Tyson Foods Profit Surges On Higher Meat Prices
Meat exports and higher pork prices helped Tyson Foods Inc post a much larger quarterly profit that surprised Wall Street and sent the company’s shares to an eight-month high. …
Month: February 2011
Tyson Shareholders Elect Seven Board Members
Shareholders of Tyson Foods, Inc. today elected seven people to the company’s Board of Directors, including five independent directors. The vote was announced at Tyson’s annual meeting of shareholders in Springdale, Arkansas. …
Where’s The (USDA) Beef In Oregon?
Only nine facilities in the state are USDA approved, with the nearest in Roseburg and Eugene. Legally, meat can be sold for retail only if it has been slaughtered and processed under federal inspection. A local USDA facility would be an alternative to shipping cattle to the Midwest, where about 90 percent of Oregon’s beef goes for processing. …
CA Firm Recalls Ground Beef Products, Possible E. Coli O157:H7 Contamination
American Food Service, a Pico Rivera, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately 3,170 pounds of fresh ground beef patties and other bulk packages of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. …
Highline Mushrooms Raises More Than $10K In Annual Polar Bear Dip
Sixteen Highline Mushrooms associates took the plunge in the annual Polar Bear Dip at Lakeside Park in Kingsville, Ontario. …
