Harrison Poultry

What Harrison Poultry does

Harrison Poultry Inc. was a privately held, Georgia-based poultry processor established in 1958, producing fresh and frozen bulk chicken parts and boneless chicken products through multiple production facilities in the U.S. market. The company operated at a regional scale within the U.S. protein supply chain, with a workforce of 1,001–5,000 employees supporting slaughter, further processing, and refrigerated distribution primarily into the Georgia and broader Southeastern U.S. customer base. No specialty-product line, proprietary technology platform, or branded consumer retail line is documented in the source material; the business was structured as a commodity poultry supplier.

In July 2025, Harrison Poultry was acquired by Wayne-Sanderson Farms — the third-largest poultry producer in the United States and the entity formed from the 2022 merger of Wayne Farms and Sanderson Farms — in a transaction announced as effective immediately and covering all Harrison Poultry assets, facilities, and operations, with the deal integrated into the acquirer's growth strategy with minimal operational disruption. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Following the transaction, Harrison Poultry ceased to operate as an independent entity and now exists as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wayne-Sanderson Farms, with its corporate website redirected to the parent company's domain. No further revenue, pricing, customer concentration, or technology data is publicly disclosed in the available source material, limiting visibility into segment mix, contract structures, or end-market customer composition.

Name

Harrison Poultry

Legal name

Harrison Poultry Inc.

Website

https://harrisonpoultry.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1958

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Harrison Poultry Inc. was a privately held Georgia-based poultry processor founded in 1958, producing fresh and frozen bulk chicken parts and boneless chicken products for U.S. customers before being acquired by Wayne-Sanderson Farms in July 2025.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Poultry Processing

NAICS

Poultry Processing (311615), Broilers and Other Meat Type Chicken Production (11232)

SIC

Poultry Slaughtering And Processing (2015), Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200)

akta.pro primary industry

Poultry Processing & Packing (AFAKALAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Integrated Poultry Operations (Vertically Integrated Farms) (AFAEADAI), Broiler (Meat Chicken) Feed (AFADACAA)

Keywords

• Poultry processing
• Chicken parts production
• Bulk frozen chicken
• Boneless chicken products
• Poultry manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Bethlehem

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure

Core offering

Harrison Poultry Inc. was a Georgia-based poultry producer that processed and sold fresh and frozen bulk chicken parts and boneless chicken products. The company operated several production facilities in Georgia and supplied its products to the food industry prior to being acquired by Wayne-Sanderson Farms in July 2025.

Product overview

Harrison Poultry Inc. was a Georgia-based poultry producer established in 1958, offering poultry products through several production facilities. The company operated as a single-product poultry business before being fully acquired by Wayne-Sanderson Farms in July 2025. Following the acquisition, all Harrison Poultry assets were integrated into Wayne-Sanderson Farms' operations with minimal disruption.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fresh bulk chicken parts Fresh bulk chicken parts produced at Harrison Poultry's Georgia processing facilities for sale to downstream food industry buyers.
• Frozen bulk chicken parts Frozen bulk chicken parts produced at Harrison Poultry's Georgia processing facilities for sale to downstream food industry buyers.
• Boneless chicken products Boneless chicken products produced at Harrison Poultry's Georgia processing facilities for sale to downstream food industry buyers.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Wayne-Sanderson FarmscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 July 2025Wayne-Sanderson Farms, the third-largest poultry producer in the U.S., acquired Harrison Poultry Inc. as part of its strategic growth initiative. The acquisition includes all Harrison Poultry assets, facilities, and operations. The deal was effective immediately upon announcement in July 2025. Financial details were not disclosed. The acquisition aims to integrate operations with minimal disruption while advancing Wayne-Sanderson Farms' strategic growth plans.
• Wayne-Sanderson FarmscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 July 2025Wayne-Sanderson Farms announced the acquisition of Harrison Poultry, a Georgia-based poultry producer, effective immediately. The deal includes all Harrison Poultry assets. Operations are being integrated with minimal disruption as part of Wayne-Sanderson Farms' strategic growth plans.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights1 record

Direct peers

• Perdue Farms: Vertically integrated chicken producer with comparable fresh and frozen chicken-parts offering and similar regional processing footprint along the U.S. East Coast.
• Mountaire Farms: Privately held poultry processor and vertically integrated broiler producer serving retail and foodservice with fresh chicken parts — similar operating model to Harrison Poultry.
• Koch Foods: Private, vertically integrated poultry processor producing fresh and frozen chicken parts for retail and foodservice customers, directly comparable in scale and product mix.
• George's Inc. Family-owned, vertically integrated poultry producer based in the U.S. South, processing fresh and frozen chicken for retail and foodservice — closely matches Harrison's regional processing model.
• Peco Foods: Privately held, vertically integrated U.S. poultry processor with operations across the Southeast producing fresh and frozen chicken products comparable to Harrison Poultry.
• Foster Farms: West Coast-based chicken processor producing fresh and frozen chicken parts and boneless products for retail and foodservice, overlapping with Harrison's product categories.
• Simmons Foods: Privately held poultry processor producing fresh and prepared chicken products for retail and foodservice customers, comparable in product mix and private-company profile to Harrison Poultry.

Broad incumbents

• Wayne-Sanderson Farms: The third-largest U.S. poultry producer and the company that acquired Harrison Poultry in 2025; operates an extensive chicken-processing platform that overlaps directly with Harrison's fresh and frozen chicken parts business.
• Tyson Foods: Largest U.S. poultry producer with vertically integrated chicken processing, slaughter, and further-processing operations comparable to Harrison Poultry's core activities.
• Pilgrim's Pride: Major U.S. poultry processor supplying fresh and prepared chicken to retail and foodservice; competes in the same chicken-parts and boneless-product categories as Harrison Poultry.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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