America's meat and poultry industry, comprised of packers and processors, wholesalers and retailers, directly and indirectly contributes $832.4 billion dollars to the U.S. economy annually, roughly 5.8 percent of total

A total of three people have been confirmed killed in an explosion and roof collapse at a ConAgra Foods Slim Jim facility in Garner, N.C. The company believes that everything

A Garner, N.C., plant that produced ConAgra Food's Slim Jim snacks was heavily damaged by an explosion and partial roof collapse yesterday, leaving two workers dead, numerous people injured and

Foster Farms has reached an agreement to purchase the Fernando's and El Extremo foodservice brands from ConAgra Foods. Financial terms of the deal, expected to close next week, have not

Cameco, Inc., a Verona, N.J., establishment is recalling approximately 79,312 pounds of various fully cooked, ready-to-eat meat and poultry products because the products may contain under-processed ham components after contacting

Tyson Foods said that it has little information about why two of its plants were banned from importing product to Russia, but that it will work with Russia and the

The continued bans of pork product imports by Russia, China and several other countries are leading some industry officials and experts to state that other factors besides health concerns are

Tyson Foods Inc. has secured a 100 million real ($51.4) loan from Brazil's BRDE bank to support its poultry supplies. The loan will be used to help approximately 330 Brazilian

Butterball achieved its newest worker safety milestone when its Huntsville, AR plant reached 3 million hours without any lost-time injuries. This latest accolade has been a central focus at Butterball’s

Sara Lee announced that it will open a state-of-the-art slicing facility in Kansas City, Kan., employing 250 people at the former ConAgra Foods plant. The plant is expected to be