David Theno, Sr. Vice President, Quality and Logistics with Jack in the Box Inc., discusses food safety and his upcoming retirement with NP editor Barbara Young in Part 3 of a

PITTSBURG, Texas – Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. said Monday that it has reached an agreement with lenders to extend the temporary waiver under its credit facilities through Nov. 26. The

WASHINGTON – The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) has urged the U.S. government to make risk assessments for classical swine fever in Mexico a top priority. Mexican officials in

RICHMOND, Va. – Smithfield Foods’ racketeering lawsuit against a union goes to trial Monday in federal court in Richmond, reports said. The lawsuit is related to the United Food

SMITHFIELD, Va. – Smithfield Foods Inc. announced Thursday that it has completed the sale of Smithfield Beef Group to JBS SA for $565 million in cash. The sale reportedly

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) has published a final rule that adds "swine contractors" to the list of regulated

AUSTIN, Minn. – A survey released Thursday reports that almost six out of 10 Americans said they have had to cut back on food spending because of prices. Hormel

DES MOINES, Iowa – MowMar Farms on Thursday announced it has fired the manager of an Iowa hog farm where workers were videotaped abusing pigs. Six people were charged

TREMONTON, Utah – West Liberty Foods LLC on Thursday announced the completion of Phase II of its facility in Tremonton, Utah. The expansion was reportedly necessitated to accommodate recent

NEW YORK – The owner of Ponderosa and Bonanza Steakhouse chains said on Wednesday it was filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Plano, Texas-based Metromedia Steakhouses Co. LP said