Inc. Magazine profiled Morning Star, the tomato processing company founded in 1970 (with 400 staff, now 2,400 staff).
Morning Star can pay 15 percent more in salaries and 35 percent more in benefits than the industry average
“It’s almost like every one of us is manager or CEO” explained one member of staff.
Innovations such as Morning Star’s peer-to-peer contracts known as ‘colleague letters of understanding’ (CLOUs) are highlighted.
Benefits are clear too: “Morning Star can pay 15 percent more in salaries and 35 percent more in benefits than the industry average because it’s not paying managers and productivity is so high.”
