Tyson Foods: By The Numbers

Here are statistics and facts related to Tyson Foods and CEO Donnie Smith:

DONNIE SMITH, CEO – CAREER PATH

• President and Chief Executive Officer
• Senior Group Vice President, Poultry and Prepared Foods
• Group Vice President of Consumer Products
• Group Vice President of Logistics and Operations Services
• Senior Vice President Information Systems, Purchasing and Distribution
• Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
• Senior Vice President, Supply Chain Management
• Feed Mill Manager
• Broiler Service Representative

SALES & OPERATIONS
Tyson Foods four major food segments are chicken, beef, pork and prepared foods.

Wal-Mart accounts for 13% of Tyson Foods overall sales.

Products sold to approximately 130 foreign countries, including the major markets of Brazil, Canada, Central America, China, the European Union, Japan, Mexico, the Middle East, South Korea, Taiwan, and Vietnam.

In 2013, Tyson Foods donated more than 1 million pounds of protein as part of KNOW Hunger, its hunger relief program.

Since 2000, Tyson has donated more than 91 million pounds of protein to food banks, food pantries, and relief agencies in 48 states.

The company employs approximately 115,000 workers. Approximately 99,000 employees were employed in the U.S.

ARKANSAS IMPACT
Tyson Foods employs 23,000 workers in Arkansas at 18 different facilities.

More than 2,300 Arkansas farmers were paid more than $216 million by Tyson Foods last year.

Tyson Foods overall economic impact in Arkansas is an estimated $1.3 billion annually.

Founded in 1935 by John Tyson, Springdale-based Tyson Foods, Inc. and its subsidiaries are the world’s largest meat protein company and the second-largest food production company in the Fortune 500.