US foodservice supplier Somma Food Group is introducing its antibiotic-free Chickentopia Drumstix brand into Georgia's largest school system, its first contract to supply the country's schools.
The brand, which is made from cage-free, vegetable-fed chickens, is being introduced in to Georgia's Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS).
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Somma Food Group is the latest US meat company to take steps to widen the distribution of antibiotic-free products in the country amid growing consumer interest in the issue.
IRI, the research body, estimates antibiotic-free chicken, pork and beef account for 5% of total US meat sales, but chicken sales increased sales by 34% in 2014, despite higher prices for such products.
The move by Somma Food Group in Georgia will see up to 173,000 students given the chance to try the antibiotic-free oven-roasted drumsticks range, which comes in either buffalo or barbeque sauce.
Gary Hamm, vice president of marketing at Somma Food Group, said: "We are proud to provide a delicious, healthy and safe meal option to GCPS, while expanding the school system's offerings to include chicken that is raised without any antibiotics whatsoever."
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