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Perdue Farms is a fourth-generation, family-owned, U.S. food and agricultural company based in Salisbury, Md.
Since our beginning on Arthur and Pearl Perdue’s farm in 1920, to our expansion into agribusiness and introduction of the PERDUE® brand of chicken under Frank Perdue and continuing with our third generation of family leadership with Chairman Jim Perdue, we’ve remained family owned and operated.
Now in our second century, our path forward is about getting better, not just bigger. We continue to listen — and respond — to consumers, customers, our farmers, and other stakeholders, continuously innovating and improving in what we produce and what we do.
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 chick-en, turkey, pork, beef and lamb, and in USDA-certified organic chicken and beef.
The Perdue family farmhouse, located across the street from our headquarters in Salisbury, Md., is a daily reminder to all of us at Perdue of our values of quality, integrity, teamwork and stewardship upon which the business was built.
The farmhouse was built in 1917 by company founder Mr. Arthur Perdue. Three years later, he and his wife, Pearl Parsons Perdue, began a small poultry operation on its ground in 1920. Their only child, son Franklin Parsons Perdue, was born in the home in May of that year.
The farmhouse underwent a restoration in 2007, revealing the original wood-side exterior, interior hardwood, woodwork and fireplaces. The work also uncovered a wood shingle hidden in one of the walls, signed and dated “September 1917” by Arthur Perdue.
In 2017, the Perdue family farmhouse was designated a Maryland Century Farm and is included on the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties. The home retains its original floor plan and many original architectural features. Family photos, furnishings and memorabilia are on display throughout the home along with some family narrated videos.
For 103 years, Perdue Farms has remained family owned and the Perdue family is committed to continuing that legacy into our second century. Two generations of the Perdue family work in the company today and the family is committed to keeping Perdue Farms a family owned, values-driven business. Chairman Jim Perdue is the third generation to lead the company. Additionally, four members of the next generation of the family are currently working in the business.
Chairman, Perdue Farms
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