Facility is the first investment outside of the company’s Illinois-based headquarters

CARROLLTON, GA | February 19, 2020 – Ed Miniat LLC announced today that it has successfully acquired a meat-production facility in Carrollton, Georgia.  The Illinois-based company is in the process of hiring 80 full-time employees and could eventually employ as many as 300-400 to operate the facility.

Ed Miniat LLC is part of the Miniat Family of Companies, with roots that can be traced back to Michael Miniat, a Lithuanian immigrant who sold meat on a horse-drawn wagon on the south side of Chicago.  Formally incorporated in 1958, the Ed Miniat business is a 5th-generation family-owned company that specializes in sous-vide (French for under vacuum) cooking techniques.  The sous-vide method of cooking seals meat products in a film package and cooks the products in temperature-controlled water bath. Miniat has perfected the sous-vide method thanks to its 30 years of sous-vide cooking experience.  

Ed Miniat LLC acquired the facility at 62 Adamson Industrial Blvd, Carrollton, Ga., on February 14, 2020.  The acquisition of the new facility represents the company’s first real estate presence outside of Illinois since the company built its current headquarters in South Holland, Illinois in 1995.   The Carrollton-based facility will be used to serve its growing customer base in the southeast United States, as well provide the Company with additional cooking methods to offer diversified products to its customers.

“We are delighted to join the Carrollton community and appreciate the extremely warm welcome we have received,” said David Miniat, Chairman and CEO of The Miniat Companies, Inc. “This facility is an important step forward in Miniat’s strategic growth plan. The location and the space allow the company to further diversify its portfolio of products and capture growing customer demand.”

“Carrollton welcomes Ed Miniat LLC with open arms,” says Carrollton Mayor Betty Cason.  “We are a community of makers and innovators, and many of our companies are family-owned and operated.  Ed Miniat LLC is a perfect addition to our industrial family, and we are proud that they have chosen to invest in Carroll County.”

“On behalf of the Carroll County Commission, I offer Ed Miniat LLC a warm welcome to Carroll County,” says County Commission Chairman Michelle Morgan.  “Their investment into our community represents an undeniable truth: Carroll County is an excellent place to do business.  The company represents the bright future that Carroll County is building every day thanks to the hard work of our citizens and businesses.”

“Ed Miniat, LLC’s long-term growth plan will have positive benefits for Carroll County in the years to come,” says Carrollton Payroll Development Authority Chairman Jim Gill.  “Not only is the firm bringing their generational success to Carroll County, but they also have a long-term investment plan that we will support.  The Carrollton Payroll Development Authority’s goal is to support the company as it scales up its facility and continues to grow.  We stand ready to assist them in their long-term plans and capital improvements.”

“This acquisition represents the very reason why Carroll Tomorrow was founded 20 years ago,” says Loy Howard, Chairman of the Carroll Tomorrow Board of Directors. “The overarching goal of Carroll Tomorrow is to bring new jobs and new investment to the community, and Ed Miniat LLC’s acquisition of the former Colorado Premium property perfectly symbolizes our mission.  Carroll Tomorrow will work tirelessly to provide new opportunities for industrial growth, new job creation, and in this case, the retention of jobs from one corporate entity to the next.  We are very proud that Miniat has chosen to invest in Carroll County, and we will stand with them as they flourish in Carrollton.”

“Ed Miniat LLC is a very special company that fits well with our community goals,” says Carroll Chamber of Commerce President Daniel Jackson.  Jackson cites Miniat’s long history of philanthropy in Illinois and says the company’s values will mesh well with Carroll County’s proud history of corporate citizenship. “As Miniat’s business grows, their ability to invest in their facility and our community can also grow. This announcement represents the promise of jobs, investment, and community engagement.”

About Carroll Tomorrow – Carroll Tomorrow is a 501(c)3 organization whose mission is to To incrementally increase the Carroll County tax base by growing and expanding corporations, small business, entrepreneurs and existing industry. Carroll Tomorrow is globally focused and strategically structured for economic development success.

About The Miniat Family of Companies – The companies include their Management company, Miniat Holdings LLC, and operating companies Ed Miniat LLC, a value-added, cooked meat company, located in South Holland, IL and now Carrollton, Georgia, and South Chicago Packing LLC, an edible oil and shortening manufacturing company located in Chicago, IL.