LOS ANGELES – Overhill Farms Inc. on Thursday reported second-quarter net revenues of more than $66 million, an increase of 44 percent from the same period last year. The company

SEMINOLE, Okla. – Mexico-based Sigma Alimentos has opened its first U.S. meat processing plant in Seminole, Okla. on Wednesday. It will eventually employ 400 people and produce 400,000 pounds of

BRAWLEY, Calif. – Brandt Beef said Wednesday that Las Palmas Resort and Spa Executive Chef Leanne Kamekona won the 2008 California Date Chef Competition for her dish featuring Brandt Beef

WASHINGTON – Palama Holdings LLC of Kapolei, Hawaii has voluntarily recalled approximately 68,670 pounds of ground beef products because they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. The Food Safety

SPRINGDALE, Ark. – The board of directors of Tyson Foods Inc. has appointed a lead independent director and a new chairman of the compensation committee. The company also established a

WASHINGTON – Sessions on animal welfare and animal rights activism will be the focus of sessions at the 2008 Annual Meat Conference in Nashville, organizers said Tuesday. The American Meat

HONOLULU – Animal rights activists have claimed meat sold in Hawaii as “Island Produced Pork” often comes from pigs shipped in cramped containers from the mainland. According to the Associated

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Bob Evans Farms Inc. announced on Tuesday that its third-quarter profit rose 7 percent, raised by unredeemed gift cards and increased sales. The Associated Press reported that

WASHINGTON – U.S. Agriculture Secretary announced the appointment of H. Scott Hurd as deputy under secretary for Food Safety at the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday. Hurd will be

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – A federal judge out a long-running lawsuit that accused Tyson Foods, Inc. of hiring illegal immigrants to depress wages. The Associated Press reported that U.S. District Judge