HENRY DAVIS
CEO
GREATER OMAHA PACKING CO.
BRANCHING OUT: Davis’ Greater Omaha Packing Inc., best known for its top-quality beef used in some of the finest restaurants, purchased Heartland Proteins, which specializes in purchasing and distributing meat and bone meal for the animal feed industry. “Their innovative approach involves blending diverse meat and bone meal sources to address the specific needs of the pork, poultry and pet food sectors,” Greater Omaha said in early 2024.
THE MONEY: In 1987, took over beef supplier business started by grandfather in 1920 and grew it multiple times over. It is now the fifth-largest beef producer in the country, with more than $1.8B in annual sales, nearly 1,450 employees and beef shipments to more than 70 countries around the world, it reports. Greater Omaha processes 2,400 head of the nation’s finest, high-quality cattle daily.
THE MEAT: High-end products used by some of the country’s most renowned restaurants and those in nearly 70 other countries. “Its steaks are served at some of the nation’s top eateries, including Peter Luger, Minetta Tavern and Marea in New York City, French Laundry in Napa Valley, Ruth’s Chris Steak Houses and Wolfgang Puck restaurants,” noted a 2017 Forbes profile.
UKRAINE: Davis donated 67,600 pounds of beef to war-torn Ukraine in 2022. “At Greater Omaha Packing, we live in a country where freedom and opportunity enable us to produce the finest beef and for our employees to provide for their families. It is a natural extension of our company’s mission to help Ukrainians fight for those same opportunities in their own country,” Davis said at the time.
THE HOME: About three years ago, Davis snapped up an oceanfront home in Emerald Bay for $21M. Has a larger, primary residence in Nebraska and is reported to be one of that state’s wealthiest residents.
PHILANTHROPY: In 2020, was cited by The Orange County Museum of Art as one of its lead donors for its new home at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts. Among many other community-focused projects, has supported Omaha-based Project Harmony, which serves more than 10K children a year who have been physically, sexually or mentally abused.
