Allen Family Foods
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Allen Family Foods, Inc.
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126 N. Shipley St. Seaford, DE 19973 DE Tel. 302-629-9136 Fax 302-629-0514 |
Type: Private
On the web:
http://www.allenfamilyfoods.com
The Allen family counts its chickens before and after they're hatched. Allen Family Foods is a vertically-integrated poultry operation that includes breeding, hatching, feed milling, and processing of its chickens. The Delaware-headquartered company operates 28 of its own "growout" farms and contracts with about 270 independent farms to raise the rest of the company's chickens. Allen offers whole frying, roasting, and rotisserie chickens, chicken parts, and tray packs. It sells 600 million pounds of chicken a year to food retailers in the US and throughout the rest of the world. Founded in 1919, Allen Family Foods filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2011 and is selling its assets.
Officers:
Chairman: Warren L. Allen
President and CEO: Robert (Bob) Turley
VP Finance and CFO: Brian Hildreth
Competitors:
Pilgrim's Pride
Sanderson Farms
Tyson Foods
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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Manufacturing |
| Founded | 1919 |
| Headquarters | Seaford, Delaware, USA |
| Key people | Bob Turley, (President & CEO), Charles C. Allen, III, (President 1971-2009) Charles Clarence, (founder) Nellie G Allen, (founder) |
| Products | Chicken |
| Revenue |  Unknown |
| Website | http://www.allenfamilyfoods.com/ |
Allen Family Foods is a large U.S. producer and exporter of chicken, headquartered in Seaford, Delaware. Founded in 1919 by Charles C. Allen and Nellie G Allen, as a small local hatchery. Today, Allen Family Foods is the world's 18th largest producer of chicken products[citation needed], producing 10.5 million pounds (4.8 million kg) of finished products per week. Their network of 500 independent growers house 25 million chickens at any given time. They employ 3,400 people in three states (Delaware, Maryland, and North Carolina), with an annual payroll of $90 million.[1] Their slogan is "The Quality Chicken People".
Allen's operated a hatchery alone until 1971, when they bought their first processing plant, near Cordova, Maryland. The plant, formerly owned by Esskay, was then leased to Ralston-Purina under the agreement that Allen's would process the chickens and sell them under Ralston's Checkerboard Square label.[1] Allen's was informed in 1974 that Ralston-Purina would not be renewing their agreement, and Allen's took over the plant entirely. They mostly did custom processing for Holly Farms, until 1980 they started selling chickens under their own label throughout the Northeast. Eventually, they acquired two additional processing plants, and a egg production company. They now also own a rendering plant in Linkwood, Maryland, where chicken byproducts are turned into feed and dog food.
The company filed for bankruptcy in June 2011.[2]
Facilities
| Function | Location |
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| Headquarters | Seaford, DE |
| Processing Plants | Cordova, MD - Harbeson, DE - Hurlock, MD |
| Hatcheries | Dagsboro, DE - Hurlock, MD,Seaford,DE |
| Breeder Egg Production | Liberty, NC |
| Feed Mills | Delmar, DE - Seaford, DE |
| Rendering Plant | Linkwood, MD |
External links
References
- ^ a b 'Allen's Hatchery celebrating 90th...'; Parks, Lynn R.; Laurel Star; May 21, 2009.
- ^ http://amlawdaily.typepad.com/amlawdaily/2011/06/bankruptcy-files.html
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