Perdue Farms is appealing an advertising industry watchdog's order to change or stop its "happy" chickens commercials.
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Read More »May 2, 2018 Comments Off on Perdue appeals order to change ‘happy’ chickens ads
Perdue Farms is appealing an advertising industry watchdog's order to change or stop its "happy" chickens commercials.
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Read More »August 22, 2017 Comments Off on 100-year-old Perdue family farmhouse named Maryland landmark
SALISBURY — The family farmhouse of the third-largest chicken producer in the United States has been named a landmark after it was built a century ago. The Daily Times reports the two-story home that has been depicted on packaging and delivery trucks ...
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Read More »March 28, 2017 Comments Off on New Perdue CEO takes over amid industry shifts
SALISBURY — When Perdue Farms named its new CEO earlier this month, a chicken company with a taste for innovation and taking risks embraced something different: stability. When it comes to branding its own products, shifting away from using antibiotics, ...
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Read More »January 25, 2017 Comments Off on Perdue’s former poultry complex in Md. sells for $3.65M
Sold in six separate transactions the Showell Poultry Complex, formerly owned by Perdue, fetched $3.65 million. John McClellan and Ben Alder, advisers at SVN| Miller Commercial Real Estate, represented the company in the disposition of the 740-acre property in Showell, ...
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Read More »June 28, 2016 Comments Off on Perdue announces plan with renewed focus on chicken
SALISBURY — Perdue Foods is says it’s renewing its focus on care for its chickens. The Salisbury-based firm announced a plan Monday that focuses on animals’ wants and needs, including a commitment to install windows in chicken houses to compare ...
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Read More »September 9, 2015 Comments Off on Perdue Farms to buy Chipotle pork supplier Niman Ranch
Perdue Farms Inc. agreed to acquire Natural Food Holdings and its Niman Ranch brand, a pork supplier for Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc., as part of its goal to expand into organic and antibiotic-free meat. Closely held Perdue, the third-largest U.S. ...
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Read More »August 27, 2013 Comments Off on Judge does not award Perdue attorneys’ fees in pollution lawsuit
The group that accused Perdue Farms Inc. of polluting the Chesapeake Bay will not have to pay attorneys’ fees to the poultry giant and a Berlin farmer.
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Read More »August 26, 2013 Comments Off on Department of Agriculture withdraws regulations after farmers protest
In a matter of hours on Monday, Eastern Shore lawmakers and farming interest groups went from outraged to satisfied with proposed state regulations.
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Read More »August 14, 2013 Comments Off on Annual conference for local officials begins in Ocean City
The summer MACo conference presents an important opportunity for candidates seeking statewide elected office.
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Read More »August 1, 2013 Comments Off on Letters to the Editor: Readers rebut letter critical of UM law clinic
Stephen Z. Meehan’s letter (“Dean’s departure is opportunity for reform at UM law clinic,” July 24) about the resignation of the highly-regarded dean of the University of Maryland law school was irresponsible and misleading. As a lawyer, I am ashamed that it was written by another member of my profession. On its face, it appears a continuation of the shameless, divisive public relations campaign waged by Perdue and its agribusiness allies that characterized the Environmental Law Clinic’s lawsuit as part of a “war on the family farmer.”
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