ATLANTA — One of the poultry industry’s most-recognized individuals recently received a prestigious honor from the National Protein and Food Distributors Association.
Jim Perdue, chairman and CEO of Perdue Farms, was presented with the 2024 Protein Industry Lifetime Achievement Award from NPFDA during its recent annual convention and showcase in Atlanta, Ga.
Perdue is the 33rd recipient of the lifetime achievement award. His father, Frank Perdue, received the very first of these awards in 1991. The association annually recognizes someone who has shown a lifetime of dedication and contributions to the protein industry.
Perdue Farms is now a fourth. . .