Gov. Bev Perdue announced that Pierre Foods Inc., a national producer of fully cooked meats and frozen sandwiches, will expand in Catawba County. The company plans to create 500 jobs
Russia has agreed to reopen its borders to U.S. pork, after restrictions had closed the market to all but a handful of pork plants. Talks between the two countries have
A USDA veterinarian is alleging that FSIS officials overlooked mistreatment of animals at slaughterhouses, including the butchering of sick days-old calves and pigs that were still unconscious. "When upper-level FSIS
Speaking at the CLSA AsiaUSA investor conference, Tyson Foods Inc. Chief Operating Officer Jim Lochner and Chief Financial Officer Dennis Leatherby told investors that Tyson has improved its chicken business
Randolph Packing Co. Inc., an Asheboro, N.C. establishment, is recalling approximately 96,000 pounds of beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food
Bubba Foods, a frozen hamburger manufacturer based in Jacksonville, Fla., has announced that it is acquiring a former Armour-Eckrich plant in Hastings, Neb., and will have the plant up and
CKE Restaurants Inc., owner of Carl's Jr. and Hardee's quick-service restaurant chains, and Thomas H. Lee Partners announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which THL
Sadler's Smokehouse Ltd., a processor of premium, pit-smoked meats, introduces Sadler's Slow Roasted Meals, a grocery line of restaurant-quality, family entrees that are seasoned, slow-cooked and go from refrigerator to
Two organizations, joined by California Sen. Barbara Boxer, called for the USDA to make labeling changes for chickens that have been injected with saltwater during processing, known as plumping. Americans
Sanderson Farms said it is trying a new rinse in some plants that it hopes would allow its chicken to be exported to Russia. Russia banned all chicken imports earlier