LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Yum! Brands Inc. announced Thursday that Robert D. Walter had been appointed to its board of directors.   The company said in a statement that Walter is

SEOUL – A U.S. trade official said Friday that U.S. beef is safe and rejected calls to renegotiate a deal that allowed beef imports to South Korea to resume.  

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Congress has passed the 2008 Farm Bill and sent it on to President George W. Bush with a veto-proof majority.   The American Meat Institute

LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a lawsuit against poultry companies for using arsenic-based feed could go forward. The Associated Press reported that the court overturned

OAK BROOK, Ill. – McDonald’s Corp. said Thursday that its global same-store sales rose five percent in April. According to the Associated Press, McDonald's said same-store sales climbed two percent

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