by - June 5, 2012 2:07 pm
The nation’s largest meat company, Tyson Foods Inc., confirmed Tuesday (June 5) that its Finney County, Kansas, beef plant has been temporarily removed from the USDA Food Safety Inspection Service…
by - May 30, 2012 5:19 pm
BLOOMBERG — Tyson Foods Inc., the largest U.S. meat processor, was sued by Finland’s Neste Oil Oyj for infringing a patent on motor fuels made partly from chicken fat. Neste…
by - May 25, 2012 12:02 pm
Tyson Foods confirmed an ammonia leak in Madison, Neb. forced a plant evacuation and sent 40 workers to the hospital Thursday evening, May 24. "We're investigating the cause of an…
by - May 8, 2012 6:00 pm
On a day when major market indices lost ground, Tyson Foods shares (NYSE: TSN) gained another 3% in heavy trading Tuesday (May 8). Tyson shares closed at $19.24, rising 61…
by - May 8, 2012 2:23 pm
BLOOMBERG NEWS — Tyson Foods Inc. buys pigs from an Itoham Foods Inc. facility in Wyoming that keeps pregnant sows in undersized cages and abuses the animals, the Humane Society…
by - May 7, 2012 10:26 am
Tyson Foods benefited from higher meat pricing which pushed second quarter profits well past Wall Street expectations today (May 7). The Springdale-based protein giant pocketed $166 million in net income…
by - May 1, 2012 1:26 pm
More than 80 World War II veterans will visit memorials dedicated in their honor during a trip to Washington, D.C., on Saturday, May 5, as part of the fifth Northwest…
by - April 30, 2012 11:21 am
Springdale-based Tyson Foods Inc. won a class action lawsuit heard in an Iowa courtroom last week. A federal jury sided with the meat giant in a suit that alleged Tyson…
by - April 27, 2012 2:37 pm
As part of an effort to be the best-in-class protein supplier, Tyson Foods Inc. recently began work on a multi-million dollar improvement and expansion project at its poultry complex in…
by - April 25, 2012 10:27 am
The USDA confirmed this week that a dairy cow in California was discovered with Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), commonly referred to as mad cow disease. The age of the cow…
by - April 11, 2012 7:14 am
Gov. Mike Beebe (D) said he thinks progress is being made on resolving issues important to Arkansas companies doing business in China and in convincing job prospects to come to…
by - March 27, 2012 9:20 am
Lean finely textured beef is likely to be a thing of the past, as more retailers and food service chains opt out of the product because of the “pink slime”…
by - March 16, 2012 3:38 pm
Moody’s Investors Services affirmed Tyson Foods’ corporate credit rating at one notch below investment grade – Ba1 – but revised the meat giant’s rating outlook from stable to to positive…
by - March 15, 2012 5:43 pm
Tyson Foods confirmed a plant accident early this morning (March 15) in Dakota City, Neb. has claimed the life of one employee. “We’re deeply saddened by the tragic death of…
by - March 13, 2012 6:40 pm
A father and son stand side-by-side in the trenches pioneering through the early poultry days in Springdale. That’s the image welcoming visitors to the new Founders Room developed at the…
by - March 12, 2012 6:14 pm
Roger Turney, a former Tyson Foods employee has been accused of rigging a construction bid in 2007 involving Tyson's Clarksville complex. Turney was indicted on five felony counts in January,…
by - March 7, 2012 9:22 am
Tyson Foods continues to fight hunger across America, but Saturday (March 10) the meat giant will share that message at home with a 9:30 a.m. press conference at the University…
by - March 7, 2012 8:36 am
Tyson Prepared Foods in South Hutchison, Kansas is recalling about 12,060 pounds of pizza topping products because of mislabeling. The Food Safety Inspection Service notice of recall indicates the packages…
by - March 6, 2012 11:41 pm
Chicken The chicken processing margin averaged zero cents a pound, 13-cents better than a year ago. Broiler egg sets were down 5.5% to 195.2 million eggs. Heads slaughtered declined 4.8%…
by - March 6, 2012 4:29 pm
Tyson chicken growers in McCurtain County, Okla. won’t get the $10 million settlement they had hoped until Tyson Foods gets a new day in court. The Oklahoma Supreme Court on…
