The Morning Star Company
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Food products |
| Founded | 1970 |
| Founder | Chris J. Rufer |
| Headquarters | Woodland, California |
Key people | Chris J. Rufer |
| Website | morningstarco.com |
The Morning Star Company is a Woodland, California-based agribusiness and food processing company founded in 1970.[1] The company was originally founded as a trucking outfit[2] by Chris Rufer, who remains the sole owner.[3]
Morning Star processes 25% of the California processing tomato production, and supplies approximately 40% of the U.S. industrial tomato paste and diced tomato markets. It processes 1 million tonnes of tomatoes each year.[4] It has 400 employees and revenues of $700 million.[5] It is the global market leader in tomato processing.
The company has attracted attention for its philosophy of no supervisory management, described by owner/founder, Chris Rufer, as "Self-Management." Workers are encouraged to innovate independently, define job responsibilities themselves, and even make equipment purchasing decisions in consultation with experts.[6] Similarly, compensation is based on peer evaluations.[7]
In 2013, Morning Star was listed as one of INC Magazine's Audacious Companies.[8]
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References[]
- ^ "Morning Star Co/The - Company Profile and News". Bloomberg News.
- ^ Staff, Praxis (2015-06-09). "The Morning Star Company: A Praxis Business Partner". Praxis. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
- ^ "Morning Star's Success Story: No Bosses, No Titles, No Structural Hierarchy". Corporate Rebels. 2016-11-14. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
- ^ "Morning Star". Tomato News.
- ^ Hamel, Gary (December 2011). "First, Let's Fire All the Managers". Harvard Business Review. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ^ "I, Tomato: Morning Star's Radical Approach to Management". ReasonTV. Reason Foundation. 27 December 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ Gino, Francesca; Staats, Bradley R.; Hall, Brian J.; Chang, Tiffany Y. (2013-09-26). "The Morning Star Company: Self-Management at Work". Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - ^ Buchanan, Leigh (2013-04-18). "One Company's Audacious Org Chart: 400 Leaders, 0 Bosses". Inc.com. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
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