
Herman Bloom

Fred Bloom

Ted Bloom
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Bird-in-Hand
Farms, Inc. was founded by Herman M. Bloom
in 1949. In the past 50 years the company has grown from a small
poultry processing plant in Bird-in-Hand,
Pennsylvania to a multi-office trading complex with locations across
the United States.
In its early
days, the Bird-in-Hand Poultry Company produced frying chickens
under the Bird-in-Hand label for sale in Philadelphia, New England,
and the New York area. The company was a pioneer
in both brand labeling and tray-packing, developing the tray-pack
concept in 1959, several years
before it became popular nationally.
The company's
initial foray into poultry trading also began in 1949 with an opportunity
to trade turkeys. By 1972 the company, now led by Mr. Bloom's son
Fred, had decided to focus exclusively
on trading. The processing plant was sold and Bird-in-Hand added
chickens to its expanding list of traded items. A third generation
of Blooms entered the business in 1992 when Ted Bloom joined the
company.
Today, Bird-in-Hand
Farms operates 12 offices across the country and draws upon the
expertise of 20
traders, incorporating a breadth of industry experience. Buying
and selling all poultry and selected red meat items from producers
and further processors,
the company enjoys strong relationships with its suppliers and customers.
Bird-in-Hand
associates include Jackie
Cates in Nacogdoches, Texas; Alec Herring in Chapin,
South Carolina; Randy Witt and Tom Drewianka in Monett,
Missouri; David Cole and Donnie Pepper in Jackson, Mississippi;
Bill Lewis in Russellville, Arkansas; David Wilson in Southern Pines NC; Selena Jackson and Wayne Reynolds
in Topsail Beach, North Carolina; and at company headquarters in Lancaster,
Pennsylvania,
Fred and Ted Bloom, and Bob
Willoughby
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