Frank Perdue

Poultry businessman and brand icon

Frank Perdue - Poultry businessman and brand icon
Born

1920
105 years ago

Died

March 31st, 2005
20 years ago — 85 years old

Category

Leaders & Politicians

Country

United States

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An influential businessman in the poultry industry, he established a successful chicken brand in the United States. Under leadership, the company focused on quality chicken production and introduced innovative marketing strategies. Created a memorable advertising campaign featuring himself which helped increase brand recognition. The brand became synonymous with quality poultry products and led to significant growth in market share. The company expanded its operations and became one of the largest producers of poultry in the nation, offering a variety of products that appealed to consumers.

Founded Perdue Farms

Introduced the Perdue chicken advertising campaign

Expanded poultry production significantly

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