Hartman Farms, 1420 Camp Caroldale Rd, Walnut Cove, NC 27052, US

Joyce Foods is a specialty producer of all-natural poultry and game products, located in Winston-Salem, N.C., with a farming operation in the Piedmont region of N.C. After more than 10 years in the poultry business, Alvin Joyce started Joyce Foods in 1962 as a small poultry wholesale business selling to local mom-and-pop grocery stores. Ron Joyce joined his dad in the business, purchased the company in 1981 and built a new, state-of-the-art processing and distribution facility in 1991, allowing for expansion of the business. In 1994, the company began producing specialty products aimed at fine dining establishments and gourmet retail markets. In 2001, Joyce Foods sold the distribution and commodity products portion of the business to concentrate on the production of specialty products. Joyce Foods produces premium, high quality, branded, all-natural fresh chicken, turkey, duck and game products and unique prepared entr es.