OAK BROOK, Ill. – McDonald’s Corp. announced Wednesday that its global comparable sales for the fiscal second quarter grew by 6.1 percent. "Our strategic focus on putting the customer

MIAMI – Burger King Corp. announced Thursday that acquisition of 72 Burger King restaurants in Iowa and Nebraska from Simmonds Restaurant Management (SRM). The company said that the purchase

WASHINGTON – The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) on Thursday approved of a U.S. District Court ruling allowing livestock producers to use 2.5 million acres of noncritical Conservation Reserve

 DENVER – The National Environmental Stewardship Award Selection Committee has announced the regional winners for 2008 at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s Summer Conference in Denver. “These families have successfully

ATLANTA – Georgia reportedly has at least one case of E. coli infection that has been linked to an outbreak in the Midwest. The Centers for Disease Control and

AUSTIN, Texas – A major poultry producer is reported to have paid more than $9,000 for airfare for Texas Gov. Rick Perry and aides to attend a Washington news conference to

DES MOINES, Iowa – The National Pork Board will elect officers for the next year at its meeting in Lake of the Ozarks, Mo., to be held July 21

GEISMAR, La. – Tyson Foods Inc. and Syntroleum Corp. on Wednesday gave final approval to build Dynamic Fuels’ first renewable synthetic fuels facility in Geismar, La. Dynamic Fuels is

ATLANTA – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Tuesday that an E. coli outbreak in Michigan and Ohio has been linked to cases in three other

PITTSBURG, Texas – Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. announced Tuesday plans to consolidate the tray-pack chicken business from its El Dorado, Ark. plant to six other facilities. About 600 of the