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numerous awards for its products. In Duck’s products often surprise atten- poultry and the quality of steak,” Culver
2008, of the 2,100-plus entries in 31 cat- dees, he says. When people visit Culver asserts. “Duck breast meat has about half
egories at the Summer NASFT Fancy Duck’s booth and try the product, “They the fat of chicken breast meat.”
Food Show in New York City, Culver love it,” Culver says. “[But] if you tell
Duck won a Sofi Silver Award for them this is duck [they are eating], they Moving Up
Outstanding Product Line, while its go, ‘Duck?’ It’s foreign to them.” Culver Duck recently introduced fully
Roasted Duck Half took home a Sofi Often, consumers perceive duck cooked duck halves that come in six
Silver Award in the Outstanding Diet meat as being unhealthy, Culver explains. flavors: Andouille, BBQ Rub, Bistro,
and Lifestyle category. “They don’t understand that the duck Cranberry Chipotle, Roasted and
today has been carefully bred and care- Sesame-Ginger. The company is now
Defying Perceptions fully fed a scientifically monitored, all- working on other items, including duck
Culver says he was “born and raised” in natural feed formulation containing no confit. “It’s a classic duck dish,” Culver
his family’s business. “I started working by-products and no animal fat, while explains, adding that the company is
at the age of 12 on the farm,” he recalls, producing 70 percent meat on the yield,” developing the product with a chef at
adding that he has spent the majority of he says. the Le Petit Paris restaurant in Chicago.
his life at the company. “Many of us here Once known as a fatty meat, Culver’s Culver Duck also has started supply-
have between 20 and 40 years’ experi- painstaking breeding selection processes ing its duck breast product in four flavors
ence in the business,” Culver added. have developed a white pekin duckling – Honey-Orange, Cajun, Teriyaki and
Although his family believes duck is an that is 42 percent less fatty with a 45 per- Original – as well as their All Natural
excellent meat product, the company cent higher meat yield, according to Whole Duckling to Bell & Evans, a poul-
encounters resistance from some con- Drew Frey, director of farm operations – try company based in Fredericksburg,
sumers, Culver says. the company’s resident statistician. Pa. “That moves [us] to an upscale mar-
For instance, at food shows, Culver In addition, “It has the nutrition of ket,” he says.

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