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Tyson plant workers ratify labor contract

A new 4--year labor agreement has been ratified by workers at the Tyson Foods Inc processed meats plant in Ponca City OK, company officials reported....

Tyson, Wal-Mart join SmartWay partnership
, from staff and wire reports

Mike Leavitt, federal Environmental Protection Agency administrator, announced that Wal-Mart and Tyson Foods have joined the SmartWay Transport Partnership. ...

Hormel pays dividends 305 quarters in a row
, from staff and wire reports

The board of directors of Hormel Foods Corp, the Austin, MN-based manufacturer and marketer of meat and food products, declared a regular quarterly dividend of 11 and one-quarter cents per share....

Winn-Dixie sells meat facility to Smithfield
, from staff and wire reports

Winn-Dixie Stores Inc has sold its Dixie Packers manufacturing facility in Madison County, Florida to The Smithfield Packing Co Inc. ...

Chicken pot pies may contain contaminants

Packages of Stouffer's brand frozen chicken pot pie imported from Canada are being recalled because they might contain small pieces of plastic and glass....

Sanderson Farms fiscal figures far from ‘fowl’
, from staff and wire reports

Sanderson Farms Inc, the Laurel MS-based producer and distributor of frozen and fresh chicken, reported results for the third quarter and nine months ended July 31, 2004....

Quaker Maid begins constructing facility
, from staff and wire reports

Quaker Maid Meats, manufacturer of frozen meat products, has announced the construction of a new processing facility at its headquarters in Reading PA. ...

Sanderson Farms reaps plentiful fiscal harvest

Laurel MS-based poultry producer Sanderson Farms Inc reported results for the second fiscal quarter and six months ended April 30, 2004. Net sales for...

Tyson processes a sales record in fiscal 3Q
, from staff and wire reports

Tyson Foods Inc, the Springdale AR-based meat processor and marketer, reported fiscal third-quarter 2004 sales of $6.6 billion, compared with $6.3 billion for the same period a year ago. ...

Refrigerated foods heat up Hormel numbers

Assisted by a steep rise in operating profit for its refrigerated foods group, Hormel Foods Corp reported fiscal 2004 second quarter net earnings of $53.7...