Founded by Arthur Perdue as a small Maryland poultry business in 1920, Perdue Farms has grown into a family-owned U.S. food and agricultural company producing poultry and other proteins while operating an agriculture division. Now in its fourth generation and second century, the company works with more than 35,000 farmers and is known for moving away from routine antibiotic use, including its No Antibiotics Ever chicken programs. Its vertically integrated operation runs from farm partnerships and feed sourcing through processing and distribution.
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Bell & EvansFounded in 1894, family-owned Bell & Evans raises and processes chicken in Fredericksburg, Pennsylvania, making it America’s oldest branded poultry company. The business oversees its production from an organic-certified, animal-welfare-focused hatchery to its 411,500-square-foot harvesting plant, where all Bell & Evans chickens are processed. It has raised every flock without antibiotics for more than 20 years and introduced 100% air chilling in 2005.FREDERICKSBURG, PA
Murray’s ChickenFounded by Murray Bresky in 1992, Murray’s Chicken raises and processes fresh poultry through a network of small family farms in Southeastern Pennsylvania and the Catskill Mountain region. The family-owned company built its identity around locally grown chicken that is never given antibiotics, is vegetarian-fed, and was among the first in the industry to carry the Certified Humane label. Murray’s also offers a Non-GMO Project Verified line and makes retail products to order, often shipping them within 24 hours of processing.SO FALLSBURG, NY
Granite Ridge FarmsFounded in 2014 with a single chicken barn, Granite Ridge Farms has grown into a fully integrated poultry operation that raises chickens, produces feed, grades eggs, and delivers them to customers. The family-founded farm in Apple Creek remains centered on teaching hard work, responsibility, and faith while nourishing millions of birds and delivering millions of eggs each week. Its operation is also grounded in sustainable farming and humane-care standards.APPLE CREEK, OH
Hillside Turkey FarmsFor four generations, Hillside Turkey Farms has remained a family-owned, privately operated Thurmont farm and food business, carrying forward a turkey operation that began in 1939 with Pauline and Ross Smith. Today, the USDA-inspected farm and plant raises up to 180,000 birds a year and serves families as well as restaurants throughout the surrounding region. Its turkeys are antibiotic-free and not injected, with almost everything it markets grown or made in Thurmont.THURMONT, MD