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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

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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

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Johnsonville Appoints Don Fussner as Next CEO

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

October 24, 2023

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Sustainability

Camera Installation Helps Smithfield Avoid Plastic Film Waste in Ham Steak Packaging

Smithfield Packaged Meats has received a ProFood World Sustainability Excellence in Manufacturing Award for fourth place in the project category.

July 24, 2023

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Manufacturing Innovators Tackle a Changing World

Meet this year’s winners of ProFood World’s Manufacturing Innovation Awards—each of them pushing the envelope in their own ways.

July 11, 2023

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JBS Building One of World’s Largest Cultivated Meat Plants

The plant will be able to produce over 1,000 metric tons of product on an annual basis, with the potential to expand capacity to 4,000 metric tons in the near future.

June 23, 2023

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Upside Foods and Good Meat Gain USDA Approval to Sell Cultivated Meat

Clearing this final regulatory hurdle means both companies can start selling their cell-cultured chicken in U.S. restaurants and retail venues.

June 22, 2023

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Manufacturing Innovation: MyForest Foods’ Alternative Approach to Food Production

Skip dehydration. Skip extrusion. This Manufacturing Innovation Award winner is making plant-based whole cuts of meat through an innovative solid-state fermentation process.

June 9, 2023