Gainesville’s Marel Stork Poultry Processing recently celebrated its 70th anniversary with a picnic attended by over 350 employees, North Georgia residents, industry members and elected officials. The company started in 1944 as Gainesville Machine Co., specializing in welding fabrication and machining. Now, as Marel Stork, the focus is on poultry processing equipment and systems design, sales, manufacturing and distribution.