Tannerly Protein Group
Response requiredFood Manufacturing · Sioux Falls, SD
May 28 – Aug 13, 2026
last 12 weeks of telemetry
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 themesTalent & Team Stability
73 independent participants · 9 functions
Reported by 73 independent participants across 9 functions, persistent for 16 weeks and rising.Escalation open
Operational Friction
63 independent participants · 9 functions
Reported by 63 independent participants across 9 functions, persistent for 19 weeks and rising.Escalation open
Leadership Direction Clarity
49 independent participants · 9 functions
Reported by 49 independent participants across 9 functions, persistent for 11 weeks.
Resource & Capacity
44 independent participants · 9 functions
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
- 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.
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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.
- May 14
Opened as Emerging
autoEscalation opened — theme first surfaced above the noise floor.
- May 21
Emerging → Developing
autoConfidence rising across consecutive weeks; coverage widened to 6 functions.
- May 28
Developing → Material
autoCross-functional corroboration from 73 distinct reporters.
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
Stabilise second-shift supervision at the two rural plants
Retention of the supervision layer specifically, measured separately from plant headcount.
Operational Friction at Tannerly Protein Group: workarounds becoming the normal way work gets done
- 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.
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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.
- Apr 2
Opened as Emerging
autoEscalation opened — theme first surfaced above the noise floor.
- Apr 9
Emerging → Developing
autoConfidence rising across consecutive weeks; coverage widened to 5 functions.
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
- 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.
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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.
- Dec 18
Opened as Emerging
autoEscalation opened — theme first surfaced above the noise floor.
- Jun 4
Emerging → Resolved
autoConfidence fell below threshold for three consecutive weeks.
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 scored0
Escalated
4
Developing
Leadership Direction Clarity, Resource & Capacity, Talent & Team Stability, Operational Friction
4
Quiet
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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.
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 complete1 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 contextHide 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
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