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Company Press News Releases Wayne Farms-Dobson Raises Money & Donates Food
| Wayne Farms-Dobson Raises Money & Donates Food |
| DOBSON, N.C. (November 30, 2007) – The spirit of giving is alive and well this holiday season at Wayne Farms LLC’s Dobson facility. Over the past few months, Wayne Farms employees and vendors have raised more than $1,000 and collected more than 14,000 (5,167 lbs) food items for the Foothills Food Pantry, which serves families in need throughout Surry County. “The generosity of our employees and vendors for this cause was truly overwhelming,” said Karen Hardy, Wayne Farms human resources manager. “The Foothills Food Bank continues to do an outstanding job providing food and support to Surry County families and we’re excited that we can help them help others.” Wayne Farms employees wrapped up their food drive by delivering all donated items and contributed funds to the Pantry just before Thanksgiving. The company also presented a check representing employee donations totaling $1,219. The Dobson facility consists of a 60,000 square-foot fresh processing plant and the Elkin Feed Mill and Hatchery and has been owned and operated by Wayne Farms LLC since 1980. About Wayne Farms LLCWayne Farms LLC is the fourth-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 13 fresh and further-processed facilities throughout the Southeast, produces more than 1 billion pounds of poultry products each year, and employs more than 9,200 individuals |
