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| Company type | Subsidiary |
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| Industry | Poultry farming |
| Founded | 1947, incorporated 1955[1] |
| Founder | D.R. "Bob" Sanderson, Sr. |
| Headquarters | Laurel, Mississippi, U.S. |
Key people | Joe F. Sanderson, Jr. (CEO and Chairman of the Board) Lampkin Butts (President, COO, and Board Member) Mike Cockrell (CFO, CLO, Treasurer, and Board Member) Tim Rigley (CAO and Secretary) |
| Revenue | US$3.4 billion[1] (2019) |
| Owners |
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Number of employees | 17,662 (October 31, 2021)[1] |
| Website | sandersonfarms |
Sanderson Farms is an American poultry producer which is based in Laurel, Mississippi. It is the third largest poultry producer in the United States and produces 13.65 million chickens per week.
On July 22, 2022, it merged with Wayne Farms to form Wayne-Sanderson Farms.[2] The new company is controlled by a joint venture between Cargill and Conti (also known as Continental Grain Co. or ContiGroup).
In 2021, it was included in the Fortune 500 list.[3]
- ^ a b c "Investor Relations". Sanderson Farms. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ Inc, Cargill. "Cargill and Continental Grain Complete Acquisition of Sanderson Farms". PR Newswire. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Sanderson Farms | 2021 Fortune 500". Fortune.