Food Lion to reintroduce Holly Farms chicken brand

WILKESBORO and SALISBURY, N.C., -- After being absent from retail grocery stores in the southeast for more than 10 years, one of the most well-respected national brands of fresh chicken is making a comeback.

[M Booth Bedford VA]

I had the unfortunate experience to purchase a "Holly Farms" all natural whole chicken for a "BARGIN" price of $0.79/lb at our local Food Lion. While I don't fault the store for selling the product, the producer and or manufacturer responsible for growing, cleaning and packaging the products consumers purchase with their hard earned money need to be more diligent in their observation of the quality of the meats they distribute. When I opened the package to prepare the chicken, there was a "large" brown, circular, elevate lesion located underneath the left wing which wasn't visible prior to removing the chicken from the package. I seriously doubt, however that it could possibly have gone unnoticed by the person or persons responsible for the cleaning and packaging of the chicken. I took a picture of the offensive lesion and it's packaging and then promplty threw it in the trash! If "THAT" is the "QUALITY" of "HOLLY FARMS", you can BET, I will not be subjecting myself and my family to it any more!