Sanderson Farms, Inc. (SAFM) is a publicly traded company in the Consumer Defensive sector, operating within the Packaged Foods industry. The company is headquartered in Laurel, MS, United States. The current CEO is Joe Sanderson.
SAFM has IPO date of 1987-05-19, 17,662 full-time employees, listed on the NASDAQ Global Select.
Sanderson Farms, Inc., an integrated poultry processing company, produces, processes, markets, and distributes fresh, frozen, and prepared chicken products in the United States. The company sells ice-packed, chill-packed, bulk-packed, and frozen chicken primarily under the Sanderson Farms brand name to retailers, distributors, and casual dining operators in the southeastern, southwestern, northeastern, and western United States, as well as to customers who resell frozen chicken into export markets. Its prepared chicken product line includes institutional and consumer packaged partially cooked or marinated chicken items for distributors and food service establishments. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Laurel, Mississippi.
