Perdue decides it would be in company’s best interest to keep headquarters in Salisbury, Maryland
Perdue Farms has abandoned its plans to move its Perdue AgriBusiness headquarters from Salisbury, Maryland, to Delmar, Delaware.
“We are constantly reviewing our business and real estate holdings across our company and determined that moving forward was not in our best interest to ensure we operate our business as effectively and efficiently as possible,” the company said in a statement.
Perdue Farms, the parent company of Perdue AgriBusiness, is also headquartered in Salisbury.
The company in 2010 announced plans to relocate in Delaware, and in 2015 announced plans to move to Delmar. The move would have involved the relocation of about 150 employees, but all other Perdue AgriBusiness operations were to continue at their current locations.
The decision comes despite financial incentives awarded to the company to move to Delaware.
“We appreciate the commitment of both the town of Delmar and Sussex County for infrastructure improvements ahead of our planned move,” the company stated.
Perdue plans to donate the land for the proposed location in Delmar back to the town, so the property, valued at $279,900, can be redeveloped.
Although the Perdue AgriBusiness headquarters will not move to Delaware, Perdue Farms said it remains committed as an employer in Delaware.
“Perdue has a long history in the First State and we remain committed to the communities in which we operate and where our associates live and work. Perdue employs more than 2,900 associates in Delaware, including two Delaware harvest plants in Milford and Georgetown, and contracts with more than 270 poultry farm families and more than 435 farmers from whom we purchase grains. We’ve also invested more than $80 million in nutrient recycling at our Perdue AgriRecycle facility near Seaford.”
According to the company’s statement, Perdue’s total economic impact in Delaware exceeds $693 million.
