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Pilgrim’s Russellville Celebrates Arbor Day with 500+ Tree Plantings

Russellville, AL, Complex

To celebrate Arbor Day, the Russellville, Ala., facility brought together team members, the community and USDA agents to plant trees in the area. “Quite a few of our facilities own timber land, pastures for processing wastewater, and grazing land for cattle, so you can’t just think about chicken, you have to think about all of…

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‘Little Chef at Home’ Program Aims to Keep Kids Fed

Pilgrim's UK

  Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Pilgrim’s helped provide students with nutritional meals, even as children were out of school. During the school year, approximately 22 million kids rely on the National School Lunch Program for meals. With schools closed during the pandemic, many kids are left without guaranteed meals. Pilgrim’s introduced the “Little Chef At…

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Secures Five-Year Fresh Pork Deal with Aldi

Pilgrim's UK

Pilgrim’s UK secured a new long-term agreement with Aldi to supply fresh pork products from its Kings Lynn facility. The agreement will run until 2025 and cover a range of fresh packaged hams for Aldi, including wafer thin honey roast ham, cooked ham slices, premium thick cut oak smoked and honey roast ham products. Kings…

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Jolly Hog Partner to Support COVID-19 Patients, Research

Pilgrim's UK

The Jolly Hog company, which produces award-winning sausages and bacon, along with Pilgrim’s UK, donated £5 from every Jolly Hog Scotch Egg sale to Southmead NHS Hospital Charity to help COVID-19 patients. Pilgrim’s UK produces the tasty Jolly Hog Scotch Eggs at our site in Ruskington and is proud of the difference the sales of…

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Tomorrow Fund

Pilgrim's

In 2019, Pilgrim’s launched the Tomorrow Fund, a scholarship program to support the collegiate scholastic pursuits of our team members and their direct dependents. In line with the Pilgrim’s Vision, we established the Tomorrow Fund to help our team members achieve their dreams and create a better future for themselves and their families through education.…

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Tree Planting with Local Elementary Schools

Broadway, VA, Complex

In line with our vision, Pilgrim’s sponsored a tree planting and education program its Rockingham County facilities and three area elementary schools: John C. Myers, Plains, and Lacey Springs. Pilgrim’s team members secured trees and dug the holes, and then students actually helped plant the trees. After assessing the company’s properties, Pilgrim’s decided to plant…

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2019 CASA Princess Ball

Mt. Pleasant, TX, Complex

The Pilgrim’s complex in Mt. Pleasant, TX, is a proud supporter of CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate). In 2019, the team once again participated in the CASA Princess Ball, a fundraiser held each year to raise money for the organization. Along with donating beautiful dresses for girls who may not have one available to wear,…

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Belles and Beaus on the Cane

Natchitcohes, LA, Complex

Pilgrim’s Natchitoches was the Premier Sponsor of the “Belles and Beaus on the Cane” event in Oct. 2019, presented by the American Cancer Society. Each year, the American Cancer Society holds the event to recognize the inspiring stories of cancer survivors from Natchitoches Parish. Pilgrim’s Natchitoches sponsors the event as a dedicated supporter of the…

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Continued Partnership with Teletón

Pilgrim's Mexico

In line with Pilgrim’s Mexico’s values and dedication to supporting Mexican families, the company sponsored and invited all team members to participate in the 2017, 2018 and 2019 Teletón Campaign. The Teletón Campaign is an annual, 24-plus-hour television and radio broadcast dedicated to raising money for children with disabilities, autism or cancer, and for the…

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Sanford Engagement Committee

Sanford, NC, Complex

The Pilgrim’s Sanford Engagement Committee raised nearly $6,000 from January – July 2019 for their local Relay for Life event. All of the money raised  came from various fundraisers held at the plant – Krispy Kreme doughnut sales, nacho sales, walking tacos, and donations.

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