# Butterball

> Butterball is the largest producer of turkey products in the United States, selling more than 1 billion pounds of turkey a year from its headquarters in Garner, North Carolina. Jointly owned by Seaboard Corporation and Maxwell Farms, the company makes whole turkeys, turkey cuts, ground turkey, turkey bacon, sausage and deli meats for grocery, foodservice and export - and runs the Turkey Talk-Line, the Thanksgiving cooking hotline that has answered questions from anxious cooks every holiday season since 1981.

- **Founded:** 2006
- **Headquarters:** Garner, North Carolina, United States
- **Founders:** Ada Walker (Original 'Butterball' trademark holder (1940, Wyoming, Ohio)), Leo Peters (Bought the Butterball trademark in 1951, later leased/sold to Swift & Company)
- **Team size:** ~5,500-6,000 employees
- **Products:** Whole turkeys, Turkey cuts & roasts, Ground turkey & burgers, Turkey bacon, sausage & franks, Deli & cold cuts
- **Notable:** Largest producer of turkey products in the United States., Sells more than 1 billion pounds of turkey each year., Operates roughly seven processing plants across the US.

## Products & services

- **Whole turkeys** — Fresh and frozen whole turkeys, including the self-basting bird the brand is famous for, sold heavily around Thanksgiving and the holidays.
- **Turkey cuts & roasts** — Turkey breasts, tenderloins, roasts and other cuts for everyday and holiday cooking.
- **Ground turkey & burgers** — Fresh and frozen ground turkey and turkey burgers marketed as a leaner protein for year-round meals.
- **Turkey bacon, sausage & franks** — Breakfast and grilling products that extend the brand beyond the holiday season.
- **Deli & cold cuts** — Cured and sliced turkey deli meats for retail and foodservice customers.
- **Foodservice & export products** — Bulk and specialty turkey products for restaurants, institutions and international markets.
- **Turkey Talk-Line** — A free Thanksgiving-season cooking hotline (since 1981) staffed by 50+ trained experts answering 100,000+ questions a year, plus online guides, calculators and recipes.

## Achievements

- Largest producer of turkey products in the United States.
- Sells more than 1 billion pounds of turkey each year.
- Operates roughly seven processing plants across the US.
- Runs the Turkey Talk-Line, a cultural institution operating every holiday season since 1981.
- Descends from the 1954 Swift & Company self-basting Butterball turkey that helped define modern Thanksgiving convenience.
- American Humane Certified across its turkey products.

## Latest updates

- **2025-11** — CEO Jay Jandrain appeared across CNN, Bloomberg and Fox Business to discuss 2025 Thanksgiving turkey pricing, noting prices were flat to lower versus the prior year.
- **2025-02** — Jay Jandrain named 2025 Chairman of the National Turkey Federation.
- **2021-11** — The Turkey Talk-Line celebrated its 40th anniversary of helping holiday cooks.

## Links

- Website: https://butterball.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/butterball
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/butterball
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Butterball
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/butterball/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/Butterball
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@butterball

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Last updated: 2026-07-06