Pilgrim's UK
BQP, Pilgrim’s UK’s in-house 100 percent higher welfare pig farming operation, marked its 40th anniversary with a celebration event at the Suffolk Food Hall in Ipswich. Established by Pilgrim’s UK Agriculture Director Andrew Saunders in 1979, the organization has evolved to become the UK’s leading pig farmer and award-winning producer of higher welfare pigs, consistently…
Russellville, AL, Complex
Joel Pounder is the environmental manager at the Pilgrim’s complex in Russellville, Ala., and he has been interested in trees since growing up on his family’s farm. “Timber is much more than wood and paper,” Pounders said. “Trees stabilize our riparian waterways, provide shade, and help purify air and water around our wastewater treatment fields.…
Pilgrim's Mexico
Pilgrim’s Mexico received Clean Industry Certificates for its ongoing commitment to the National Environmental Audit Program of Mexico. PROFEPA (Mexico’s Federal Office of Environmental Protection) granted renewed certificates to Pilgrim’s Mexico’s San Luis Potosí, Coahuila and Querétaro facilities for their compliance with all guidelines established in the National Environmental Audit Program of Mexico. The self-regulating…
Pilgrim's UK
Thirty-eight of the UK’s largest organizations involved in the production and sale of meat, including Pilgrim’s UK, announced goals to halve the amount of meat that goes to waste each year in the UK, which will help the UK achieve net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions under new collective action. All major grocery retailers, together…
Pilgrim's UK
With just 0.1 percent food waste across its UK sites, Pilgrim’s UK has one of the lowest reported waste levels across the food manufacturing industry. As part of Pilgrim’s UK’s ongoing sustainability goals, the company is reviewing its entire supply chain hierarchy to help further reduce food waste and to ensure that any surplus food…
Broadway, VA, Complex
The Pilgrim’s Broadway, Va., team celebrated reaching 5 million safe man hours without a lost time accident. The teams from safety, medical and maintenance departments, including the management team and hourly team members, worked together every day to be proactive about safety. “Our team is truly the backbone to our safety culture, and we are…
Sumter, SC, Complex
Through anaerobic digestion technology, the Pilgrim’s Sumter, S.C., facility can capture enough methane biogas to produce electricity and hot water for 500 to 700 households. This poultry processing facility is one example of how Pilgrim’s demonstrates its commitment to improving the efficiency of our operations and minimizing our environmental footprint. In 2016, our Sumter facility…
Pilgrim's UK
Dalehead Foods has worked in collaboration with Waitrose to become the first UK supermarket to reduce the level of nitrites across its entire own-label fresh bacon and gammon range. The Dalehead team at Bury St Edmunds completed extensive trial work to achieve a reduction in nitrites while maintaining shelf life and product quality. A 60…
Pilgrim's US
Just BARE® Chicken, the Pilgrim’s brand that is committed to delivering more goodness to more people, expanded its reach with a tasty new product offering at Costco stores nationwide. Just BARE®’s Lightly Breaded Chicken Breast Chunks are available in the freezer section at more than 500 Costco locations. The fully cooked product is deliciously crispy,…
Pilgrim's Global
Our global Pilgrim’s team donated over 6 million meals to team members and communities in 2020. These donations took the form of meals for community food pantries, health care workers, law enforcement, firefighters, neighbors, friends and family, as well as children who were out of school. The following is a thank you from an HR…
