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Federally inspected establishment

EST. P177

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation

Doing business as CN (PPC Child Nutri); Chris P Chicken; Country Pride; County Post; Eat Well Stay Healthy; Fryer Kist; GK for the Student; GoldKist; GoldKist Farms; Independence County; Oven Kist; PP Select; Pierce Foods; Ro-Ricos; Rockingham; Shenandoah Valley; Wampler Foods

Large USDA-inspected poultry slaughter and processing plant on Industrial Blvd. in Gainesville, Georgia.

949 Industrial Blvd., Gainesville, Georgia 30503 · Hall County

pilgrims.com

USDA inspected

At a glance

  • ·FSIS large size class, slaughter volume category 5.0
  • ·Poultry slaughter and poultry processing as listed with FSIS
  • ·Grant of inspection date on file: May 21, 2021
  • ·No custom-exempt activity reported, so on-farm animal drop-off for personal-use processing is not indicated
  • ·Numerous brand names, including GoldKist, Country Pride, and Wampler Foods, are registered to this establishment number

About Pilgrim's Pride Corporation

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation operates establishment P177 at 949 Industrial Blvd. in Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia. The federal record lists the plant for poultry slaughter and poultry processing, with poultry as the species slaughtered under inspection. FSIS classifies the establishment in its large size class and places it in slaughter volume category 5.0, the highest reported band in the directory. The grant of inspection date on file is May 21, 2021. No custom-exempt activity is reported.

The FSIS record lists an extensive set of doing-business-as names tied to establishment number P177, including Country Pride, County Post, GoldKist, GoldKist Farms, Fryer Kist, Oven Kist, Pierce Foods, Ro-Ricos, Rockingham, Shenandoah Valley, Wampler Foods, PP Select, Independence County, Chris P Chicken, Eat Well Stay Healthy, GK for the Student, and CN (PPC Child Nutri). The corporate website describes Pilgrim's as one of the world's largest poultry, pork, and prepared foods producers, with more than 61,000 team members, 39 fresh processing facilities and 30 prepared foods facilities in the United States, the United Kingdom, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Europe, and products sold in more than 100 countries. The website states the company partners with more than 6,800 family farms for poultry, hog, and lamb supplies and has operated for more than seven decades.

The corporate site does not describe operations, services, or ordering specific to the Gainesville Industrial Blvd. plant. Corporate headquarters is listed at 1770 Promontory Circle, Greeley, Colorado, with a general contact address of wecare@pilgrims.com. The federal record lists a plant phone of (707) 533-4803; search listings show Gainesville numbers in the (770) 533 exchange and a separate Pilgrim's address at 920 Queen City Pkwy. Details beyond the federal record and the corporate website are not yet on file.

Services

  • Poultry slaughter under federal inspection
  • Poultry processing under federal inspection

Species under inspection

chickens

Products and retail

  • Fresh poultry
  • Value-added and prepared poultry products (company-wide, per corporate website)

Questions about Pilgrim's Pride Corporation

Can a farmer bring birds here for custom processing?
The federal record reports no custom-exempt activity at this establishment, and neither the FSIS record nor the corporate website describes intake of animals from individual farmers at this plant. Booking or custom terms are not stated.
Is there a retail counter or direct-to-household ordering?
Not stated. The corporate website markets to retailers, restaurants, foodservice providers, and consumers globally but does not describe a retail store, bundles, or shipping at the Gainesville Industrial Blvd. location.
What species are handled?
Poultry. FSIS lists poultry slaughter and poultry processing for establishment P177, with poultry as the species slaughtered under inspection.
Which phone number is correct for the plant?
The FSIS record lists (707) 533-4803. Secondary business listings for Pilgrim's Pride in Gainesville show numbers in the (770) 533 exchange. Both are noted here; the registry has not verified which reaches this plant.

Federal record

Activities
Poultry Processing; Poultry Slaughter
Grant on file
May 21, 2021
Size class
Large
Slaughter volume
Very large volume

Source: USDA FSIS MPI Directory (2026-09-01 edition) and the FSIS Establishment Demographic Data supplement. Profile text is drawn from the establishment's public website (https://www.pilgrims.com/, https://www.pilgrims.com/about-us/) and dated 2026-09-02. Verify at the FSIS directory. LocalMeat.org is not affiliated with FSIS or with this establishment; listing is not an endorsement.

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