This week, Perdue announced that they are the FIRST poultry company to receive the USDA Process Verified Seal. That means that the USDA has verified that Perdue products with this seal are from chickens that were fed an all vegetarian diet with no animal byproducts and have been raised without cages. To help announce this exciting news, they kicked off a video contest that will give the grand prize winner $4000 plus a year’s worth of free chicken!

Additional details about the contest:

· Open to consumers who are located wherever its products are sold (East of the Mississippi plus Missouri and Minnesota) to showcase their best tips, tricks or techniques for preparing or serving Perdue chicken. Videos have to be three minutes or less and rules are posted on our contest site found at www.perdueverifiablygood.com.

· Submission for entries opens on Tuesday, February 1, and ends on March 28. The winner will be selected by a combination of public voting and a panel of judges.

· The grand prize winner will receive $4000 plus a year’s worth of free chicken. The second place winner will receive $1000 and a year’s supply of free chicken and the third place winner will receive a year’s supply of free chicken.

Where can people go to enter the contest?

· Consumers should go to www.PerdueVerifiablyGood.com to learn more about the contest and upload their videos. They can also find Perdue on Facebook, too.