Source: Watt Poultry
Peco Foods Inc. is a family-owned, fully integrated poultry grower, processor, and marketer headquartered in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Founded in 1937 by Herman Hickman in Gordo, Alabama, the company began as a small hatchery and feed mill. Over the decades, it has grown into a major U.S. poultry producer with operations across Alabama, Mississippi, and Arkansas.
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Peco Foods serves markets primarily throughout North America, supplying a range of chicken products supported by a fully integrated production system.
Peco Foods maintains significant production capacity supported by its integrated infrastructure:
Ready-to-cook chicken production: 35.61 million pounds per week
Head produced annually: 280 million birds
Weekly production: 5.160 million birds
Average liveweight per bird: 8.76 lbs
Annual revenue: USD 2,084.00 million
Employees: 7,578
Peco Foods’ vertically integrated model spans every stage of poultry production:
Slaughter plants: 6
Further processing plants: 1
Hatcheries: 5
Feed mills: 6
This structure allows the company to maintain control over production quality, efficiency, and supply chain reliability.
From its beginnings as a small hatchery and feed mill in Alabama to a modern poultry producer with hundreds of millions of birds produced annually, Peco Foods continues to grow while maintaining its family-owned heritage. Through vertical integration, strong community ties, and a commitment to safety, sustainability, and collaboration, the company remains a key contributor to the U.S. poultry industry and a valued member of the USAPEEC community.
Website: https://pecofoods.com/
Contact: (205) 345-4711
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