PENDERGRASS, GA

PENDERGRASS, GA

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Number of Employees:

602

Number of Growers:

130

Products & Services:

Jumbo Bird
  • Boneless Breast
  • Boneless Thigh
  • Drumsticks
  • Paws
  • Tenders
  • Trimmed Breast
  • Wings

Significant Facilities, Equipment,Vehicles, and Aircraft:

  • 110,000 square-foot processing facility
  • Feed mill and hatchery
  • Full waste water treatment facility with direct deposit into Allen Creek
  • Ground water system
  • Wellness center
  • Company owns a fleet of farms service vehicles, tractor-trailers, forklifts and managerial vehicles

Local Facility:

977 Wayne Poultry Road
Pendergrass, GA 30567
(706) 693-2271

History

  • 1967 – Allied Mills constructs their Pendergrass facility for ice-packed birds
  • 1987 – Added second shift production
  • 2001 – Expanded the processing facility
  • 2013 – Constructed a new waste water treatment facility and Human Resource building
  • 2014 – Added a marination line
  • 2016 – Constructed a new office building
  • 2018 – Added an on-site Wellness Center

Fiscal Information

Total Property/Ad Valorem Taxes paid:

$432,378

Total Sales/Use/Business Taxes paid:

$32,773

Local Community Involvement

  • Sponsor of 4H and FFA programs
  • Sponsor for Jackson County Community Outreach
  • North Jackson Elementary Partners in Education
  • Relay for Life
  • Boys and Girls Club

Environmental Programs

Wayne Farms 2025 Environmental Sustainability Goals:
  • 50% diversion of solid waste to landfills
  • Reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions by 10%
  • Achieve 15% water reuse

Water Treatment

  • Full waste water treatment facility
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CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS:
Oakwood, Georgia
800-392-0844
www.waynefarms.com

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