Birko Corporate Fact Sheet

Birko is a leader in providing food safety solutions to the protein processing, food and beverage industries. Birko manufactures more than 250 cleaning, sanitation and production process chemicals, as well as specialized delivery equipment for meat, poultry, pork, produce and brewery applications. Birko also provides solutions used in antimicrobial interventions. Many Birko products are listed on the USDA NOP (National Organic Program) list of allowed products for use by organic processors, and many others are based on environmentally preferable or “environmentally neutral” formulas.

Birko's Executive Team (left to right): Mike Gangel, President, Chad Equipment, LLC; Philip Snellen, Vice President of Sales; Mark Swanson, Chief Executive Officer; Terry McAninch, Vice President of Research and Development; Kelly Green, Owner and Chairman of the Board

Founded in 1953, Birko is a Certified Women’s Business Enterprise and was awarded Supplier of the Century by the National Meat Association.

  • Birko’s team of technical representatives is Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points (HACCP) certified
  • We provide complete in-plant cleaning, chemical and sanitation audits
  • Birko also provides assistance with employee training, chemical management, custom equipment procurement and implementation
  • We can assist in the design and application of Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOPs) and HACCP compliance
  • Other services include custom chemical blending and clean-in-place (CIP) applications

Our Clients

  • Birko supplies over 50% of the Top 100 U.S. protein companies and 80% of the top 10 U.S. beef processors
  • Our protein processing customers are some of the largest in the world and include Cargill, JBS, Tyson, National Beef, American Foods Group, American Beef Packers, Creekstone and AB Foods
  • Among Birko’s craft brewing customers, 25% won awards at the last Great American Beer Festival℠
  • Our brewing customers include Avery Brewing Company, Allagash Brewing Co., Boulder Beer Co., Great Basin Brewing Co., Left Hand Brewing Co., Nebraska Brewing Co., New Belgium Brewing Co., Stone Brewing Co., Trinity Brewhouse and many other well-known craft brewers and restaurants

Innovation

  • Birko has ­­12 patents (more than companies 10 times Birko’s size)
  • Birko spends five times more on R&D as part of EBITA than its competitors
  • Birko is the only chemical company to offer an entire range of products free of butyl solvents
  • Birko has the highest percentage of environmentally responsible product formulations of any company in the industry – over 50%
  • Many Birko formulations are on the USDA National Organic Program list of allowed products for use by organic processors
  • Nearly all other Birko products are registered with the EPA as environmentally preferable or “environmentally neutral” formulas
  • Birko’s green and environmentally-friendly chemical products are ideal for processing plants interested in furthering their sustainability programs

Experience

  • Birko’s expertise is built on three generations and a legacy of over 58 years industry experience
  • Birko is an original member of the HACCP Alliance and all its technical representatives are HACCP certified
  • Birko is the only chemical manufacturer to sit on the International HACCP Alliance that can support requirements for the British Retail Consortium (BRC), the Safe Quality Food Institute (SQF) and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
  • We serve the United States as well as Canada and Mexico

Facilities, Tools and Technologies

  • Birko’s facilities include a Class II pathogen laboratory used in research and development
  • We provide online chemical tracking through our proprietary BirkoStats™ program
  • The Birko BLAST is a hypobromous acid-based intervention system for killing pathogenic bacteria
  • Birko’s Beefxide® intervention is USDA approved for use as an antimicrobial processing aid

Recent Awards And Recognition

  • Ranked 10th on ColoradoBiz magazine’s list of Top 100 Woman-Owned Companies for 2011 (based on gross 2010 revenue); Birko is the only Colorado manufacturing company in the Top 10. May 2011
  • Ranked No. 8 on the Denver Business Journal’s list of Denver-Area Women-Owned Businesses (ranked by revenue). December 2010
  • Named 70th on the Denver Business Journal’s list of Denver Area Private Companies (ranked by revenue). December 2010
  • Named Supplier of the Week by Lean Trimmings online newsletter. April 11, 2011
  • Birko named NMA Supplier of the Century and Supplier of the Year by the National Meat Association. 2006
  • Birko is a Certified Women’s Business Enterprise through the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC)

Memberships

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