It was 1949 when he founded North Georgia Rendering Company. He focused on two challenges. One...Handling the ever-increasing volumes of by-products generated by the poultry processing plants and two.... meeting the growing need for high quality, cost effective protein feed supplements. Leland Bagwell knew that until these challenges were faced and met, the poultry industry could never reach it's full potential. In it's first year, North Georgia Rendering Company processed 150 thousand pounds of allied poultry products per week and back then that was an impressive number.

Today, however, American Proteins, Inc. the outgrowth of North Georgia Rendering processes that same 150 thousand pounds in less than 15 minutes. From it's state of the art environmentally sound plants located in Cumming and Cuthbert Georgia, and Hanceville, Alabama American Proteins produces more than 700,000 tons of finished proteins and fat. American Proteins is a world leader in poultry protein and fat sales and new product development. We have placed great emphasis on developing high quality feed ingredients from allied poultry by- products. Not just for the poultry industry, but for the dairy, beef, swine, aqua-culture and pet food industry.

Our knowledge of of nutrition has grown along with the industry. We are now more sophisticated and understand the demand for unique nutrition profiles found in poultry meal and feather meal. We also understand that our customers operate businesses that measure profit margins in fractions of pennies. Each process and each product must offer the best possible value for the time and money expended. With it's vast production volume, its multiple locations and it's years of experience, American Proteins is unchallenged it it's ability to bring you that kind of value.

From it's newest employee, to the most experienced scientist, the American Proteins family is totally committed to providing superior, thoroughly tested products that are consistent, safe, nutritionally valuable and contaminant-free.