Perdue Fams was founded in 1920, the same year Frank Perdue was born. He quit college to work for his father's company, over the ensuing decades turning into the first well-known brand of chicken in America. He appeared in many commercials for Perdue Chickens, saying "It takes a tough man to make a tender chicken."
I never actually met him, but years ago in the grocery store I worked at, Frank Perdue came in with several other "high ups" to check out the Perdue section in the meat dept. This was after he retired from leading his company, and I was surprised how frail he looked compared to the man I had seen on TV. Still it was a neat experience to actually see this American business visionary in person.
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