GREELEY, Colo., Oct. 7, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (NYSE:PPC) announced today that it will host its third-quarter 2011 earnings conference call on Friday, October 28, 2011 at 9:30 a.m. MDT (11:30 a.m. EDT). Our management team will comment on Pilgrim's financial and operational results for the third quarter ended September 25, 2011.
We encourage participants to join us for the live webcast by logging in through the investor section of our website at www.pilgrims.com by clicking on the link under "Upcoming Events." Interested individuals can pre-register at any time prior to the conference call.
For those who would like to join the call telephonically, please dial +1-877-875-0930 (U.S.) or +1-412-902-6569 (International) and request the "Pilgrim's Pride Conference". Please note that to submit a question to management, you must be logged in via telephone.
If you are unable to attend the webcast live, replays of the conference will be available via our website two hours after the call concludes. You may listen to the replay through the investor section of www.pilgrims.com for 90 days after the call. Those without internet access can listen to the replay through the close of business on November 11, 2011 by dialing +1-877-344-7529 from U.S. telephones, or at +1-412-317- 0088 for those calling internationally. The conference number is 10005093.
About Pilgrim's Pride
Pilgrim's employs approximately 40,500 people and operates chicken processing plants and prepared-foods facilities in 12 states, Puerto Rico and Mexico. The Company's primary distribution is through retailers and foodservice distributors. For more information, please visit http://www.pilgrims.com.