- Frank Perdue
Franklin Parsons Perdue (
May 9 ,1920 –March 31 ,2005 ), born inSalisbury, Maryland , known as Frank Perdue, was for many years the president andCEO ofPerdue Farms , now one of the largestchicken -producing companies in the United States. His promotion of the Perdue brand through high-profileadvertising resulted in its being the first well-known brand of chicken in the U.S.cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/25/magazine/25perdue.html?ex=1293166800&en=46defcb28cec5d04&ei=5090|title=Chicken Hawker|date=December 25 ,2005 |publisher=The New York Times|accessdate=2007-09-25] He turned over leadership of Perdue Farms to his son, Jim Perdue, in 1991.Perdue developed a specialized chicken-feed that included
marigold blossoms, which imparted a characteristic golden yellow hue to the skins of his chickens.Perdue is also noted for having appeared in over 200 of Perdue Farms' television commercials, although he was also known for his shyness as well.cite web |url=http://money.cnn.com/2005/04/01/news/newsmakers/perdue/index.htm?cnn=yes|title=Frank Perdue dead at 84|date=2005-04-01|publisher=CNN/Money|accessdate=2007-09-25]
He attended Salisbury State University, now known as
Salisbury University , whose business school is named after him, but he dropped out during his sophomore year to join his father's company as its third full-time employee.References
External links
* [http://www.perdue.com/company/tribute/ Frank Perdue Tribute]
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