Business
Arthur Perdue never retired and he had a few words of advice on the subject for his son.
June 14, 1988
Niman Farms, a California foodie favorite noted for its humane livestock practices, has been purchased by poultry giant Perdue Farms.
Sept. 9, 2015
Jim Perdue and his famous father, Frank, both have a passion for the chicken business.
Dec. 25, 1994
Perdue Foods, the nation’s third-largest poultry producer, said it has removed all antibiotics from its chicken hatcheries to address growing concerns about bacterial resistance to the widely used drugs.
Sept. 3, 2014
Dec. 18, 1994
Food
Major food distributors Sysco and US Foods have filed two separate federal lawsuits against 17 major poultry producers, including Tyson, Pilgrim’s Pride, Koch Foods, and Perdue Farms.
Feb. 1, 2018
Rights Granted for Feather Fibers: Perdue Farms said it has received a license from the U.S.
Feb. 9, 1996
Pelham Lawrence, 47, president of Perdue Farms Inc., the nation’s fourth-largest poultry producer.
Feb. 4, 1993
Frank Perdue, the folksy chief executive who turned his father’s backyard egg business into one of the world’s biggest chicken companies by appearing in TV commercials that featured his remarkably bird-like face, has died.
April 2, 2005
Twenty years ago, a New York ad man persuaded a skeptical chicken farmer named Frank Perdue to do his own television commercials.
Nov. 30, 1991