We understand that it might seem easier to buy all of your products from one of the large food distributors. The common misconception is that all chicken is created equal, so why add another vendor into the mix?
The answer lies at the heart of why Prestige Farms has been so successful for so long - we offer better tasting products and vastly superior service to our customers.
Processing makes perfect
What makes one piece of chicken more flavorful and tender than the next? The difference is found in the processing technique and the size of the birds. The large poultry houses, including those brands most commonly found in supermarkets and offered by the large food distributors, process chickens from slaughter to final product down one long assembly line.
Without getting into all the messy details, this means that the animal is being processed while still in the preliminary stages of rigor mortis, or the stiffening of the muscles. Any meat processed during that time will be tougher than when the meat is allowed to rest long enough to reach the resolution of rigor. At Prestige Farms, we allow the chicken to rest 12 to 18 hours between slaughter and de-boning and the result is a more tender and flavorful piece of meat.
Also size matters. For our foodservice we process boneless from the small live weight birds. The live weight is generally a 3.85-4.25 pound chicken. This product is more tender than the medium and jumbo meat that a lot of our competitors sell. When it comes to the center of your plate, quality is of utmost importance.
Redefining “fresh”
Another reason our product remains moist and tender is that we offer truly fresh chicken. What does that mean? The Federal Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) defines “fresh” as any product kept at or above 26° F. Moisture is lost at any temperature below freezing. The large distributors often store their product below freezing for long periods of time while still maintaining that it is a “fresh” product. At Prestige Farms we maintain our product between 32° and 38° F. from the time it enters our building until the time it is delivered to your door. The result is a naturally tender and more flavorful product.
It’s the small details that count
Another aspect of our company that sets us apart from the large food distributors is our dedication to complete customer satisfaction. It has been a long-standing policy for all Prestige Farms’ employees to do whatever it takes to make the customer happy. We appreciate our customers and are here to help make them successful. We strive to create partnerships and understand that our success is tied to each one of theirs.
We offer delivery 6 days a week to most of the areas we serve - you can’t find a fresher product without raising the birds yourself. Did you forget to place your order yesterday? Call us and we’ll do whatever we can to help. Want us to pre-marinate your product at our facilities? No problem. Regardless of the question, the answer is we will do whatever we can to earn and keep your business. Try that with any of the large food distributors and you’ll see why we have over 2000 extremely loyal customers.
The bottom line
The bottom line is this – Prestige Farms offers superior quality products, superior service, and is in business to serve the needs of our customers. We would love to have a chance to prove it to you.
As we like to say, we know chicken, we’ve been doing it our whole lives, it’s all we do, and we are the best in the business at it.
Contact one of our sales representatives today and request a sample, throw it on the grill next to what you currently use, and taste the difference.