OAKWOOD, Ga. (September 14, 2009) – On Friday, September 11th, employees from Wayne Farms LLC spent the day feeding traveling members of the United States military inside the Jean R. Amos USO Center at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. The event was the latest installment in an ongoing relationship between the company, the United Service Organizations (USO) and Operation Chefs Unite.

Wayne Farms’ began their partnership with the USO in 2007 when Wayne Farms Executive Research Chef Caroline Morris, a member of the Georgia chapter of the American Culinary Federation (ACF), learned about an ACF program called “Operation Chefs Unite.” The program pairs local chefs with the USO to cook for traveling troops. Since 2007, Wayne Farms has fed troops on 7 different occasions.

“Wayne Farms employees seem to have an exceptional sense of patriotic duty evidenced by the fact that we never have to look too far to find volunteers to help,” said Caroline Morris, Executive Research Chef and Project Leader for Wayne Farms LLC. “This has become one of our favorite causes. We are always ready and willing to step up and express our sincere gratitude and appreciation for the continued efforts of our American troops.”

Troops present at the USO were very appreciative of the hot food, good conversation and the care showed by all volunteers on this important day. The buffet prepared for the soldiers by Wayne Farms included chicken wings, grilled chicken breasts, corn, squash casserole, green beans and chocolate pudding and apple pie for dessert.

This marks the third occasion in 2009 Wayne Farms was able to join forces with the USO and Operation Chefs Unite to show appreciation to the troops. Groups of volunteers from the company also fed soldiers on Valentine’s Day and Independence Day.

About Operation Chefs Unite & USO

The United Service Organization (USO) offers a variety of services to active military personnel and their dependents, including free refreshments, information, and referrals. The USO in partnership with Operation Chefs Unite (OCU) receives food everyday from Atlanta area chefs and organizations. This food feeds inbound and outbound troops passing through the Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.

About Wayne Farms LLC

Wayne Farms LLC is the fifth-largest vertically integrated poultry producer in the United States with annual sales exceeding $1 billion. A subsidiary of ContiGroup Companies, Inc., Wayne Farms LLC owns and operates 11 fresh and further-processed facilities throughout the Southeast, produces more than 1 billion pounds of poultry products each year, and employs more than 8,900 individuals.