Perdue Farms CEO Randy Day Announces Retirement

April 21, 2023 Perdue Farms

Perdue Farms, the 103-year-old, family-owned company and fourth-largest producer of chicken products in the United States, today announced the intention of Randy Day, CEO, to retire this summer. Day, who has worked at Perdue for more than 40 years, has served as CEO since 2017. He will remain in his current role to assist Kevin McAdams, COO and President, in the succession transition.

University of Illinois Partners with Perdue Farms on Food Safety Project

The University of Illinois is partnering with Perdue Farms and Cornell University on a project to study policy and management approaches to further reduce Salmonella cases linked to raw poultry.

Perdue Farms Delivers 40,000 Pounds of Nutritious Chicken to Help Food Bank of the Albermarle Feed Food Insecure Neighbors

February 24, 2023 Perdue Farms

As part of a commitment to end food insecurity in its communities, Perdue Farms has donated 40,000 pounds of chicken products to the Food Bank of the Albemarle in Elizabeth City, N.C., to help feed food insecure children and families. The Food Bank of the Albemarle is celebrating 40 years of serving its neighbors across 15 counties in northeast North Carolina.

Perdue Farms Supports Redwood Empire Food Bank ‘Every Child, Every Day’ School-Based Nutrition Program in Northern California

February 7, 2023 Perdue Farms

As part of a company commitment to reduce childhood hunger, Perdue Farms is supporting Redwood Empire Food Bank in Santa Rosa, Calif., and its Every Child, Every Day school-based nutrition program with a $10,000 grant funded through the Franklin P. and Arthur W. Perdue Foundation.

Perdue Farms Announces Partnership with GreenGasUSA, 17% Companywide Net Reduction in Carbon Emissions

January 20, 2023 Perdue Farms

In late 2022, GreenGas completed installation of equipment at Perdue’s operations in Lewiston, N.C. to capture the methane from the operation’s onsite wastewater treatment facility and convert it to renewable natural gas (RNG).