1.   Perdue, the third largest poultry processor, is a long-time supporter of fresh labeling rules.

2.   Saar helped establish one of the largest poultry farms in Zimbabwe.

3.   The three largest poultry companies operating in Florida are Perdue in DeFuniak Springs, Gold Kist in Live Oak and Tyson in Jacksonville.

4.   The transaction will combine two of the four largest poultry processors in the nation.

5.   Vitarich, the second largest poultry producer in the country, will supply chicken to the restaurant chains, boosting its already soaring earnings.

6.   The chicken belonged to various companies, among them the Arkansas-based Tyson, the largest poultry producer in the United States.

7.   The chicken belonged to various companies, including Tyson Foods Inc. of Arkansas, the largest poultry producer in the United States.