Pilgrim's Pride Corporation

The Arcadia, Wisconsin plant at 209 North Third Street is operated by Pilgrim's Pride Corporation and does business under the Gold'n Plump and Pilgrims names. It holds federal establishment numbers P529 and V529, with a grant of inspection dated May 14, 2021 on file with USDA FSIS. FSIS lists its activities as poultry slaughter, poultry processing, and off-premise freezing of poultry. Poultry is the only species reported slaughtered under inspection.

FSIS classifies the establishment as small by employee count, though its reported slaughter volume category of 5.0 places it well above the smallest tier of plants in the federal directory. No custom-exempt activity is reported, meaning the federal record does not show the plant processing animals for return to individual owners.

The website on file is the corporate site for Pilgrim's, which describes the company as a global poultry, pork, and prepared foods producer with more than 61,000 team members, 39 fresh processing facilities and 30 prepared foods facilities across the United States, United Kingdom, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Europe, and partnerships with more than 6,800 family farms. Corporate headquarters are at 1770 Promontory Circle, Greeley, Colorado. The corporate site does not publish plant-level detail for Arcadia, so specifics such as hours, retail sales, and intake arrangements at this location are not yet on file beyond the federal record.

The federal record reports no custom-exempt activity at this establishment, so it is not listed as a plant that slaughters and returns meat to individual animal owners. The corporate website states that Pilgrim's partners with more than 6,800 family farms for poultry, hog, and lamb supplies, but it does not describe grower contracting, booking, minimums, or intake procedures for the Arcadia plant. Producers interested in supply arrangements would need to contact the plant at (608) 323-2887 or the company directly, since no local terms are on file.

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation operates under a federal grant of inspection, so product from this plant can be sold anywhere in the United States, which matters if you sell online or across a state line. FSIS does not list a custom-exempt activity for this plant.