community-driven practices.

Known for its emphasis on all-natural production and humane handling of animals, Northwest Premium Meats stands out for its dedication to animal welfare and product quality. The company's certification as an Animal Welfare Approved processor underscores its commitment to ethical practices in the industry. In addition to its operational excellence, Northwest Premium Meats actively advocates for the meat processing trade, offering competitive wage rates and an apprenticeship program to support the industry's growth and development.

Northwest Premium Meats' mission is rooted in promoting local agriculture, organic practices, and sustainable sourcing. Based in Nampa, Idaho, the company's geographic presence allows it to serve a diverse customer base while upholding its values of quality, integrity, and community engagement. As the company looks towards the future, it remains committed to innovation, industry advocacy, and maintaining its position as a trusted partner for small producers in the meat production sector. With a focus on quality, ethics, and community impact, Northwest Premium Meats continues to set the standard for excellence in meat processing and packaging services.

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Traceability

An increasingly important factor in global supply chains, traceability assesses the manufacturer's capability to track products and materials from origin to delivery. The Sustainable Manufacturers Benchmark® explores this through the lens of tiered supplier verification, culminating in end-to-end traceability with real-time monitoring and complete transparency.

Digitized Products

The digital landscape has transformed B2B interactions. This facet assesses the extent to which manufacturers have digitized their product offerings. The spectrum ranges from manufacturers without any online product catalog to those boasting advanced B2B e-commerce platforms, providing clients with order customization, real-time tracking, and an integrated view of the supply chain.

Preferred Materials

This aspect gauges the extent to which manufacturers incorporate sustainable, circular, and regenerative materials in their supply chain. It assesses whether companies merely use standard materials or whether they actively prioritize sustainable and preferred materials in their product range, even going so far as to offer digital verification of material certificates.

Facility Verification and Services

This dimension evaluates the openness and commitment of manufacturers regarding their facility's conditions and services. It covers a spectrum, from providing no facility details at all to showcasing comprehensive third-party audits, ensuring transparency in worker welfare and showcasing a clear commitment to maintaining top-tier facility services.

Readiness to Contract

Before entering a partnership, it's pivotal to understand a manufacturer's business legitimacy. The Sustainable Manufacturers Benchmark® checks for the presence and verification of essential documents, ranging from basic business licenses to comprehensive documentation, client testimonials, and even third-party attestations that verify a manufacturer's reliability and readiness to contract.

Northwest Premium Meats

United States

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How our Responsible Manufacturer Benchmark® Works?

By CommonShare

The Responsible Manufacturer Benchmark is a comprehensive framework designed to evaluate and rate manufacturers based on their commitment to sustainability, digital integration, readiness for contracting, material sourcing, and facility standards. It provides a clear, standardized metric for assessing manufacturers in a B2B environment, helping businesses make informed decisions aligned with their sustainability objectives. The benchmark covers crucial areas like end-to-end traceability, the digital verification of supply tiers, utilization of preferred materials, and verified social audits for facilities. By incorporating both depth and granularity across its criteria, the benchmark not only promotes transparency but also encourages continuous improvement in responsible manufacturing practices.