Business View Magazine - Nov 2023

143 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 10, ISSUE 11 VI TA PLUS CORPORAT ION An Innovative Origin Before it became the booming S-Corporation it is today, Vita Plus began its journey as a single farm building established in 1949 by Lyle Hill and Wally Henderson. The change in trajectory came from a technical breakthrough when Hill discovered a better way to feed livestock. This marked the beginning of pre-mixes, an animal feed method far better than anything else used at the time. As an agricultural concept, pre-mixes nourished farm animals more efficiently, thus yielding farmers far more profitable results. As Hill and Henderson expanded their mixes to adapt to the different needs and scenarios of the agricultural scene, they ran into a few financial and supply chain-based problems within the company that needed to be addressed. This triggered the creation of a profit-sharing program introduced in 1952, where, at the Celebrating 75-years of success through the engagement of our employee owners, the customers we serve, and the support of our business partners. Bank of America CliftonLarsonAllen LLP Newport Group an Ascensus Company Sansome Street Appraisers, Inc. Stinson LLP 1.800.362.8334 | www.vitaplus.com An Employee-Owned Company John Tramburg Mark Miley