ConAgra acquired Monfort in 1987 and then merged the operations of a former Monfort competitor (Swift Independent Packing Company) into the company, an integration that proved difficult.
What is the Monfort lane?
Another phrase, which has all but gone the way of the buffalo, is when someone refers to the left lane as the “Monfort Lane”. This nickname came from a time when Monfort of Colorado was a fleet of recognizable orange, yellow and white rigs (A.K.A. Circus Wagons).
What happened to Monfort?
Feb. 3, 2001 - Kenneth Monfort, the cattle baron who revolutionized the beef industry and also made his mark in Colorado as a politician and philanthropist, died Friday afternoon at a hospital in Florida after suffering for years with emphysema. He was 71.
Where is Monfort feedlot?
Monfort's cattle feedlot north of Greeley, Colorado. Starting with 18 head in the midst of the Great Depression, Monfort began to buy additional range cattle for his feedlot.