Long before the days of chicken sandwich wars, wings, and sliced rotisserie, there was a time when few Americans actually ate chicken. Flashback to the early 1900s. Enjoying a young broiler chicken (or chicken raised for meat) was a rarity, as one typically cost around $0.50 per pound, or about $22 per pound today. On the flipside, rural Americans typically only ate chicken once an old hen stopped laying eggs—which generally tasted pretty dry and tough.
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Pilgrim’s Pride this week released its 2022 Sustainability Report, which details advancements in critical areas of sustainability in the United States, the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, and Mexico. Pilgrim’s produces high-quality poultry, pork, retail-ready, and prepared-foods products, and focuses on meeting needs in the local communities where its team members live and work.
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As part of a commitment to alleviate food insecurity in its communities, Perdue Farms announced the donation of 400,000 pounds of no-antibiotics-ever chicken, the equivalent of 333,000 meals, to be shared with 10 Feeding America-affiliated food banks during Hunger Action Month this September. The Franklin P. and Arthur W. Perdue Foundation, the company’s charitable giving arm, also announced $60,000 in grants to support five local hunger relief programs in its communities.
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