Tyson, Perdue to Pay $35M to Settle With Chicken Farmers

September 13, 2021 Associated Press

Two of the industry’s biggest poultry companies have agreed to pay nearly $35 million to settle a lawsuit that accused them and several other firms of conspiring to dominate the industry and fix the prices paid to farmers who raise the chickens.

Farmer Focus Welcomes New CFO Debarshi Sengupta

September 10, 2021 Farmer Focus

Farmer Focus, the only 100% organic and humane-certified chicken company with a mission to protect and promote generational family farms, announced the appointment of Debarshi Sengupta as Chief Financial Officer. Sengupta brings with him over 20 years of financial and operational experience.

Farmer Focus Hires Sean McLendon to lead Research and Development to Drive Culinary Innovation

August 30, 2021 Farmer Focus

Farmer Focus, the only 100% organic and humane-certified chicken company with a mission to protect and promote generational family farms, has hired Sean McLendon to lead Research and Development. McLendon brings over 25 years of experience in product research and development, innovation, quality control, and operations in protein, across fresh and fully cooked food manufacturers. He also has extensive knowledge of marinated proteins and flavor trends honed during his tenure at Lumina Foods, JBS USA, and CraftWorks Restaurants and Breweries.

Sprouts Farmers Market Commits to Improving Broiler Chicken Welfare After Talks with Compassion in World Farming

August 30, 2021 Compassion in World Farming

One of the nation’s leading grocers, today, committed to taking a staggered approach to improving broiler chicken welfare. Sprouts Farmers Market, which has more than 360 stores in 23 states, released an updated animal welfare commitment after two years of discussions with animal welfare organizations such as Compassion in World Farming, the world’s leading farm animal welfare organization, and other industry partners.

Natural Grocers Signs On to the Better Chicken Commitment

Natural Grocers® has pledged its participation in the Better Chicken Commitment (BCC), a set of standards for broiler chicken welfare developed by a coalition of animal welfare organizations. Ninety percent of the chicken and chicken-containing products the company sells already meets or exceeds these new standards. The nation’s largest family-operated organic and natural retailer will work directly with the remaining 10% of vendors who currently do not meet all the standards to transition to meet all BCC requirements by 2026.