Pilgrim's Pride Corp

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation owns and operates 26 chicken processing plants (22 in the United States, three in Mexico and one in Puerto Rico), eight chicken prepared foods plants, two turkey processing plants, one turkey further processing plant and feed mills, hatcheries and grow out facilities to supply these plants. The company processes more than 30 million birds per week for more than 6 billion pounds of poultry per year. The company exports commodity chicken and turkey products to more than 70 countries, including Japan, China, Russia and Kazakhstan. Pilgrim's Pride products are sold to food service, retail and frozen entree customers. The company's primary distribution is through retailers, food service distributors and restaurants throughout the United States and Puerto Rico and in the Northern and Central regions of Mexico. Headquartered in Pittsburg, Texas, Pilgrim's Pride is the second-largest chicken producer in the United States. The company, which also operates a facility in Gainesville, Ga., is the largest chicken company in Puerto Rico and the second-largest chicken company in Mexico.

Tyson Foods was established in 1935 with headquarters in Springdale, Ark. The company is one of the world s largest processors and marketers of chicken, beef and pork and is one of the largest food companies in the Fortune 500. The company produces a variety of protein-based and prepared food products, which are marketed under the Powered by Tyson strategy. Tyson is a recognized market leader in the retail and food service markets it serves, providing products and service to customers throughout the United States and more than 80 countries. The company has approximately 114,000 workers employed at more than 300 facilities and offices in the United States and throughout the world, including a location in Cumming, Ga.