100% Employee Owned
At AlaTrade Foods, we are a chicken plant and poultry processor in Alabama. AlaTrade Foods is a chicken plant and poultry processor in Alabama delivering dependable, high-quality chicken solutions for foodservice, restaurant chains, further processors, and food manufacturers. With processing facilities in Boaz and Albertville, Alabama, we combine experienced people, specialized capabilities, and a commitment to consistent performance. Our capabilities include deboning, portioning, dicing, strip cutting, marination, wing processing, and custom poultry solutions. Our ownership-driven culture is built for growth, opportunity, and lasting partnerships. We believe great companies are built by people who have a stake in the outcome. That is why we are proud to be a 100% employee-owned company, where every team member is more than an employee - they are an owner.
For more than 25 years, AlaTrade has delivered precision poultry solutions to foodservice operators, retailers, and further processors across the United States. From expert deboning to advanced portioning and customized production, our focus is simple: consistency, quality, and reliability at scale.
As a 100% employee-owned company, our people have a stake in every customer relationship and every product we produce. That ownership mindset supports accountability, continuous improvement, and pride in delivering results. Across our organization, our employee-owners stay focused on what matters most to our customers: quality, consistency, reliability, and service. When you join AlaTrade, you are not stepping into just another job. You are joining a culture where every role matters, performance drives shared success, and people take pride in doing great work together.
We are committed to helping people build long-term careers through opportunity, skill development, teamwork, and a workplace grounded in respect, trust, and accountability. At AlaTrade Foods, performance goes beyond processing chicken. It means understanding our customers, meeting specifications, solving challenges, and helping build a more dependable supply chain. Whether you need a reliable poultry processor, value-added chicken capabilities, or a partner that can grow with our business, AlaTrade Foods is built around performance. Let’s grow together.
Explore career opportunities at AlaTrade and discover what employee ownership means for your future. We are building teams across multiple locations and looking for people ready to grow. Reach out to learn about open positions and how to apply.
If you are looking for a chicken plant and poultry processor in Alabama where your work matters, your voice is valued, and your success is shared, AlaTrade Foods is the place to build your future.
Alabama's poultry industry took shape in the 1940s when North Alabama's favorable climate and rolling terrain worked better for broiler houses than for row crops. The Tennessee River gave feed mills a direct route to bring corn and soybeans from the Midwest, and by the 1950s vertical integration had replaced farm-based "yard bird" operations with the modern contract-grower model. Alabama now ranks second nationally in broiler production, generating more than fifteen billion dollars for the state economy each year and employing roughly eighty-six thousand people statewide.
AlaTrade Foods has operated within this industry for more than twenty-five years. We run three Alabama facilities in Boaz, Albertville, and Phenix City, all situated in the heart of the state's poultry region. Those plants process and ship chicken products daily, servicing the entire southern United States and reaching customers nationwide. Our location in North Alabama puts us close to the feed mills, processing infrastructure, and transport networks that keep the state's poultry supply chain moving.
Located in Boaz, AlaTrade Foods’ Boaz facility has been a cornerstone of our operations since opening in 2004. The operation specializes in precision poultry deboning and value-added processing solutions designed to support further processors, institutional customers, and foodservice partners nationwide.
The facility combines skilled hand-deboning expertise with advanced automation technology, including Gainco Yield Plus and Foodmate systems, to deliver consistent, high-quality poultry products with exceptional yield performance.
In addition to the back-half deboning operations, the plant offers portioning capabilities for breast meat and tenders, producing fillets, butterflies, tenders, and diced chicken solutions tailored to the customer specifications.
Committed to the highest standards in food safety and quality assurance, the Boaz facility is BRCGS-certified and is subject to ongoing USDA inspection. The facility also uses multiple advanced Anritsu X-ray detection systems and maintains on-site USDA grading capabilities for products that support school nutrition programs.
Operating three production shifts with dedicated third-shift sanitation, the Boaz facility reflects AlaTrade Foods’ commitment to operational excellence, food safety, and dependable customer partnerships. The 34,700-square-foot operation includes specialized processing, cold storage, and shipping capabilities designed to efficiently serve customers across a wide range of poultry applications.
Located in Albertville, AlaTrade Foods’ facility has been a key part of the company’s growth and operational network since it opened in 2005. The facility specializes in poultry deboning, advanced portioning, and value-added processing solutions for foodservice, retail, institutional, and further processing customers.
Designed for high-volume, precision production, the facility processes a wide range of poultry products, including breast meat, tenders, and wings. Advanced technologies, including multiple JBT/DSI intelligent water-jet portioning systems, allow the plant to deliver highly accurate sizing and customized product specifications. Additional capabilities include tender trimming, wing sectioning, marination, and customized packaging programs tailored to customer requirements.
The Albertville facility serves as a trusted co-packing and processing partner for leading poultry companies and national brands, producing products to exact customer specifications while maintaining strict food safety and quality standards. The operation is BRCGS-certified, utilizes advanced X-ray inspection systems, and is subject to continuous USDA inspection to ensure product integrity, consistency, and customer confidence.
Operating multiple production shifts with dedicated sanitation support, the Albertville facility reflects AlaTrade Foods’ commitment to operational excellence, customer responsiveness, and scalable protein solutions. The approximately 56,000-square-foot facility includes dedicated processing, cold storage, shipping, and dry storage areas designed to efficiently support high-capacity poultry operations and nationwide distribution.
AlaTrade processes raw poultry for commercial chicken programs with defined specs, volume requirements, and end-use needs. We offer deboning, marination, dicing, stripping, portioning, toll processing, and co-packing for buyers sourcing finished or near-finished poultry. These capabilities support boneless cuts, portioned pieces, and value-added chicken products.
Companies sourcing fresh or frozen chicken at commercial volume use AlaTrade for products made to consistent specs. Our Alabama facilities produce value-added poultry, boneless cuts, and portioned items for manufacturing, restaurant chains, retail, and foodservice channels. Direct supply, toll processing, and co-packing give buyers flexible sourcing options for finished or near-finished poultry.
We process more than 400 million pounds of chicken annually across our Alabama facilities.
We offer both conventional and No Antibiotics Ever poultry options, depending on product and customer requirements.
Yes, we offer an internship program for students and a Supervisor Trainee Program that provides structured, hands-on leadership training.
We became the largest 100% employee-owned ESOP company in Alabama in 2020.
Contact our team about your commercial poultry processing and co-packing requirements. Our employee-owned facilities deliver consistent yields and exact-spec products for your operation. Fill out the form, and one of our team members will get back to you shortly.
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