1. Where are the Barber Foods facilities?

Barber Foods has two locations in Maine. Our production facility is at 54 St. John Street in Portland and our corporate offices are at 56 Milliken St inÊPortland. Click here for driving directions.

2. How long has Barber Foods been in the foodservice business?

From the very start in 1955, Barber Foods has been working hard to meet and exceed the needs of the foodservice industry.

3. What causes chicken fingers to fry up dark?

A dark appearance could be caused by a number of things:

• Over cooking or too high heat -- fryer should be set at 350° for 2.5 to 3 minutes
• Old fryer oil
• Freeze-thaw or temperature abuse – re-freezing previously thawed product.

4. What do you mean by "blooming"?

Blooming is what happens to some of our stuffed breasts during the cooking process. The bloom is stuffing that bursts through the top of the entrée giving it that made from scratch appearance.

5. Are Barber Carvers all meat?

Barber Carvers are multiple solid muscle chicken breast meat portions wrapped around a variety of delicious fillings.

6. What is the recommended cooking time for regular wings?

Now you can either fry or bake our wings:
• Fry: 350deg. 3-5min.
• Convection: 450deg. 12-14min


7. How do I read the date code that’s on every Barber box?

Our date code is in a five-digit Julian Calendar form with the first three digits referencing the day of the year. The fourth number represents the last number in the year. The fifth number tells us which working shift produced the product over at the plant. For example, the date code 31122 would indicate the following:

1. The 311th day of the year.
2. The year 2002.
3. The product was produced during the 2nd shift.


8. I have been offered a private label stuffed chicken entrée, how do I know it’s from Barber Foods?

Barber Foods does pack product under some major distributor labels. In order to tell if it’s the quality Barber Foods product you count on just check the plant number in the USDA seal. Since we’re a USDA plant every case we product will have the code: P-276.