Pilgrim's Pride Corporation
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Founders
Lonnie 'Bo' Pilgrim, Aubrey Pilgrim · Founded 1946 · Greeley, Colorado
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Pilgrim's Pride was founded by Lonnie 'Bo' Pilgrim, Aubrey Pilgrim in 1946 in Greeley, Colorado. The company is currently led by Fabio Sandri.
Lonnie 'Bo' Pilgrim and Aubrey Pilgrim started the business in Pittsburg, Texas in 1946. The company grew from feed and chicks into integrated poultry processing, then became a JBS-controlled public company after the 2008 bankruptcy and 2009 JBS investment.
Lonnie 'Bo' Pilgrim was a Texas poultry entrepreneur who helped build Pilgrim's from a local feed and chick business into a major poultry processor.
Bo Pilgrim became the public face of the company and helped define its aggressive poultry-growth culture before later control shifted to JBS.
Aubrey Pilgrim co-founded the early Pilgrim business in Pittsburg, Texas with his brother Bo.
Aubrey Pilgrim helped establish the operating base that eventually became Pilgrim's Pride Corporation.
Fabio Sandri
President and Chief Executive Officer
Leads Pilgrim's through JBS-controlled execution, operating discipline, and global protein strategy.
Lonnie 'Bo' Pilgrim
Co-founder and former chairman
Built the company from Texas poultry roots into a major national processor.