American Heart Association Recognizes Perdue Farms With Gold Workplace Health Achievement Award

January 15, 2021 Perdue Farms

The American Heart Association announced results of its 2020 Workplace Health Achievement Index and Perdue Farms achieved national gold recognition for taking significant steps to build a culture of health in the workplace.

Perdue Taps Farmers’ Knowledge and Experience in Getting the Most Birds Outside Into Free-Range Pastures

December 3, 2020 Perdue Farms

Perdue Farms, a global leader in animal welfare, has announced the winner of its first Chicken Welfare Free-Range Pasture contest. Sixteen farmers participated in the contest that tapped their knowledge and experience in getting the most chickens to go outside, enabling them “to do what chickens naturally do.”

Perdue Farms $ 100,000 Grant Provides Feed More New Refrigerated Tractor-Trailer to Support Food Distribution Amid Pandemic

November 17, 2020 Perdue Farms

Perdue Farms and Feed More of Richmond, Va., have rolled out a new refrigerated tractor-trailer to support the organization’s distribution of food within the 34 cities and counties the food bank serves in Central Virginia. The tractor-trailer was funded through a $ 100,000 grant by the Franklin P. and Arthur W. Perdue Foundation, the charitable giving arm of Perdue Farms, in conjunction with the company’s 100th anniversary.

Perdue Farms Chairman Elected to the Meat Industry Hall of Fame Class of 2020

October 2, 2020 Perdue Farms

Under his leadership, Perdue Foods has grown from an East Coast-centered label of premium fresh chicken to a national roster of premium protein brands, which includes turkey, pork, beef, and lamb, and Perdue AgriBusiness from a regional grain and oilseed business to a multi-faceted international player.

Perdue Farms Provides New Refrigerated Van and Forklift That Helps Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina Meet Needs of Food Insecure Neighbors, Especially Amid Pandemic

October 1, 2020 Perdue Farms

Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina has seen a tremendous increase in demand for nutritious food since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis in March compared to a year ago. As more of its neighbors struggle with food insecurity, the food bank has two new resources at its disposal to help meet the demand amid the pandemic.