Chicken slaughtering and processing
Wayne Farms
Wayne Farms, a limited-liability company, was recognized in 2005 by Poultry magazine with the publication s Industry Innovator Award. Wayne Farms is the one of the top-10-largest vertically integrated poultry processors in the United States. The company specializes in the business-to-business arena, which frees up resources, money and time that would otherwise be spent supporting a branded product. More than 250 million chickens, or 1.5 billion pounds of poultry, are processed at any of its 13 facilities, including its location in Dobson, N.C. Wayne Farms chicken is marketed under brand names that include Wayne Farms, Dutch Quality House and Platinum Harvest. Wayne Farms is an employer of nearly 10,000 people. It is a subsidiary of CONTIGROUP COMPANIES, a leader in the agribusiness world with operations in poultry, pork, cattle feeding and aquaculture.
