Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. isn’t chickening out on their new promise to consumers to farm locally grown products and have created a campaign that has lead to more food service jobs in Florida.

About 250 jobs, to be exact, will be added on the roster at the company’s facility in Live Oak.

The campaign is called “Fresh from Florida” and was derived from the pressing consumer need to have access to fresh, locally grown poultry.

The campaign was created in junction with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
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