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National Beef wins commissary contract
, from staff and wire reports

The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) has awarded a $33.9 million contract to National Beef Packing Co LLC....

Smithfield, PSF boards agree to merger
, from staff and wire reports

The boards of directors of Smithfield Foods Inc and Premium Standard Farms Inc (PSF) have approved a definitive merger agreement....

Tyson tightens its belt to regain profitability

Tyson Foods Inc will implement about $200 million in cost reductions as part of a strategy to return to profitability. The reductions exceed the $110...

Helping Turkey Hill products to be gobbled
, from staff and wire reports

Turkey Hill Dairy of Lancaster PA has selected Philadelphia Water Ice Factory as its bulk ice cream distributor in Philadelphia and the surrounding Tri-State area....

Meat company's new home: Mountain Home

Flash-frozen meat company St Louis Pride relocated its headquarters from the Gateway City in Missouri to Mountain Home AR recently. Operated by Dick Gonce...

Oversupply of meat hurts Tyson's 2Q tally

Tyson Foods sustained a $127 million net loss for the second fiscal quarter ended April 1, 2006, versus net income of $76 million for the same period...

Smithfield to acquire Sara Lee meats business

Smithfield Foods Inc has signed a purchase agreement to acquire the European meats business of Sara Lee for $575 million, plus assumption of pension-related...

Smithfield to buy ConAgra meats business
, from staff and wire reports

Smithfield Foods Inc has signed a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of the branded meats business of ConAgra Foods Inc....