PERDUE® Launches ‘The Wing Sleeve’ to Help Chicken-Loving Basketball Fans Avoid Elbow Fatigue

College basketball’s most exciting month is underway, and PERDUE®, the number-one brand of fresh chicken in the U.S., is making sure fans can enjoy even more of its new Air Fryer Ready™ Crispy Wings at home.

Introducing The Wing Sleeve, a limited-edition compression sleeve designed for those clutch moments when your wing game is strong, but your arm isn’t, it will help prevent fatigue caused by performing a repetitive wing-eating motion...

Full Moon® Launches New Artisanal Sausage Slices

Today, Full Moon®, the brand known for its human-grade dog food and jerky treats, announced the launch of its Artisanal Sausage Slices, giving pets the fresh from the deli experience they deserve. Created for devoted pet owners who prioritize their own health, wellness and quality food, these snackable treats will help them do the same for their furry friends.

Like all Full Moon® products, Artisanal Sausage Slices are made using 100-percent human-grade ingredients sourced responsibly from family farms, meaning they look, smell, and taste just like the...

Perdue Farms Welcomes Todd Tillemans as New Chief Commercial Officer to Drive Growth and Innovation

Perdue Farms, a fourth-generation, family-owned U.S. food and agricultural products company, today announced Todd Tillemans as its new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). With a steadfast commitment to delivering excellence in customer service and a focus on providing high quality great tasting innovative products, Tillemans’ appointment signifies Perdue’s dedication to meeting evolving customer and consumer expectations.

In this role, Tillemans will spearhead the company’s long term growth strategies, overseeing the marketing and sales of Perdue’s esteemed...

Perdue Farms Chairman Jim Perdue Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Jim Perdue, third-generation chairman of Maryland-based Perdue Farms, received the National Protein and Food Distributors Association (NPFDA) Lifetime Achievement Award during the group’s awards reception Wednesday at the annual Protein Convention and Showcase in Atlanta.

Each year, NPFDA recognizes individuals for a lifetime of contributions to the protein industry. Perdue is the 33rd recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award, joining his dad, Frank Perdue, who was the first person recognized in 1991.

“My grandfather, Arthur W. Perdue, built our business on quality, integrity and trust, and my father...

Perdue Farms Announces Executive Leadership Changes

Perdue Farms, a fourth-generation, family-owned U.S. food and agricultural products company, today announced senior leadership changes that underscore the company’s commitment to supply chain and operations optimization, talent acquisition and profitable growth.

Gregg Uecker, Chief Supply Chain and Operations Officer

Gregg Uecker has joined Perdue Foods in the newly created position of Chief Supply Chain and Operations Officer. He has responsibility for the entire Perdue Foods supply chain, including live production, plant operations, transportation and warehousing, order fulfillment, customer service, food safety and quality assurance, procurement, and engineering...

Alliances Join to Support Poultry Farms Conservation Efforts in PA

The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay (Alliance), in partnership with the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and Perdue Farms, announces a new initiative to support conservation practice implementation on poultry farms throughout Pennsylvania. This work is funded by a $1 million Innovative Nutrient and Sediment Reduction grant awarded to the Alliance from NFWF. Perdue has also committed $300,000 to the initiative.

“At Perdue, our responsibility as good environmental stewards includes partnering with various stakeholders to preserve and protect our natural resources,” said Drew Getty, vice president of environmental...

Kevin McAdams Succeeds Randy Day as CEO of Perdue Farms

Perdue Farms announced today that Kevin McAdams, COO and President, will transition to the role of Chief Executive Officer, as part of a planned succession announced in April 2023. McAdams brings 30 years of successful leadership in the food and beverage industry to the vertically integrated food and agriculture company and fourth-largest producer of chicken products in the United States.

Randy Day, who held the CEO position since April 2017, will be staying on as an advisor to Perdue through 2024. “After 43 years with Perdue...

Perdue Connects National Fried Chicken Day Celebrations Coast-to-Coast 

Perdue, the leading U.S. brand of fresh chicken, never lets an opportunity to celebrate the most popular and versatile protein pass. That’s why the brand is putting the fried in chicken – Chicken, Alaska that is – and is making the town whole on National Fried Chicken Day by throwing them a fried chicken party in celebration of the tastiest holiday.

Like Perdue, the town of Chicken is proud of its namesake, even boasting a larger-than-life chicken statue in the town center, so there was decidedly...

Perdue Farms CEO Randy Day Announces Retirement

Perdue Farms, the 103-year-old, family-owned company and fourth-largest producer of chicken products in the United States, today announced the intention of Randy Day, CEO, to retire this summer. Day, who has worked at Perdue for more than 40 years, has served as CEO since 2017. He will remain in his current role to assist Kevin McAdams, COO and President, in the succession transition.

“I have spent my entire adult career at Perdue, and I love this company. After 43 years...