RALEIGH, NC - LET’S TALK TURKEY!
I guess the by-line of this post should be Mount Olive, North Carolina. In October privately owned North Carolina Turkey, based in Mount Olive, purchased the Butterball brand name and business of ConAgra Foods. This made Carolina Turkey, in one big bite (if you will forgive the pun), the nation’s largest turkey producer. To capitalize on the brand recognition of the Butterball name, Carolina Turkey has changed its name to Butterball. The company’s headquarter will remain in Mount Olive where it has a one million square foot turkey processing facility and which they say is the world’s largest.
As turkey is a low cost source of protein and as U.S. citizenry seems to be getting more health conscious, turkey consumption, which averaged about 8 pounds per person annually in 1970, was nearly 17 pounds per person in 2005. As tomorrow is THE turkey day I assume there is a mad dash for the woods by all turkeys who have not already met their appointed destiny.
Incidentally, for many years ConAgra has had a phone line people could call during November and December to get help and answers about how to do whatever it is you want to do to a turkey to get it to the table without buring the house down. That help is still available and if you would like to take advantage of it the number is - - (800) BUTTERBALL.
Let’s see Mount Olive also produces a whole peck of pickles. Turkey and pickles - huummmm. I wonder where they make Mrs. Smith’s pies? Have a great Thanksgiving!!!
John Fish- (919) 696-3474 Email: marvmax@mindspring.com Website: www.JohnFish.com Blog: RaleighDurhamRealEstateBlog.com
