OSI China in Food Scandal

Established in 1909, OSI was a global food processor with over 50 facilities in 17 countries globally as of February 2016. For over 60 years, OSI had been supplying value-added protein items and other food products to leading foodservice and retail brands. Headquartered in Aurora, Illinois, OSI had earned a reputation for quality and safety in the global food processing industry. The company’s CEO Sheldon Lavin (Lavin), had reportedly played a vital role in transforming OSI into a global food-processing giant that supplied top quality food products to some of the best restaurant chains in the world. OSI entered China in 1991. Its subsidiary Shanghai Husi had been supplying chicken and beef products to outlets of McDonald’s, Papa John’s International (Papa John’s) , Burger King, Starbucks Corporation (Starbucks), KFC, and Pizza Hut in several cities in China...