The Region’s Largest Poultry Firms

Listed by number of employees in Washington and Benton counties.

Company — 2000 Employees — 1999 Employees — Percent Change — Business

1. Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale — 7,500 — 7,500 — 0 — poultry processing, corn, flour

2. OK Foods Inc. of Forth Smith — 4,500 — 4,250 — +6 — integrated poultry production

3. Simmons Foods Inc. of Siloam Springs — 2,500 — 2,500 — 0 — integrated poultry production

4. George’s Inc. of Springdale — 2,300 — 1,750 — +31 — poultry processing (deboning)

5. Peterson Farms Inc. of Decatur — 2,000 — 1,400 — +43 — integrated poultry

6. Cargill Inc. (Honeysuckle White) of Springdale — 1,250 — 1,205 — +4 — turkey processing

7. Cobb-Vantress Inc.* of Siloam Springs — 300 — 280 — +7 — breeding stock

Source: The companies and Poultry Magazine.

*Cobb-Vantress Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tyson Foods Inc.