Source: Watt Poultry
With a legacy spanning more than a century, Perdue Farms is a fourth-generation, family-owned American food and agriculture company known for its commitment to quality, animal welfare, and sustainability. From its beginnings, the company has worked closely with family farmers across the United States, focusing on long-term stewardship of animals, land, and communities.
At the heart of its poultry operations is Perdue Foods, the company’s vertically integrated division headquartered in Salisbury, Maryland. Founded in 1920, Perdue Foods has grown into one of the leading chicken and turkey producers in the United States and globally.
Core Product Category
Chicken
Perdue Foods supplies poultry products to both retail and foodservice customers worldwide, with a strong presence across North America.
Perdue stands out for its long-standing commitment to responsible production practices:
Chickens are fed a 100% USDA-certified vegetarian diet (no animal by-products)
No hormones are used in raising animals
No antibiotics ever across its production programs
Strong focus on animal welfare advancement
Emphasis on environmental stewardship and sustainable farming
The company applies strict food safety standards—often exceeding USDA requirements—and uses freezing and vacuum packaging at peak freshness to ensure product quality.
Perdue Foods markets a wide range of well-known brands, including:
Perdue
Perdue Harvestland
Perdue Shortcuts
Coleman Natural / Coleman Organic
Draper Valley Farms
Rocky, Rosie, Ranger
Roxy the Organic Chicken
Perdue Simply Smart Organics
Perdue Chicken Plus
Petaluma Poultry
Maxi
Pasturebird
Perdue Foods operates at significant scale within a fully integrated system:
Ready-to-cook chicken production: 64.77 million pounds per week
Head produced annually: 640 million birds
Weekly production: 12.080 million birds
Average liveweight per bird: 6.17 lbs
Annual revenue: USD 4,974.00 million
Employees (Perdue Foods): 7,748
Total employees (Perdue Farms): 17,748
Perdue Foods’ vertically integrated poultry operations include:
Slaughter plants: 11
Further processing plants: 1
Hatcheries: 14
Feed mills: 11
This structure allows full control over the production chain—from feed sourcing to final product distribution.
For over 100 years, Perdue Farms has built its reputation on doing what is right not just for today, but for future generations. Its philosophy blends traditional family values with modern production practices—long before many of these approaches became industry trends.
Through Perdue Foods, the company continues to lead in high-quality poultry production, combining vertical integration, strong brand recognition, and a deep commitment to animal welfare, sustainability, and innovation—making it a key player in the U.S. poultry industry and a valued member of the USAPEEC community.
Website: https://www.perduefarms.com/
Contact: 1-800-4-PERDUE
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