Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side, of
course. Then again, every day finds Tyson Foods’ chicken (and beef and
pork) products crossing the nation and the globe en route to
supermarket shelves and foodservice operators.
Why does Tyson do it? Naturally, it’s to grow and satisfy retail and foodservice customers and consumers.
Just weeks after purchasing a majority stake in one of India's largest poultry companies, Tyson Foods Inc., Springdale, Ark., acquired a 60-percent stake in one of China's largest poultry processors.
The familiar admonition is, “Don’t count your chickens until they’re hatched.” Yet the close of Tyson Foods’ fiscal 2007 year gave President and Chief Executive Officer Dick Bond reason to pause and count his company’s blessings.