A Former Champ Regains His Title During Chickin’ Pickin’ VII at Pork in the Park On a beautiful Saturday afternoon, Jonathan Wagner, a former two-time champion, reclaimed the title of Mountaire Chickin’ Pickin’ Champion and set a NEW World Record at 17 lbs, 8 oz. of picked meat On Saturday, April 21st, in near perfect weather conditions, Mountaire Farms hosted Chickin’ Pickin’ VII at the Pork in th...

Mountaire Continues to Wage War on Hunger  The 2011 Wage War on Hunger effort helps the 17th Annual Thanksgiving for Thousands program feed over 45,000 Delmarva residents in need. The 17th Annual Mountaire Thanksgiving for Thousands program wrapped up on Monday, November 21st, when volunteers from across the Delmarva Peninsula showed up in record numbers to help pack the 7,000 Thanksgiving meal boxes the program was set to produce ...

The Musick Praise Team Wins Mountaire’s Annual Delmarva Praise & Worship Competition  The ultra-talented group from the Philadelphia Pentecostal Apostolic Church in Ellendale, DE, emerged from the eight team field as this year’s winner.  An inspired effort by the praise team Musick was the stand out performance at this past Saturday’s Delmarva Praise & Worship Competition held at Epworth United Met...

Close to 5,000 fans were in attendance for this year’s Mountaire Faith & Family Night at Shorebirds Stadium in Salisbury, MD.  The evening featured a baseball game between the hometown Delmarva Shorebirds and the visiting Hickory Crawdads, as well as a post game concert with up and coming local artists, The Reminders, and a fireworks show.  The weather was perfect, and the inspiring performance put on by The Reminders, went...

2011 Mountaire Family Night for Delmarva and Delaware Over 8,000 fans packed Shorebirds Stadium on Saturday, August 13th for Mountaire Family Night once again making it one of the largest crowds of the year for the hometown Delmarva Shorebirds baseball team.   The evening featured the 2nd Annual Mountaire Softball Challenge and a post-game fireworks spectacular.   All Mountaire employees, growers and grain suppliers as...

Inaugural Mountaire Jumbo Wing Eating Competition Mark Dyer goes into overtime to claim the Inaugural Mountaire Wing Eating Championship, an instant classic, held at the Delaware State Fair on Friday, July 22nd. Mountaire held its Inaugural Jumbo Wing Eating Contest on Friday, July 22nd inside the FREE Entertainment Tent at the Delaware State Fair and crowned the first Delaware State Jumbo Wing Eating Champion.  Mark Dyer of Cam...

Chickin' Pickin' Championship @ the Delaware State Fair Defending Chickin’ Pickin’ Champion Jonathan Wagner is edged out in the finals by Kenneth Riddick of Allentown, PA! Broadcast LIVE on Delmarva’s Froggy 99.9 by morning show hosts Whiskey & Randy, the Chickin’ Pickin’ action was unique to say the least.  With a mix of first timers, seasoned veterans and a handful of local celebritie...

The Mountaire Chickin’ Pickin’ Championship Ends in a Pick-off Defending Chickin’ Pickin’ Champion Jonathan Wagner held off a strong challenge from newcomer Kenneth Riddick in the first ever “Pick-off” during the 62nd Annual Delmarva Chicken Festival. (Georgetown, DE) A large crowd and perfect weather at this year’s Delmarva Festival set the stage for the most competitive Mountaire Chickin&r...

The Mountaire Sales team helped kick-off a new event at the 62nd Annual Delmarva Chicken Festival when they helped organize and participate in the the Inaugural Mountaire Wing Eating Contest.  The event was 5-minutes of face stuffing action involving delicously plump Mountaire wings prepared buffalo style.  For an added bonus, competitors were not allowed to drink water for 3-minutes following the event, just to see them sweat. ...

Ethan Lee and Meg Bartley Earn the WBOC/Mountaire Farms Scholar Athlete of the Year Honors (Georgetown, DE) – On Friday, June 3rd, Mountaire Farms hosted Waging War on Hunger, Hurt & Hate, a fundraiser banquet benefiting the Mountaire Thanksgiving for Fund at the Delaware Community Foundation. The event, held at the CHEER Center in Georgetown, Delaware, featured the 2010-2011 WBOC/Mountaire Scholar Athlete of the Year ...

A NEW Chickin’ Pickin’ Champion is Crowned at Pork in the Park On a blustery day at the Pork in the Park Festival in Salisbury, MD, Jonathan Wagner of Parsonsburg blows away the competition to claim the coveted title and FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS in prize money! (Salisbury, MD)  As sparsely populated as Winterplace Park, Salisbury was on Saturday; usually reserved for the heaviest crowd of the three day Pork Barbecue com...

Mountaire of Delaware Employee Appreciation Picnic Mountaire Farms of Delaware Inc, held its Employee Appreciation Picnic on Saturday, August 28, 2010 at Jolly Roger Amusement Park in Ocean City, Maryland.  Employees were able to enjoy a day of fun in the water park, amusement park, mini golf, go-karts and were treated to a picnic lunch. Fantastic door prizes were given away to those present and they were able to spend a day with the...

Mountaire of Delmarva Company Picnic Once again, our annual picnic was a total success.  It was great to see our employees and their family members enjoying a day of total relaxation and fun at the Jolly Roger Water Park in Ocean City, MD.  It was for sure a beautiful day, with plenty of sun, smiles, fun rides and great barbeque.  Based on all the feedback, there is no doubt in my mind that the planning committee, once agai...

Nikki Parsley of Milford High School & Jake Haley of Queen Anne’s County High School Named WBOC/Mountaire Farms Scholar Athletes of the Year On Monday, July 12th, Mountaire Farms hosted the Inaugural Scholar Athlete of the Month Awards Reception at the Georgia House Restaurant in Laurel, DE.  The event capped off the 2nd year of the WBOC/Mountaire Scholar Athlete of the Month program, an award designed to highlight and hono...

For Chestnut…208 is GREAT! Joey “Jaws” Chestnut, the #1 ranked eater in the world, did not disappoint in his maiden voyage to Delmarva. In the inaugural Mountaire Eastern Shore Wing War, which took place Sunday, April 21st at the Pork in the Park Festival in Salisbury, MD, twelve of the top Major League Eaters took center stage to compete for $5,000 in prize money. Thousands of spectators crowded around the main fe...