Source:   MEATINGPLACE, 6/22/11

A small startup company that plans to process halal chickens has purchased a facility in Princess Anne, Md. for its new venture, local media reported.

Tauherr Poultry plans to hire 15 to 25 workers initially to process chickens at the former American Dehydrated Foods plant, Terrence Nichols, a former Allen Family Foods employee and partner in the business, told The News Journal. An opening date has not been set.

The company is looking to process halal chickens, which are slaughtered according to Islamic dietary laws, for the Muslim market, the article said, describing halal foods as a $550 billion industry worldwide.

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