Name That Spec
A spec requiring NAE means this is not allowed in raising the animal?
What are antibiotics ever?
The most cost effective raw poultry item we source.
What is chicken?
This will be our strategic supplier for both turkey and chicken.
Who is Perdue?
Chomps avoids this common industry practice by using only whole muscle cuts.
What is mechanically separated meat?
This is where we will be manufacturing chicken sticks.
What is Cloverdale and Landmark?
This poultry spec calls for "B/S" - shorthand for this product?
What is boneless, skinless?
This is the platform that provides market intelligence, including price reporting, forecasting, and analysis.
What is Urner Barry?
This supplier will be our secondary source of B/S chicken legs.
Who is George's?
These meat blocks represent the complete chicken leg.
What is the thigh and drumstick?
How much turkey did we contract with Perdue in 2025?
What is 10 MM lbs?
This is the target fat content for raw poultry protein into our comen facilities.
10% (+/- 3%)
This is the price ceiling for our 2025 contract with our primary turkey supplier.
What is $2.60?
Our main B/S turkey thigh supplier sources primarily from this U.S. state.
What is Indiana?
These are widely used in the industry for applications like deboning, grinding, aiming to maximize meat yield and minimize waste.
What is a POSS separator?
This is our assumed yield for raw turkey protein in 2026.
What is 46.4%?
This temperature range is typically specified for shipping fresh poultry?
What is 28-32 F?
We use this raw protein PHYSICAL STATE index to determine our poultry price with our suppliers.
What is fresh?
Pitman, our secondary turkey thigh supplier, had an outbreak of this poultry disease that heavily impacted their flock and volume availability to Chomps.
What is High Path Avian Influenza?
Chomps' current turkey spec, thighs, represent what % of the carcass?
What is 12.3%?
This is how much raw chicken legs we will need for the 2028 LRP.
What is 43.6 MM lbs?
They are known for their large size, with roosters typically weighing between 13 and 15 pounds and hens weighing between 10 and 12 pounds.
What is a Jumbo Chicken (or Jersey Giant)?
Chomps can expect to see price spikes on chicken during this time period due to its popularity in BBQ recipes.
What is grilling season?
Our suppliers use this process to quickly lower the temperature of raw protein.
What is blast freezing?
These are the meat blocks we are testing from Perdue to unlock more turkey volume.
What is Breast, Thighs, Wing, and Drum?
By 2028, poultry will represent this percentage of the raw protein sourcing portfolio.
What is 38%?