The world can change a lot in nearly 60 years . Hazeldene ’ s Chicken Farm began in the late 1930s , but was founded in 1957 , by the husband and wife team of Dick and Mavis Hazeldene , and the company remains family owned and operated to this day . But that family has expanded — today Hazeldene ’ s is a leader in poultry production and the largest private employer in its home of Bendigo , Victoria . While Hazeldene ’ s is committed to honoring its past and its family name , it ’ s also a major operation that is fully embracing the future , with all the innovative technology and consumer-driven trends that the future brings .