Team Member Stories | Pilgrim's Sustainability Report

Donates >6 Million Meals

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…

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Mandy Klopp Earns Empowering Women in Industry Award

Pilgrim's US

Pilgrim’s Senior Head of Operations for Fresh Foodservice Mandy Klopp was awarded the Empowering Women in Industry 2020 award for Leadership for Reliability and Operations. Empowering Women in Industry is a U.S.-based women’s networking group with a vision to help women advance professionally and build a future generation of women in leadership. At Pilgrim’s, diversity…

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Team Member Hauls Donated Chicken from Georgia to Texas

Pilgrim's US

Jasper, Texas, native and Pilgrim’s team member Michelle Wallace, who works at the Pilgrim’s facility in Athens, Ga., really delivers! The hometown girl drove a truckload of 200 boxes of frozen chicken donated by Pilgrim’s from Athens, Ga., to Jasper, Texas. According to Jasper-Lake Sam Rayburn Area Chamber of Commerce Director Beverly Holley, 1,600 servings…

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HR Team Discusses Career Opportunities with Students at International Industry Event

Pilgrim's US

The Pilgrim’s HR team participated in the International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE), the world’s largest annual poultry, meat and feed industry event of its kind. IPPE focuses on innovation – introducing state of the art advances in technology – as well as education and networking. Students majoring in Animal Science, Poultry Science and Engineering…

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Linton Team Donates Rubber Boots to Nigerian Farmers

Pilgrim's UK

Team members at Dalehead Foods – Linton donated rubber boots to Nigerian farmers to work more safely and efficiently, especially in the wetter months. “As a large local employer we go through a great deal of footwear which is mandatory, but after a eureka moment I thought maybe others could make good use of them,”…

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Bright Futures

Pilgrim's Tulip

Pilgrim’s Tulip is a proud founding business partner of the Bright Futures scheme. Through Bright Futures, victims of Modern Slavery are able to return to work via a four-week-paid work placement in our facilities and, if desired, receive a non-competitive interview for a permanent role. In 2019, Tulip placed eight people across our Ashton, Corsham…

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IMPACT Program

Pilgrim's USA

The IMPACT Program, which stands for Industrial Maintenance Program & Accredited Course Training, is an aggressive in-house and branded Pilgrim’s program that trains maintenance team members on an individual level in a practical setting. With key focuses on safety awareness, mechanical skills, leadership skills and equipment, the program promotes a safety-first-culture, addresses an internal demand…

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Apprenticeship Levy Fund

Pilgrim's Tulip

Tulip has a rich history of supporting the next generation through apprenticeships, graduate programs and training schemes. In 2017, the U.K. government announced the introduction of the Apprenticeship Levy. Every U.K. organization with a payroll of £2 million or more is automatically enrolled into the scheme. Tulip’s apprenticeship levy has over £1 million available, and…

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RoSPA Health & Safety Awards

Pilgrim's Moy Park

In 2019, Pilgrim’s Moy Park achieved a Gold and a Gold Fleet Safety in the internationally-renowned RoSPA Health and Safety Awards, the longest-running industry awards scheme in the U.K. The RoSPA Awards scheme, which receives entries from organizations around the world, recognizes achievement in health and safety management systems, including practices such as leadership and…

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2020 NAMI Worker Safety Awards

Pilgrim's USA

Each year, the North American Meat Institute (NAMI) Worker Safety Awards recognize production facilities that have achieved a high level of performance in the team member health and safety area. Four award levels may be earned based on an evaluation of the facility’s actual safety performance, as well as its implementation of an effective safety…

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