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Chickens on Cooks Venture’s 800-acre farm in Decatur (Benton County). The company, led by Blue Apron co-founder and chef Matthew Wadiak, expects to have their heirloom pasture-raised chicken available direct to consumers and on store shelves starting in July.
Agriculture & Poultry / Government & Politics

Decatur Company Has Securities Offer Seeking to Raise $75MLock Icon

Cooks Venture filed a notice of an exempt offering of securities with the Securities & Exchange Commission last month. read more >
Cooks Venture is raising heirloom birds like these on farms developed by Lloyd Peterson years ago in Benton County.
Agriculture & Poultry

Flu-Free Chicken, Fingers Crossed for CooksLock Icon

The free-ranging super birds of Decatur (Benton County) haven’t suffered a single case of avian flu, but they’ve had their wings clipped, metaphorically. read more >
Cooks Venture is raising heirloom birds like these on farms developed by Lloyd Peterson years ago in Benton County.
Agriculture & Poultry / Investments / Restaurants & Food

Company With Benton County Poultry Farm Announces $10M Investment

Cooks Venture, the company raising heirloom chickens in Decatur with a genetic line going back to Arkansas poultry pioneer Lloyd Peterson, announced a new $10 million investment on Wednesday. read more >
Cooks Venture is raising heirloom birds like these on farms developed by Lloyd Peterson years ago in Benton County.
Agriculture & Poultry / Construction / Energy

Super Chickens Reviving Big Name in PoultryLock Icon

Blake Evans, the last CEO of Peterson Farms before selling all broiler operations to Simmons Foods Inc. of Siloam Springs in 2008, has hitched the family legacy to a new partnership: a startup headed by a co-founder of the meal-order service Blue Apron. read more >
Chickens on Cooks Venture’s 800-acre farm in Decatur (Benton County). The company, led by Blue Apron co-founder and chef Matthew Wadiak, expects to have their heirloom pasture-raised chicken available direct to consumers and on store shelves starting in July.
Agriculture & Poultry / Restaurants & Food / Retail

It’s a Bird, It’s a Plan, It’s Superchicken!

Matthew Wadiak, co-founder of the meal service Blue Apron, is thinking outside the box — and outside the cage. read more >