Tecumseh, CAS & Air-Chill Facility Waverly, Cutting & Packaging Facility

 


Amidst the rolling hills and plains of Southeast Nebraska, MBA Poultry was founded in 1998 – pioneering air-chilled, fresh chicken in the U.S. 
  • The only pure, air-chill system in the nation
  • 2,500 sq. ft. expansion –Tecumseh 2004
  • Evisceration room, full system renovation –Tecumseh 2004
  • Installation of the only European CAS system in the U.S. – Tecumseh 2005
  • Additional 90,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility located in Waverly, NE – completed May 2006
  • Utilize federal H.A.C.C.P. program
  • Over 350 loyal associates and family members that are well trained and take pride in the MBA mission
  • Kill and further process over 275,000 birds per week and over 50 million pounds per year from 14 million birds raised by MBA and grower-owners

MBA is the only processor in the country that uses the European Controlled Atmosphere Stunning (CAS) technology. Instead of being stunned with an electrical charge, CAS puts birds into a sleep state in preparation for processing. Many authorities on animal welfare praise the benefits of CAS as birds have reduced stress and more humane treatment. MBA has advanced this technology to also ensure Smart Chicken® is safer and of higher quality due to CAS reducing contamination and damage to the final product.

CAS Stunning Benefits

  • Significantly less broke bones and bruising
  • Optimizes humane treatment of the animal with better product quality
  • Better bleedout provides better color consistency in the final product

Since MBA Poultry uses purified air to chill birds instead of nonpotable water, the amount of fresh water waste and solid waste during processing is significantly reduced. This means that there is a great environmental benefit to our method of processing fresh chicken. If all processors used air chill, it would save our environment from billions of gallons of fresh water usage and untold amounts of solid waste each
year. Producing Smart Chicken® is not only a benefit to those who enjoy eating and serving it to their families, it is also a benefit in preserving our planet’s precious water.