BNET Industries
Market Cap:$3.7B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$26.8B
- Public
- US
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Founded in 1935, Tyson Foods, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, Company, we, us or our) are the worlds largest meat protein company and the second-largest food production company in the Fortune 500 with one of the most recognized brand names in the food industry. We produce, distribute and market chicken, beef, pork, prepared foods and related allied products. Our operations are conducted in four segments: Chicken, Beef, Pork and Prepared Foods. Some of the key factors influencing our business are customer demand for our products; the ability to maintain and grow relationships with customers and introduce new and innovative products to the marketplace; accessibility of international markets; market prices for our products; the cost of live cattle and hogs, raw materials and grain; and operating efficiencies of our facilities. We operate a fully vertically integrated poultry production process. Our integrated operations consist of breeding stock, contract growers, feed production, processing, further-processing, transporting and marketing chicken and related allied products, including animal and pet food ingredients. Through our wholly-owned subsidiary, Cobb-Vantress, Inc. (Cobb), we are the largest poultry breeding stock supplier in the world, supplying Tyson as well as a number of other poultry production companies. ...
Number of Employees 107,000
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Poultry Processing: 311615
Recent Events
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Tyson Foods TSN Approves $0.04 Per Share Dividend - Annual Yield 1.20%
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Tyson Foods posts 4Q loss on beef charge
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Tyson Foods reports net loss in Q4
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Tyson Foods names Donnie Smith CEOSPRINGDALE, Ark. (Nov. 19, 2009)
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Company veteran Donnie Smith gets top Tyson job
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Tyson Foods posts loss on charge in beef business
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Donnie Smith Promoted to CEO of Tyson Foods
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U.S. stock futures rally following remarks by Fed officials
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Opening View: Fed Speeches Bolster Wall Street Bulls
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Lincoln casts two votes against public option
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Findings of Oklahoma witness decried by Arkansas poultry companies
News & Analysis
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Tyson Foods Inc.'s ethics program, in a listing of the ethics and compliance programs of federal government contractors, ranks 21st among the 1,000 contractors analyzed by the Ethisphere Institute, which labeled Tyson "above standard" and second
- 2008-03-24
Tyson Foods Inc.'s ethics program, in a listing of the ethics and compliance programs of federal government contractors, ranks 21st among the 1,000 contractors analyzed by the Ethisphere Institute, which labeled Tyson "above standard" and second among food companies listed. The ratings are based on an analysis of code of...
New KHP leader named
- 2008-02-02
By Tim Carpenter THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Gov. Kathleen Sebelius appointed a new superintendent of the Kansas Highway Patrol on Friday in preparation for Col. William Seck's retirement. The governor selected Lt. Col. Terry Maple, the patrol's assistant superintendent since 1999 and a 30-year veteran of...
Tyson Foods Inc. has been given an Outstanding Achievement award in the Most Innovative Company category from Consumer Goods Technology
- 2007-10-22
* Tyson Foods Inc. has been given an Outstanding Achievement award in the Most Innovative Company category from Consumer Goods Technology for its innovation in the consumer goods market.
CFO says challenging times will benefit Tyson
- 2006-09-25
Challenging times will ultimately benefit Tyson Foods Inc. by prompting the company to re-examine every aspect of its business, said Wade Miquelon, executive vice president and chief financial officer. Miquelon spoke to investors last week at Bank of America's annual investment conference in San Francisco. Tyson posted financial...
'Red' Hudson
- 2006-08-28
Time has helped restore the reputation of James T. "Red" Hudson, the founder of Hudson Foods Inc. who died Aug. 20 at the age of 81. Nine years ago this month the Hudson name was about as low as it could go as the company was hit with the...
Tyson plants reflect 'most admired' reputation: Tyson heritage remains in evidence despite super-sized growth.(Processor of the Year)(Company Profile)(Cover Story)
- 2005-12-01
America has a soft spot for entrepreneurs and family operations. But make no mistake: The reputation of Tyson Foods Inc. goes far deeper than a sentimental nod to the passage of three generations of leadership from father to son. With annual sales now exceeding...
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- 2005-11-21
Public Companies Executive Compensation Ranked by total compensation in 2004 ...
Tyson Foods is implementing changes in its management structure designed to enhance leadership development and succession planning.(VENDING MARKET WATCH NEWS FINAL)
- 2005-10-01
* Tyson Foods is implementing changes in its management structure designed to enhance leadership development and succession planning. The changes include modifications in the structure of some of the senior management teams that report to the company * Tyson Foods is implementing changes in its management...
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale has donated $26,000 to the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Inc. to support the nonprofit's leadership education efforts
- 2005-09-26
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale has donated $26,000 to the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Inc. to support the nonprofit's leadership education efforts. A majority of the money will be used to fund scholarships in six congressional districts where Tyson operates plants. Tyson also was recently named Corporation of the Year...
Tyson named top manufacturer in FoodservicElite study
- 2005-09-12
SPRINGDALE, ARK. -- For the third year in a row, Tyson Foods Inc. has been voted the top foodservice manufacturer in the FoodservicElite "Leadership Through Innovative Solutions," published by Cannondale Associates Inc. and Cognitio LLC. The FoodservicElite survey includes the participation of commercial and noncommercial operators. Tyson ranked first in...
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