Monfort spends $25 mil. weekly on ag products

GREELEY — Most Coloradans associate the 65-year-old Monfort Inc. with giant cattle feedlots and the expansive factory that churns 24 hours a day in north Greeley.
Few lump the company with the next step in food production: European trained chefs in fine kitchens contemplating spices and side dishes. But the company has leapt in that direction.
In October, Monfort, owned by Con-Agra Inc. of Omaha, Neb., opened its new product-development facility next to the Monfort Portions plant at 2035 Second Ave. in Greeley.
Its purpose is to aid in marketing underused cuts of beef, pork and lamb by developing recipes…