Pilgrim's Pride Corp., the nation's largest chicken producer, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday, Dec. 1, reported the Associated Press.
Chicken processing giant Pilgrim's Pride Corp., Pittsburg, Texas, said it hired William Snyder, managing partner of CRG Partners Group LLC, Dallas, as chief restructuring officer.
Just days after Sanderson Farms said it will delay plans for a new plant in North Carolina, Foster Farms, Livingston, Calif., said it will no longer build a poultry operation in northeastern Colorado.
With gluten intolerance on the rise in the U.S., demand for gluten-free products also is increasing. Murray’s Chicken answered this call with Gluten Free Breaded Chicken Nuggets.