Chicken Marketer of the Year

The Chicken Marketer of the Year award honors exceptional efforts in retail, foodservice, direct-to-consumer, producer/integrator organizations and companies who have demonstrated innovative marketing and creative excellence in promoting chicken consumption.

Your entry should describe and demonstrate that the nominee is passionate about its role and why they excelled as a chicken marketer during the 2025 calendar year. Examples of specific marketing or public relations campaigns — whether print, digital, video, audio or integrated across multiple channels — are strongly encouraged.

Previous winners of this prestigious award include Chick-fil-A, Wayne-Sanderson Farm, Farmer Focus and Perdue Foods.

Finalists will be profiled in Poultry Future and WATT PoultryUSA publications. The winning organization will give a brief presentation and be recognized during a trophy presentation at the 2026 Chicken Marketing Summit. A representative from the winning organization must be present at the 2026 Chicken Marketing Summit and will receive free registration, two nights stay at the Innisbrook Resort at Palm Harbor, Florida with reimbursement for coach airfare or for mileage driving to the 2026 Chicken Marketing Summit, scheduled for July 27-29..

The deadline to submit your nomination for the Chicken Marketer of the Year Award is May 1.