Private company
Allen Family Foods
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American food processor
Allen Family Foods was a large American producer and exporter of chicken, headquartered in Seaford, Delaware. Founded in 1919 by Charles C. Allen and Nellie G. Allen as a small local hatchery. At one time Allen Family Foods was the world's 18th-largest producer of chicken products, producing 10.5 million pounds (4.8 million kg) of finished products per week.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Allen Family Foods was a large American producer and exporter of chicken, headquartered in Seaford, Delaware. Founded in 1919 by Charles C. Allen and Nellie G. Allen as a small local hatchery. At one time Allen Family Foods was the world's 18th-largest producer of chicken products, producing 10.5 million pounds (4.8 million kg) of finished products per week. Their network of 500 independent growers houses 25 million chickens at any given time. It employed 3,400 people in three states (Delaware, Maryland, and North Carolina), with an annual payroll of $90 million. under the slogan is "The Quality Chicken People".2
Products and brands
- chicken
Listed on Wikidata.1
Allen Family Foods' facilities were sold between 2010 and 2011. The Hurlock and Delmar facilities belong to Amick Farms LLC and the remaining sold property was reorganized under Allen Harim Foods.
From Wikipedia’s article on Allen Family Foods, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
Timeline
- 1919Founded Founded1
Links
- WikipediaAllen Family Foods
- WikidataQ4731642
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