Sanderson Farms

Sanderson Farms
Traded as	NASDAQ: SAFM; S&P 400 component;
Industry	Poultry farming
Founded	1947, incorporated 1955[1]
Founder	D.R. "Bob" Sanderson, Sr.
Headquarters	Laurel, Mississippi
Key people	Joe F. Sanderson, Jr.; (Chairman and CEO); Lampkin Butts; (President and COO)
Revenue	$3.4 billion[1]
Number of employees	17,000+ [1]
Website	www.sandersonfarms.com/

Sanderson Farms is the third largest poultry producer in the United States and produces 13.65 million chickens per week. It is the only Fortune 1000 company headquartered in Mississippi.[1] It is one of four companies which largely control the poultry farming industry in the United States.[2]

References

"Investor Relations". Sanderson Farms. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
"Chickens". Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.

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[SF-1] "Investor Relations". Sanderson Farms. Retrieved 15 February 2020.

[2] "Chickens". Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.