Suter's Foods - This Little Chicken Went to the Market

This Little Chicken Went to the Market is a promotional film for Suter's Foods revealing in great detail how their products are made.
Complete catalog record
Cfa collection: William O'Farrell Collection
Notes: The film begins with shots of live chickens in a coup, followed by the Suter Foods logo and a title card presenting the advertisement. The next sequence reveals the chickens the chickens to as they are slaughtered, de-feathered, and thoroughly cleaned in the factory's assembly line.; The chickens are then shown boxed up and taken to another factory wherein they will be prepared utilizing Suter Foods' special recipes for chicken a la king and chicken pot pie, amongst others. The process is revealed in full as the film attempts to show how the company achieves the taste of homecooked chicken in a canned product.; The film ends with a sequence depicting a can of Suter Foods' Fancy Boned Chicken Meat on an elegant dining table, meant to denote that their product perfectly mimics the taste of fresh home cooked chicken.
Subjects: Food industry; Food; Consumer goods; Consumers
Language: English
Cfa elements: Answer Print, 445 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/23436

Sources

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