Wayne Farms’ began their partnership with the USO in 2007 when Wayne Farms Executive Research Chef Caroline Morris, a member of the Georgia ACF Chapter, learned of a program entitled “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 trouble finding volunteers to spend their holidays feeding the troops,” 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 soldiers.”

In 2010, Wayne Farms is set to dish food to inbound and outbound troops traveling through Atlanta’s Hartsfield Jackson Airport on July 4th and September 11th.

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 Continental Grain Company, Wayne Farms LLC owns and operates 11 fresh and further-processed facilities throughout the Southeast producing more than 1 billion pounds of poultry products each year. The company employs more than 8,900 individuals. For more information, please visit http://www.waynefarms.com.

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. # # #