Industry News

Tyson Foods Opens 325,000-sq-ft Fully Cooked Food Production Plant

The new facility in Danville, Va., incorporates the latest technology that brings real-time intelligence to the company’s processes to increase production and protect workers.

November 29, 2023

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Industry News

U.S. Egg Producers, Trade Groups Found Responsible for Price Fixing

A jury determined Cal-Maine Foods, Rose Acre Farms, United Egg Producers, and United States Egg Marketers engaged in a conspiracy to raise the cost of eggs from 2004 to 2008.

November 27, 2023

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Alternative Protein Sector, Despite Setbacks, Looks Healthy

A Horizons report from CRB takes an in-depth look at alternative proteins, detailing a still nascent industry that is learning how to succeed at production scale.

November 26, 2023

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Prestage Foods Streamlines Turkey Processing Through Automation

The company’s new air-chilled turkey plant is the largest of its kind in the Western Hemisphere, featuring highly automated efficiencies while reducing labor by more than half.

November 21, 2023

Regulatory

Skyline Provisions Recalls 5,620 lb of Raw Ground Beef Products

U.S. Department of Agriculture

The products are being recalled due to possible foreign matter contamination.

November 20, 2023

Industry News

Tyson Announces the Closing of Yet Another 2 Plants

The planned shuttering of the Florida and South Carolina facilities follows earlier announcements that the company will be closing 6 other sites early next year.

November 14, 2023

Industry News

Tyson Voluntarily Recalling 30,000 lb of Dino Chicken Nuggets

The frozen, fully cooked chicken “Fun Nuggets” may contain small, pliable metal pieces, posing a risk to consumers, especially young children.

November 6, 2023

Industry News

Johnsonville Appoints Don Fussner as Next CEO

Johnsonville LLC

Fussner will assume his leadership role on Jan.1, 2024, following the retirement of current CEO Nick Meriggioli.

October 24, 2023

Industry News

Department of Labor Investigating Child Labor at Tyson, Perdue

The move follows a New York Times Magazine article that disclosed cleaning contractors have been employing migrant children to work overnight shifts at Tyson and Perdue plants in Virginia.

September 24, 2023

Industry News

Upside Foods Planning $140 Million Cultivated Meat Plant in Illinois

Designed to produce millions of pounds of cultivated meat products per year, the state-of-the-art plant will help Upside Foods expand its commercial offerings, increase scalability, and reduce production costs.

September 18, 2023

Industry News

Tyson Foods Deploying Self-driving Trucks in Northwest Arkansas

The company is collaborating with Gatik, a leader in autonomous middle mile logistics, to optimize Tyson’s supply chain efficiency.

September 6, 2023

Industry News

Tyson Foods Closing 4 More Plants

After announcing the closure of two plants earlier this year, Tyson is shutting down facilities in Arkansas, Indiana, and Missouri next year as the company faces declining profits and reduced demand.

August 7, 2023

Processing Equipment

Johnsonville Achieves Order With Immersion Cook/Chill System

Struggling with a process that caused package damage and inconsistent cook times for its sausages, Johnsonville turned to FPS and its Spiral Immersion System.

August 1, 2023