Mountaire Farms
food Millsboro, DE · Private
Mountaire Farms is the fourth-largest chicken producer in the US with significant vertical integration across hatcheries, feed mills, and processing, operating 9 manufacturing and distribution facilities across the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast. The company processes approximately 2.3 billion pounds of chicken annually and leads the US private-label chicken market.
Mountaire Farms is a privately held, family-owned (Cameron family) vertically integrated poultry producer and the fourth-largest chicken company in the United States, operating hatcheries, feed mills, grow-out farms, and processing plants. Founded in 1914 in Arkansas, the company processes approximately 2.3 billion pounds of chicken annually and is the leading US producer of private-label chicken products.
Employees
10,000
Mfg Plants
8
All Facilities
11
Activity
3/10
Type
Private
Plant Locations (11 mapped)
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Manufacturing Plants (8)
Millsboro Processing Plant
Millsboro, DE
Poultry slaughter and processing plant; acquired from Townsends in 2000; one of four primary processing plants
Selbyville Processing Plant
Selbyville, DE
Poultry slaughter and processing plant; originally H&H Poultry, acquired 1977; one of four primary processing plants
Princess Anne Feed Mill
Princess Anne, MD
Feed mill acquired from Tyson in 2003; supports Delmarva poultry growing operations
Ridgely Feed Mill / Grain Facility
Ridgely, MD
Grain facility acquired from Carmean in 2011; supports grain and feed supply chain
Candor Feed Mill
Candor, NC
Feed mill built in 2000 to support NC poultry growing operations
Lumber Bridge Processing Plant
Lumber Bridge, NC
Poultry slaughter and processing plant; formerly Piedmont Poultry, acquired 1996; one of four primary processing plants
Siler City Processing Plant
Siler City, NC
$170M facility opened April 2019; former Townsend/Omtron site acquired 2016; second NC processing plant employing ~1,250
Statesville Breeder Feed Mill
Statesville, NC
Former Star Milling facility acquired 2014; now serves as breeder feed mill for NC operations
Other Facilities (3)
Townsend Grain Elevator
Townsend, DE · distribution
Former Gavilon Grain Elevator acquired June 2012; grain storage and distribution supporting Delmarva operations
Eastville / Painter Grain Assets (Virginia)
Eastville, VA · distribution
Grain assets acquired from Lansing Trade Group in 2017; operations in Eastville and Painter, VA on the Eastern Shore
Mountaire Farms Corporate HQ
Millsboro, DE · hq
Corporate headquarters of Mountaire Farms; also site of primary Delaware poultry processing complex