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Pilgrim’s Sees Success in Partnership with Instacart, CommerceIQ

Pilgrim's US

In response to the growing popularity of online marketplaces and delivery services among retail brands such as Instacart, Pilgrim’s sought an additional partnership to help push more online sales their way. Pilgrim’s was placing ads within the Instacart marketplace, however, after consulting with E-commerce analytics platform and Instacart Ads partner, CommerceIQ (CIQ), they have seen…

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Pilgrim’s UK Brings Home the Bacon…Awards

Pilgrim's UK

Pilgrim’s UK was recently awarded “Best Bacon Product” for their Co-op Air Dry Cured Smoked Back Bacon Rashers during the Meat Management Meat Industry Awards 2021. This was the product’s second consecutive award in this category. Pilgrim’s UK faced stiff competition but ultimately triumphed, taking home the award during the ceremony hosted by English football icon…

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Pilgrim’s UK Receives Groceryaid Gold Award

Pilgrim's UK

GroceryAid has recognized the continued hard work and support of Pilgrim’s UK over the last year by once again awarding the business its coveted Gold award. The business previously achieved Gold status and thanks to the efforts and dedication of the team, the charity awarded Pilgrim’s UK its highest possible honor for another year. The…

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Dalehead Foods Cuts Nitrites in Bacon

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…

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Just BARE® Chicken Launches New Product at Costco Stores Nationwide

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,…

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Center of Innovation & Technology for Excellence

Pilgrim's USA

Pilgrim’s and JBS USA have created the Center of Innovation & Technology for Excellence (“CITE”). This initiative is an example of the company’s commitment to embrace new tools and technologies that would have an impact on our competitive advantage, especially in the areas of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), Robotics Process Automation (RPA),…

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Large Business of the Year

Nacogdoches, TX, Complex

In 2019, our Pilgrim’s Nacogdoches team received the 2019 Large Business of the Year Award from the Nacogdoches County Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber described the Nacogdoches Complex as a “powerhouse employer in the community,” employing more than 1,500 team members with a $62 million annual payroll. The processing facility was built in the 1970s…

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Global Food Safety and Quality Assurance Team Meeting

Pilgrim's

In September 2019, company FSQA leaders from around the world gathered to São Paulo, Brazil, to share best practices and lessons learned, improve collaboration, and define needs and issues within the FSQA teams that should be addressed globally. The four major initiatives the Global Team will focus on are: Sharing Best Practices & Collaboration; People…

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2018 McDonald’s Best Supplier

Pilgrim’s Mexico

McDonald’s awarded the Pilgrim’s Mexico team as the 2018 Best Supplier in Mexico. This distinction was granted for excellence in product quality, results and committing to continuous improvement.

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Increasing Brand Awareness

Pilgrim’s Mexico

In 2018, the Pilgrim’s Mexico team launched a 360° advertising campaign in traditional and digital media to increase brand awareness and communicate the attributes of products in a creative way.

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