RSS Feeds  Butterball CEO on why Turkey Talk Line hired men
Monday - 11/25/2013, 5:54pm  ET  This Nov. 22, 2013 photo shows
Butterball Turkey CEO Rod Brenneman posing in front of a group
of Turkey Talk-Line experts at work, in Naperville, Ill. (AP
Photo/M. Spencer Green)  Associated Press  NEW YORK (AP) --
Turkey isn't just for Thanksgiving, says Butterball CEO Rod
Brenneman.      Here are excerpts from the interview with
Butterball's Brenneman:   A: Many people think Butterball
turkeys have butter in them, but they don't. Basically the name
came about because of their plump size and golden color. We're
proud of the Butterball name. There is no talk or joke about
being a butterball at this company. Only about our turkeys.
They're plump.   A: Ten months out of the year we're producing
whole turkeys and freezing them. Those are the frozen birds that
you're buying (for Thanksgiving). For October and November, we
shift into what we call fresh season. Those birds are all fresh.
Q: So the turkey I buy could've be