B & B Poultry Co., Inc., a private, third generation family-owned business specializing in ready to cook poultry products, recently announced that it made environmentally friendly, essential infrastructure upgrades at its world class processing facility in Norma, Salem County. The upgrades were financed by Century Savings Bank of Vineland in partnership with the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, via its innovative Business Development Advance (BDA) Program.

Josh Fisher, president, CEO of B & B Poultry Co, Inc. said, “It is critical to the life blood of manufacturers to invest in infrastructure. This funding allowed us to make various upgrades to our infrastructure, including our wastewater treatment system. These improvements not only support operational efficiencies for B & B Poultry but are also environmentally responsible.”

B & B Poultry Company is a third-generation family-owned business in southern New Jersey, which specializes in the production and distribution of ready to cook poultry products. Located in Norma for over 75 years, the company enjoys deep roots in the southern NJ community, representing the region through its national and global sales presence. B & B Poultry is committed to representing its community, its industry, and its country with the highest standards and quality of any fowl producer in the world, the company said.

Century Bank’s Chief Lending Officer Joe Rehm remarked, “Josh runs a first-class operation, and we’re proud that he chooses to bank with Century. It’s gratifying to find innovative ways to meet the needs of local businesses, like we did in this case with low-cost financing, thanks to the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York and their BDA program purpose-built for companies like B&B.”

The financing was made possible by the BDA Program, recently pioneered by the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York. “This is exactly the kind of result we envisioned when we launched the BDA: local lenders accessing their Home Loan Bank membership to further strengthen their relationships with small business clients,” said Adam Goldstein, Chief Business Officer for the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York. “The Federal Home Loan Bank of New York created the BDA in close collaboration with our members, including significant input from Century Savings Bank, and we are thrilled to see the program in action to the benefit of B & B Poultry Co, Inc., and the South Jersey business community.”