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O.K. Foods announced that it will add or return 182 jobs to its facilities in Fort Smith, Ark., and Heavener, Okla.

The state of Mississippi says it is nearing a deal with a Georgia construction company that oversaw the construction pf a beef plant that was open for just three months before closing in 2004.

Ball Park announced the introduction of new Ball Park Flame Grilled Patties, the first major extension outside the hot dog category in the Ball Park brand's more than 50-year history.

Quality Food Distributor, a Las Vegas, Nev., establishment, is recalling approximately 50,820 pounds of Steamed BBQ Flavored Pork Buns because it contains monosodium glutamate (MSG), which is not declared on the label.

Tyson Foods Inc. said it’s among companies exploring the possibility of labeling ground meat that contains lean, finely textured beef.

The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) announced that it has awarded its lamb and veal business across the country to Superior Farms.

Those hot dogs, if laid end to end would stretch from the new Marlins Ballpark in Miami to Coors Field in Denver.

The project, initially proposed in 2006, may begin processing cattle as early as this spring.

Beef Products Inc said it agrees with a Department of Agriculture ruling that packing companies can label the product as such on labels for ground beef that contains it.

Jody H. Feragen, executive vice president and chief financial officer at Hormel Foods, has been nominated for the CFO magazine Women in Finance Awards.