Governor Pat McCrory, N.C. Commerce Secretary John E. Skvarla, III, and the Economic Development Partnership of N.C. announced today that Perdue Foods, LLC, will expand its Richmond County production facility and hire an additional 30 workers during the coming three years. The popular name in consumer poultry and pork products plans to invest $10.9 million at its site in the City of Rockingham.
“North Carolina welcomes the decision by this long-time consumer foods leader to grow jobs and expand operations in North Carolina,” said Governor McCrory. “Perdue Foods’ commitment to quality and innovation continues to make it a great fit for our food manufacturing community.”
Perdue Foods, whose parent company is Perdue Farms Inc., provides chicken, turkey and pork products under the PERDUE®, PERDUE SIMPLY SMART®, PERDUE HARVESTLAND®, COLEMAN PREMIUM® and COLEMAN ORGANIC® food brands. The family owned, Salisbury, Md.-based company was founded in 1920 and now has operations in 27 U.S. states. Its North Carolina workforce currently totals more than 3,400 people. Through its brands, agricultural products and services, and stewardship and corporate responsibility programs, Perdue Farms is working to become the most trusted name in food and agricultural products.
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