Smithfield, Virginia-based Smithfield Foods Inc. issued the following statement May 1, underscoring its ongoing partnership with its team members across the country: “Media and other reports pitting the company against its employees are flat out wrong. There is no such division. The company and its team members all want the same thing, namely, to protect […]
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Report: Hot Dogs Hit Double-Digit Sales Growth Again
The week ending April 19 marked the seventh week of multi-digit year-over-year sales gains for hot dogs, according to Anne-Marie Roerink, president of 210 Analytics. Dollar sales increased 29 percent and volume sales increased 21 percent over the week of April 19 versus the comparable week in 2019, according to data from IRI. National brands […]
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Tyson Fresh Meats Temporarily Pausing Operations At Beef Plant
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc., the beef and pork subsidiary of Tyson Foods Inc., is currently winding down production and will temporarily pause operations Friday, May 1, through Monday, May 4, at its Dakota City, Nebraska, beef facility to complete a deep cleaning of the entire plant. The company has been working closely with the local […]
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Oscar Mayer Invites Public To Participate In Front Yard Cookout May 2
In times where everyone is practicing social distancing, neighbors are looking for ways to safely reconnect with each other and enjoy some summertime activities that bring everyone together, like cookouts and barbecues. There’s a way to do both. On Saturday, May 2, Oscar Mayer is inviting everyone to bring the backyard cookout to the front yard in its […]
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Executive Order Issued To Protect Against Meat Shortages
The North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute) issued a statement after President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order April 28 to ensure the ongoing production of meat and poultry to feed Americans during the COVID-19 crisis. A portion of the order reads as follows: “It is important that processors of beef, pork, and poultry (“meat […]
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JBS USA Reopens Beef Facility In Greeley, CO, April 27
The JBS Greeley, Colorado, beef production facility reopened April 24 after quarantining the workforce for a period of time exceeding recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). To enhance the company’s existing daily temperature screening efforts, symptomatic team members now will be provided free, on-site testing, conducted in coordination with the […]
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JBS USA Announces Indefinite Closure Of Worthington Pork Facility
Greeley, Colorado-based JBS USA on April 20 announced the indefinite closure of its Worthington, Minnesota, pork production facility. The facility employs more than 2,000 Nobles County team members and processes 20,000 hogs per day. “We don’t make this decision lightly,” said Bob Krebs, president of JBS USA Pork. “We recognize JBS Worthington is critical to […]
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Foster Farms Donates Additional 400K Poultry Servings To Hunger Relief
Livingston, California-based Foster Farms is donating an additional 400,000 servings of poultry to community hunger relief organizations throughout California to help families impacted economically by Covid-19. Recently, the family-owned company announced a donation of two million servings of protein to food banks and community organizations on the West Coast, and in Louisiana and Alabama. “The […]