Tyson Foods Inc. announced a loss of $455 million in the fourth quarter, compared to a profit of $48 million a year ago, thanks to a sizable impairment charge in

Agri Star Meat & Poultry, the business that was formerly Agriprocessors, has received $600,000 in state assistance for a $15 million expansion and renovation project. The company's new owner, Hershey

Chairman of the Board John Tyson, of Tyson Foods Inc., announced today that the company’s Board of Directors has chosen Donnie Smith, currently senior group vice president of Poultry and

WASHINGTON — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack pledged Tuesday that the government will do a better job alerting schools across the nation when it suspects that food for school lunches might

According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, McDonald’s Corp. is testing and rolling out new products, remodeling restaurants and experimenting with new technology as it prepares for a

COLUMBIA, Mo. – As of noon on Friday the 13th of November, pork producers have lost more money than they lost in the pork price disaster of 1998-99, said Ron

About a quarter of American adults (24 percent) say they have eaten less this year to ensure their children have enough food, a startling expression of parents’ caring for their

Cargill has announced plans to vaccinate its animals against the H1N1 influenza virus. Cargill spokesman Mark Klein says the company plany yo inoculate its entire herd, of about 120,000 pigs,

Arnold Zaler, 60, a former kosher meat business owner, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for swindling investors. The former owner of Zaler's Kosher Meats was also

A joint public meeting focused on improving the system for tracing of food products and ingredients that are causing illness outbreaks or presenting other risks to the health of consumers