BALDWIN, Ga. – Joe S. Hatfield, co-founder, president and CEO of poultry producer Fieldale Farms, died Saturday after a brief illness. He was 84. Memorial services will be held

ST. LOUIS – Wilbur Hardee, founder of Hardee’s Restaurants, passed away Friday. He was 89. Hardee opened the first Hardee’s quick-service restaurant in September 1960 in Greenville, N.C. He

SAO PAULO, Brazil – Marfig Frigorificos e Comercio de Alimentos S.A. announced Monday that it has agreed to acquire OSI Group’s businesses in Brazil and several European countries. The

SEOUL – South Korea’s prime minister on Monday called for a strict quarantine inspection of U.S. beef in an effort to calm critics ahead of the restart of beef

CHINO, Calif. – A former slaughterhouse worker in California on Friday plead no contest to animal cruelty charges at the Westland/Hallmark plant in Chino, Calif. Daniel Ugarte Navarro was

WASHINGTON – The U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture approved the fiscal 2009 funding for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration and the Commodities Futures

CHICAGO – Foodservice consultant Technomic said Thursday that fast-casual restaurant chains were a growth vehicle in 2007 and out performed the restaurant industry as a whole. The Chicago-based firm

WASHINGTON – U.S. Deputy Agriculture Secretary Chuck Conner announced Thursday that 20 individuals and businesses have been selected to receive $1.52 million in funds for renewable energy systems or

SULPHUR SPRINGS, Texas – Owens Foods announced Thursday plans to expand its Sulphur Springs, Texas food production plant to almost double its current size. The company said that it

DEERFIELD, Ill. – Leaders of industry groups and meat processors on Thursday, under increasing pressure from rapidly rising feed costs, called out for a revision of the federal ethanol