The American Meat Institute Foundation (AMIF) recognized 129 plants with Environmental Recognition awards during a reception at its annual Conference on Worker Safety, Human Resources and the Environment, held March 9-10 in Kansas City.
Sara Lee Corp will raise overall prices in the high single-digit percentages this fiscal year, with increases on everything from Jimmy Dean sausage to frozen pies, an executive said at the Reuters Global Food and Agriculture Summit on Monday.
A criminal case against poultry processor House of Raeford Farms is advancing unless the U.S. Supreme Court steps in. A 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals order issued Friday clears the way for federal prosecutors to proceed with their case against House of Raeford Farms.
One in four Americans is worried about having enough money to put food on the table in the next year, according to a national hunger survey by Hart Research Associates, commissioned last month by the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) and Tyson Foods Inc. Another key finding is that many Americans are unaware of how serious hunger is in their own communities.
Senators Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.) have introduced a bill to repeal the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit, saying that it would save taxpayers $6 billion.
Hurricane Grill & Wings announced it has signed seven new domestic development agreements, adding commitments for 233 new restaurants to its 42 existing locations.
McDonald's Corp. announced global comparable sales growth of 3.9% in February. Performance by segment was as follows: U.S. up 2.7%, Europe up 5.1%, and Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa up 4.0%
Creekstone Farms Premium Beef, an Arkansas City, Kan., establishment, is recalling approximately 14,158 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E.
Smithfield Foods Inc. has released a series of pork production videos online, giving consumers a behind-the-scenes look at production at the company’s Murphy-Brown livestock production facility in North Carolina.
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