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Tannerly Protein Group

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Food Manufacturing · Sioux Falls, SD

May 28 – Aug 13, 2026

last 12 weeks of telemetry

Exit Readiness Monitor2 escalations open below the escalation threshold

Tannerly Protein Group is 7 points below its escalation threshold — talent & team stability is the strongest theme at 68 against a threshold of 75. 2 escalations are open (1 elevated and 1 moderate), the oldest running 16 weeks. 0 of 3 tracked board actions are complete so far.

68

Highest signal

of 75 threshold

2

Open escalations

1 elevated · 1 moderate

66%

Participation

coverage sufficient

0/3

Board actions

tracked and complete

What needs attention

4 active themes

Talent & Team Stability

73 independent participants · 9 functions

Developing68 / 75Rising 16wView evidence →

Reported by 73 independent participants across 9 functions, persistent for 16 weeks and rising.Escalation open

Operational Friction

63 independent participants · 9 functions

Developing59 / 75Rising 19wView evidence →

Reported by 63 independent participants across 9 functions, persistent for 19 weeks and rising.Escalation open

Leadership Direction Clarity

49 independent participants · 9 functions

Developing47 / 75FlatView evidence →

Reported by 49 independent participants across 9 functions, persistent for 11 weeks.

Resource & Capacity

44 independent participants · 9 functions

Developing41 / 75Rising 34wView evidence →

Reported by 44 independent participants across 9 functions, persistent for 34 weeks and rising.

Escalations

2 open of 3

Talent & Team Stability at Tannerly Protein Group: attrition and vacancy pressure corroborated across the business

Elevated
Why it matters
Above the escalation threshold and still building; the cost of waiting is rising each week it stays open.
What changed
Cross-functional corroboration from 73 distinct reporters. (10 weeks open)
Next step
A board direction covers this. Review tracked actions for progress.
View escalation history
MaterialElevatedOpenTalent & team stabilitytriggered Jun 4, 2026

Signal confidence for a talent & team stability theme at Tannerly Protein Group stands at 68 against a program threshold of 75, reported independently by 73 participants across 6 functions. The pattern is consistent with a known exposure at this company — labour availability at the two rural plants — which the investment thesis assumes stays contained. Signal will confirm over the coming weeks whether confidence continues to climb.

Beacon lifecycle

Crossed threshold, corroborated — board-worthy.

Emerging
Developing
Material
Urgent
Stabilizing
Resolved
  1. Opened as Emerging

    auto

    Escalation opened — theme first surfaced above the noise floor.

    May 14
  2. EmergingDeveloping

    auto

    Confidence rising across consecutive weeks; coverage widened to 6 functions.

    May 21
  3. DevelopingMaterial

    auto

    Cross-functional corroboration from 73 distinct reporters.

    May 28

What Signal observed

Confidence for the talent & team stability theme reached 68 against a threshold of 75, sustained across 6 weeks with reporting from 6 distinct functions (Executive, Manufacturing, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, HR).

Interventions

0/1 complete · 1 in progress

#1

Stabilise second-shift supervision at the two rural plants

Retention of the supervision layer specifically, measured separately from plant headcount.

Owner: VP ManufacturingDone when: Second-shift supervisor turnover below 20% for two consecutive quarters.
In progress

Operational Friction at Tannerly Protein Group: workarounds becoming the normal way work gets done

Moderate
Why it matters
Persistent and approaching the escalation threshold — cheap to address now, expensive once it crosses.
What changed
Confidence rising across consecutive weeks; coverage widened to 5 functions. (16 weeks open)
Next step
A board direction covers this. Review tracked actions for progress.
View escalation history
DevelopingModerateOpenOperational frictiontriggered Apr 23, 2026

Signal confidence for a operational friction theme at Tannerly Protein Group stands at 59 against a program threshold of 75, reported independently by 63 participants across 5 functions. The pattern is consistent with a known exposure at this company — second-shift supervisor turnover above 40% — which the investment thesis assumes stays contained. Signal will confirm over the coming weeks whether confidence continues to climb.

Beacon lifecycle

Building — recurring and gaining cross-functional coverage.

Emerging
Developing
Material
Urgent
Stabilizing
Resolved
  1. Opened as Emerging

    auto

    Escalation opened — theme first surfaced above the noise floor.

    Apr 2
  2. EmergingDeveloping

    auto

    Confidence rising across consecutive weeks; coverage widened to 5 functions.

    Apr 9

What Signal observed

Confidence for the operational friction theme reached 59 against a threshold of 75, sustained across 6 weeks with reporting from 5 distinct functions (Executive, Manufacturing, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain).

Resource & Capacity at Tannerly Protein Group: resourcing gaps recurring in the same place week after week

Lowresolved
Why it matters
Early and above the noise floor. Worth knowing about; not yet worth disrupting the plan for.
What changed
Confidence fell below threshold for three consecutive weeks. (31 weeks open)
Next step
Closed — confidence fell back below threshold. No action required.
View escalation history
ResolvedLowResolvedResource & capacitytriggered Jan 8, 2026

Signal confidence for a resource & capacity theme at Tannerly Protein Group stands at 41 against a program threshold of 75, reported independently by 44 participants across 4 functions. The pattern is consistent with a known exposure at this company — buyer diligence will scrutinise a 2024 recall — which the investment thesis assumes stays contained. Confidence has since fallen back below threshold and the escalation is closed.

Beacon lifecycle

Closed — addressed, or stood down as immaterial.

Emerging
Developing
Material
Urgent
Stabilizing
Resolved
  1. Opened as Emerging

    auto

    Escalation opened — theme first surfaced above the noise floor.

    Dec 18
  2. EmergingResolved

    auto

    Confidence fell below threshold for three consecutive weeks.

    Jun 4

What Signal observed

Confidence for the resource & capacity theme reached 41 against a threshold of 75, sustained across 6 weeks with reporting from 4 distinct functions (Executive, Manufacturing, Operations, Quality).

Resolved June 4, 2026

Organizational radar

all 8 themes scored

0

Escalated

4

Developing

Leadership Direction Clarity, Resource & Capacity, Talent & Team Stability, Operational Friction

4

Quiet

View all eight themes

Organizational radar

Tannerly Protein Group across the eight themes

Every company is scored on the same eight themes, shaded against this program's own escalation threshold — so a quiet row means quiet, not unmeasured.

Company
Direction
Bandwidth
Comms
Alignment
Capacity
Talent
Friction
External
47
3
15
13
41
68
59
11

Confidence = unique reporters of a theme ÷ active participants over the rolling 4-week window. A cell turns red once it crosses its company's escalation threshold.

Board response

0 of 3 tracked actions complete

1 board direction published for Tannerly Protein Group, with 3 tracked actions against it.

Tannerly’s exit depends on two clean food-safety years, and its supervision layer is the least stable part of the business.

sale preparation · held since November 2017 · Sioux Falls, SD

Company context
Employees
2,900
Signal seats
162
6% enrolled
Revenue
$612M
EBITDA margin
8–11%

Investment thesis

Nine-year hold in further-processed protein; exit contingent on demonstrating two clean years of food-safety audits.

Known exposures

  • ·Labour availability at the two rural plants
  • ·Second-shift supervisor turnover above 40%
  • ·Buyer diligence will scrutinise a 2024 recall

Signal data is PE-exclusive. Portfolio company leadership has no visibility into submissions, themes, or confidence scores.

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