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Pilgrim’s U.S. is structured into five primary business units:

The Prepared Foods business unit includes three production facilities that specialize in producing marinated, battered and breaded, par-fried and fully-cooked frozen chicken products for leading foodservice and retail customers. Prepared Foods products are sold into every segment of the retail and foodservice industry, led by our Pierce Chicken, Gold Kist, and Just Bare Pilgrim’s brands.

The Case Ready business unit includes eight production facilities that specialize in producing traditional tray pack, deli, and boneless dark meat products for the retail market. This business unit is strategically aligned to fulfill the growing demand of key customers. To meet consumer needs, Pilgrim’s Case Ready operates three traditional plants, three vegetarian-fed plants, and one organic plant. This business unit also includes one production facility in Puerto Rico that serves the island’s retail market through the company brand To-ricos.

The Commercial business unit includes seven production facilities that are uniquely positioned to support key customers in the industrial, foodservice, and retail channels. These facilities produce a myriad of value-added products such as halal and marinated chicken as well as regular line-run chicken.

The Small Bird business unit consists of eleven production facilities designed to support retail and foodservice channels.

Pilgrim’s Mexico is structured into two primary business units:

The Fresh business unit consists of seven production facilities that provide fresh and frozen products to wholesale customers, self-service stores, price clubs, and restaurant chains.

The Value Added business unit includes two production facilities led by Pilgrim’s Value Added and Del Día brands. In 2016, the Value Added line was launched in a foodservice (bulk) version with 16 unique products, including a complete product portfolio of breaded, filled, partially, and totally cooked, all for the wholesale and kitchen markets. Del Día was launched in 2009, offering quality and flavor at a better price through four main products: filled, varieties, breaded, and breadless chicken products.

Pilgrim’s Europe is structured into three primary business units:

The Pilgrim’s Europe Chicken business (formerly Moy Park) consists of four production facilities dedicated to providing a comprehensive range of fresh and value-added poultry. Offerings include whole-bird and portioned poultry products from a range of classic, higher welfare, free range, and organic farms, and supply leading retailers and foodservice providers throughout the U.K., Ireland, and Europe. In addition, the business unit has eight prepared foods operations. Two facilities contain coated and cooked segments, which produce a comprehensive range of coated products for retailers, such as Kievs, fillets, portions, and bites. The remaining six facilities focus on foodservice customer solutions from starters to desserts and from meat-free options to protein products. These facilities provide customers with frozen products including but not limited to coated or ready-to-eat poultry, bacon, minced beef patties, a variety of coated cheese, vegetarian products like non-meat patties, spring rolls, onion rings, and desserts including donuts and apple pies. The Pilgrim’s Europe Pork business (formerly Pilgrim’s U.K.) is composed of Fresh and Prepared business units. The Fresh division consists of three production facilities dedicated to producing a comprehensive range of fresh and added-value pork consisting of fresh pork and portioned pork products from classic and higher welfare farms, supplying leading retailers and foodservice providers throughout the U.K. with high-quality pork products. The Prepared business unit consists of 11 production facilities, producing products ranging from bacon, sausages, slow cooked and BBQ products, gammon, snacking products, and canned products. The Pilgrim’s Europe Prepared Foods business (formerly Pilgrim’s Food Masters) retains a strong portfolio of brands and customer brand offerings with a leading chilled and frozen ready meal business. It is structured into two primary business units: Meats and Meals. The Meats business unit is a leading manufacturer of branded and private label meats, meat snacks, food-to-go, and meat-free products in the U.K. and Ireland. Its brands include Richmond, Denny, Galtee, Fridge Raiders, and Rollover. The Meals business primarily serves the U.K. market and specializes in authentic ethnic chilled and frozen ready meals, multi-cuisine ready to cook ranges, and home delivery meals under the Oakhouse brand. The Accelerators, Brand, and Private Label Businesses also sit within Pilgrim’s Europe Prepared Foods.