Articles Tagged with ''poultry''

Cargill, Wichita, Kan., and Faccenda Foods, UK, formed a joint venture to create a leading UK food company focused on chicken, turkey and duck in the retail and foodservice sectors.

Pilgrim's Pride Corp., Greeley, Colo., acquired Moy Park, a poultry and prepared foods supplier with operations in the United Kingdom and Continental Europe, from JBS S.A. for approximately $1.3 billion.

Tyson Foods, Inc., Springdale, Ark., announced plans to build a $320 million poultry complex in Tonganoxie, Kan.

Foster Farms, Livingston, Calif., announced a $30 million capital investment for an expansion and upgrade of its poultry processing facilities in Farmerville, La.

Tyson Foods, Springdale, Ark., announced plans to invest $84 million in its Union City, Tenn., poultry plant.

Cargill, Minneapolis, announced plans to modernize its Harrisonburg, Va., turkey hatchery, with a focus on improving turkey health, biosecurity and worker safety.

Marel, Iceland, announced plans to acquire Sulmaq, Brazil.

Wider use of evidence-based food safety interventions on farms and feedlots would significantly reduce the risk of people getting sick from contaminated meat and poultry, according to a report released The Pew Charitable Trusts, Philadelphia.