Wayne Farms’ Albertville Poultry Processing Facility Celebrates
MINNESOTA, US - The Wayne Farms’ Albertville fresh poultry processing facility, located at 700 McDonald Avenue, recently celebrated its 50th anniversary of business. To mark the important occasion, the company hosted a picnic for over 2,000 employees, retirees and family members.
22 October 2013
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Established in 1963, the Albertville poultry plant was one of the original processing facilities to operate under the Wayne Farms name. Wayne Farms purchased the facility from the North Alabama Poultry Cooperative, Inc. to manufacture and sell fresh poultry products.
Today, the Albertville complex consists of the 42,000 square foot plant on McDonald Avenue; a feed mill in Guntersville, Alabama; and a 35,000 square foot hatchery. Approximately 1000 individuals are employed at the Albertville plant, hailing from Dekalb, Blount, Etowah, Jackson, and Marshall Counties in Alabama.
“We are very proud of the fact that we have been in business and part of the Albertville community for 50 years,” said Tim Holmes, Wayne Farms North Alabama Complex Manager. “We owe our success to the many wonderful employees who have shared in our challenges as well as our successes over the years. With such a hard working team and strong community support, we look forward to the next 50 years!”
A subsidiary of Continental Grain Company, Wayne Farms LLC is the fifth largest poultry producer in the United States.
