Cooper Farms

Cooper Farms, based in Fort Recovery, Ohio, is a long-standing producer of quality private-label products, including deli meats, turkey burgers, sliced meats, eggs, and pet food ingredients. Established over 85 years ago, the company prioritizes the health of both its animals and team members, while fostering personal relationships with its dedicated customers. The company is deeply committed to community involvement, having contributed numerous meals and donations to local food banks and organizations. Cooper Farms prides itself on a culture built on integrity and responsibility, focusing on quality service and the welfare of its community. Generated from the website

Cooper Farms Hatchery is a division of Cooper Farms, the main line for quality turkey and chicken products known by foodservice operators throughout the United States and Mexico. The company, established in 1938, produces its own line of poultry products that include oven roasted or smoked turkey breasts, pastrami, wings and sliced products. The company started operating its own feed mills in the 1960s, and opened its first processing plant in Fort Recovery, Ohio in 1965 to meet the fast-growing demand for its products on the East Coast. By the late '60s, Cooper Farms was building all its own laying complexes to ensure its contract farmers would produce the highest quality layers. Cooper Farms has a number of facilities throughout Ohio. Its cooked meats facility is located in Van Wert, Ohio. Cooper Farms Feed and Animal Production facility is located in Fort Recovery, Ohio. Its hatchery and processing plants are located in Oakwood and St. Henry, Ohio.

Times were hard in 1938 when Virgil Cooper set out to raise some of the finest, healthiest turkeys in rural Ohio. Cooper Farms has since become a pioneering wholesale producer of quality turkey products. While the first 12 years or so were tough, the company became a fast-growing producer of turkeys as the United States entered the 1950s. It started operating its own feed mills in the 1960s and opened its first processing plant in 1965 to meet the growing demand for its products on the East Coast. The company is divided into four divisions that include a hatchery, feed and animal production, processing and cooked meats. Its turkey products include oven roasted meat, smoked meat, sliced meat, portioned meat and heat-and-eat turkey. Its animal feeds include swine, diary, beef and a variety of specialty feeds that include horse, boar, sow and booster packs. Cooper Farms maintains headquarters in St. Henry, Ohio.