Tyson Tries New Market, Adds Laboratories
by May 28, 2001 11:26 am 86 views
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale is strengthening its presence in the airline-meal market with more than 800 available products through its subsidiary Culinary Foods of Chicago.
Culinary Foods, which develops and manufactures frozen meals and products for institutional customers, is teaming with airline brokerage firm McGuire & Associates of San Francisco.
Tyson purchased Culinary Foods in 1993. Tyson claims to be the nation’s top supplier in the lucrative airline meal market.
The company also recently purchased a building permit valued at $1.51 million to expand its existing laboratories. The 17,500-SF expansion will begin in late May or early June with a groundbreaking ceremony.
Tyson headquarters are at 3609 Johnson Road in Springdale. The labs have two components, a microbiology section and a chemistry section. They test every flock for problems such as pesticide residue. There is also a nutrition analysis and testing for salmonella, e. coli and feed ingredients.