OAKWOOD, Ga. — Despite a company merger mid-year and challenging poultry markets at year-end, Wayne-Sanderson Farms did not waiver from the time-honored tradition of giving established by both legacy poultry industry leaders, Wayne Farms and Sanderson Farms, before they joined forces to form the nation’s third-largest poultry producer in July, the company said.
For the year, the company, its team members and its charitable partners donated more than $4.9 million to charities around the nation including the United Way, the American Heart Association and the American Cancer Society. In addition to monetary donations, the. . .