Salisbury, Md. (February 18, 2018) – Perdue Farms delivered 28,000 pounds of no-antibiotics-ever chicken to the Food Bank of Delaware on Friday, Feb. 16 to help Delaware families struggling with food insecurity have access to nutritious chicken.

The chicken will be distributed to families in need through the Food Bank’s network of 536 hunger-relief program partners across the state

“Ensuring that Delawareans have fresh, nutritious foods is important to us,” said Food Bank of Delaware President and CEO Patricia Beebe. “Chicken is food bank gold. We work hard with community partners like Perdue to make sure our partner pantries are stocked with not only nonperishable goods, but also costly perishable items, like frozen meats, fresh fruits and vegetables, dairy products, bread and more.”

During the cold winter months, 71 percent of clients served through the Food Bank of Delaware’s network of partners oftentimes choose between buying groceries and paying their heating bill. Stocking food pantries across the state with fresh foods like chicken helps to ease this financial burden.

“At Perdue, we believe that no one should go hungry. That’s why our partnership with Feeding America and the Food Bank of Delaware in the shared mission to end hunger is so important,” said Steve Evans, president of Perdue Foods. “It’s through donations like this that enable us to help our neighbors in need in the First State.”

Perdue and the Food Bank of Delaware have been partners in the fight against hunger for nearly three decades and, together, have helped provide more than 13.6 million meals to seniors, families and children struggling with hunger.

About the Food Bank of Delaware
The Food Bank of Delaware distributes millions of pounds of food and grocery products each year through its network of 536 hunger-relief program partners throughout the state and also provides thousands of meals a month for children through the After-School Nutrition Program, the Summer Food Service Program and the Backpack Program. The Food Bank’s hunger-relief programs directly provide for Delawareans at risk of going without meals each year. The Culinary School at the Food Bank of Delaware, the Food Bank’s workforce development arm, provides training for adults interested in careers in the food service industry. For more information about the Food Bank of Delaware, visit www.fbd.org or call (302) 292-1305.

About Perdue Farms 
We’re a third-generation, family owned, U.S. food and agriculture company. Through our belief in responsible food and agriculture, we are empowering consumers, customers and farmers through trusted choices in products and services. 

We focus on continuously improving everything we do, constantly learning, and sharing those insights across different production methods. That innovative approach is driving change throughout the company and onto farms. This continuous advancement is leading us toward our vision of becoming the most trusted name in food and agricultural products. 

The PERDUE^® brand is the number-one brand of fresh chicken in the U.S., and Perdue AgriBusiness is an international agricultural products and services company. As we approach our 100^th anniversary in 2020, our path forward is about getting better, not just bigger. We never use drugs for growth promotion in raising poultry and livestock, and we are actively advancing our animal welfare programs. Our brands are leaders in no-antibiotics-ever chicken, turkey and pork, and in USDA-certified organic chicken. We’ve increased our support for the family farm by creating new markets, including specialty crops. Through agricultural services, we give farmers more options for the acre, including conversion to organic production and products and services that increase the sustainability of conventional agriculture. Learn more at www.perduefarms.com.