| How much did you budget for your Thanksgiving turkey this year? If your family opted for the traditional frozen Butterball, that likely averaged out to about $1 a pound.
For those with finer tastes—and deeper wallets—there’s KellyBronze. Owner Paul Kelly is the owner of the only USDA-approved turkey plant in the U.S. that dry-plucks and hangs its birds, which many believe creates crispier skin and better flavor. The cost to the consumer? About $15 per pound, or nearly $500 for a 32-pound bird.
Read more about what the Times of London once called the “Rolls-Royce of turkey” in Chloe Sorvino’s story for Forbes here. Hungry for more great journalism? Keep scrolling below for some of the best stories of the week from the Forbes newsroom. |
