A fire at North Star Foods on Friday destroyed the company's facility in St. Charles, Minn., and caused the evacuation of the town's 3,600 residents. The evacuation was caused by
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. (April 17, 2009) -- Sara Lee Corp. announced today the grand opening of The Kitchens of Sara Lee, a new, 120,000-square-foot R&D center that brings the company's
Sara Lee Corp. opened its new North American innovation campus, The Kitchens of Sara Lee. The 120,000-square-foot research and development center is located at the company’s headquarters in Downers Grove,
North Star Beef, a slaughter plant located in Buffalo Lake, Minn., has closed due to high amounts of arsenic located in the company’s water supply. Owner William Gilger said that
Arkansas officials are working with a group of private investors to purchase the Pilgrim’s Pride facility in El Dorado, in an attempt to keep the facility open. The poultry processor
Five Star Custom Foods, a Ft. Worth, Texas-based processor of meat products, sauces and non-meat ingredients for food manufacturers and the foodservice industry, announced plans to open an manufacturing facility
Pilgrim's Pride Corp. today announced plans to close its chicken processing plant in Dalton, Ga., within 60 days and consolidate production at the company's processing facility in Chattanooga, Tenn. These
The incidence of the most common foodborne illnesses has changed very little over the past three years, according to a 10-state report released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control
More than 140 meat and poultry plants were recognized today for outstanding safety performance at the American Meat Institute Foundation’s annual Conference on Worker Safety, Health, Human Resources and the
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today proposed a delay in the implementation of the final rule entitled, "Substances Prohibited from Use in Animal Food or Feed," more commonly referred