The Industry Standard: Intelligence for the Information Economy

  September 5, 2001
  NEWS & ANALYSIS
   Headlines
   Money & Markets
   Tech & Telecom
   Media & Marketing
   Metrics & Stats
   Policy & Politics
  SEARCH
   
  advanced search
  SERVICES
   Company Index
   Newsletters
   Wireless
  PRINT EDITION
   Read the Magazine

Home > Company Index > Food, Beverage & Tobacco > Meat Products > Townsends Incorporated

Townsends Incorporated
 PROFILE
At Townsend family picnics, there are always enough chicken legs to go around. Townsends produces 12 million pounds of chicken each week. Its whole birds, parts, boneless breasts, and roasters are sold to major grocery chains and food service distributors in the US. John G. Townsend Jr. founded Townsends in the 1890s as a lumber business; his grandson is chairman and CEO. The first vertically integrated poultry company in the US, Townsends has operations in Arkansas, Delaware, and North Carolina. Exports of frozen chicken, particularly to Asia, account for 20% of its sales.

 COMPETITION
ConAgra Foods, Inc. (CAG)
Gold Kist Inc. (dossier)
Tyson Foods, Inc. (TSN)

 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: May
2000 Sales (mil.): 500.00
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 0.0%
Employees: 4,500
Revenue per employee: $111,111.11

 KEY PEOPLE
• P. Coleman Townsend
    CEO
• Dave Burton
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
919 N. Market St. Ste. 420
Wilmington, DE 19966
US
Phone: 302-777-6650
Fax: 302-777-6660
Online: Web Site

Company Data   News, quotes & more       

Hoovers Online   Hoover's Company Capsule
Copyright © 2001, Hoover's Inc. Austin, Texas.
For changes and updates, contact Hoover's directly.


ADVERTISEMENT
FEATURED LINKS
Home |  Customer Service |  About Us
Australia |  Brazil |  China |  Korea |  Norway |  Poland |  Sweden |  Taiwan

Copyright ©2001 Standard Media International. Privacy Policy
Stock data provided by Stockpoint and its data suppliers. Copyright © 1995-2001