by - April 24, 2017 4:25 pm
Tyson Foods officials announced Monday (April 24) the company is considering the sale of three of its non-protein businesses — Sara Lee Frozen Bakery, Kettle and Van’s. “Through our ongoing…
by - April 20, 2017 10:27 am
Tyson Foods has hired Justin Whitmore as chief sustainability officer, a newly-created position for the Springdale company. The appointment is effective May 1, according to a news release issued Thursday (April…
by - April 18, 2017 9:51 pm
“Big food needs to lead.” That may be the clarion call for new Tyson Foods CEO Tom Hayes, who spoke in Little Rock on Tuesday. Hayes told a crowd of…
by - April 18, 2017 5:33 pm
Analysts say chicken processors like Tyson Foods have more pricing power amid lower-than-expected supplies as well as decent exports despite the recent bird flu outbreak. Farha Aslam, an analyst with…
by - April 11, 2017 4:09 pm
The U.S. beef market is off to a good start in 2017 and a big reason lies in improved exports in the first two months of the year, according to…
by - April 6, 2017 5:53 pm
The new senior leadership team at Tyson Foods is tasked to build on the momentum of three years of record growth. President and CEO Tom Hayes is betting big on…
by - March 20, 2017 7:34 pm
A second farm in Tennessee contracted for Tyson Foods’ breeder stock has tested positive for Avian Influenza. Late last week state officials and Tyson Foods said they had began to…
by - March 6, 2017 3:18 pm
A grower farm in south central Tennessee contracted with Tyson Foods tested positive for a strain of bird flu over the weekend. Tyson said the farm’s 73,000 birds would be…
by - February 21, 2017 4:35 pm
Tom Hayes has been CEO of Tyson Foods for just seven weeks and has already shaken up the company’s core structure, rolled out a new logo, will begin grinding up…
by - February 14, 2017 4:24 pm
Tyson Foods CEO Tom Hayes announced Tuesday (Feb. 14) several key management changes. The moves come less than two months after Hayes succeeded Donnie Smith as CEO of the Springdale-based…
by - February 13, 2017 6:08 pm
Tyson Foods shareholders are entitled to a cash quarterly dividend of $0.225 cents payable June 15. The dividend was declared by the company’s board of directors at meeting on Feb….
by - February 9, 2017 1:15 pm
Shareholders of Tyson Foods were greeted with food and loads of hospitality at the meat giant’s annual shareholder meeting in Springdale on Thursday (Feb. 9). The crowd was, as usual,…
by - February 6, 2017 6:54 am
Editor’s note: Story update with changes and additions throughout. –––––––––––––––––– The folks based out of Springdale have been selling the meats. Tyson Foods on Monday announced record fiscal first quarter…
by - January 30, 2017 6:28 pm
Shareholders of Tyson Foods will convene on Feb. 9 at the Holiday Inn Northwest Arkansas Convention Center in Springdale for the meat giant’s 82nd birthday. John Tyson, board chairman and…
by - December 22, 2016 5:54 pm
Tyson Foods grew net profits by 45% in 2016 to top $1.768 billion and resulting in more bonus pay for the company’s top five executives, according to the meat giant’s…
by - December 11, 2016 4:25 pm
Tom Hayes, president and soon-to-be CEO of Tyson Foods, said he’s tasked with growing the business and that will likely include acquisitions or investing in other companies. Hayes and Chief…
by - December 5, 2016 4:17 pm
Springdale-based Tyson Foods Inc. has selected Chicago as the home of its newly created $150 million capital venture fund focused on investments in food innovation and technologies. The fund’s first…
by - November 29, 2016 6:49 pm
Officials with Georgia’s Department of Agriculture, which oversees Georgia Dock poultry prices, are requiring Tyson Foods and the rest of the poultry industry to submit weekly price affidavits that will…
by - November 22, 2016 2:36 pm
Tyson Foods is preparing for a management shift and it’s only the second time in the company’s long history where the incoming CEO is not a veteran employee of the…
by - November 21, 2016 7:04 am
Tyson Foods ended its fiscal year with net income of $1.768 billion, 45% more than the previous fiscal year, thanks in part to lower grain costs, better margins in the…
