Logan’s Sausage Company, a family-owned business located in Alexandria, Virginia, will be taking over all production and distribution of Gunnoe’s Sausage, a family-owned business operated in Cifax, Virginia, for more than 57 years. “In looking long and hard at the future of Gunnoe’s Sausage, we realized it would be difficult to transition the business to the next generation,” said Cynthia Gunnoe, […]
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Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Southeast
Smithfield’s CFO Nunziata To Retire, Hall Named Successor
Smithfield, Virginia-based Smithfield Foods has announced that CFO Glenn Nunziata will leave the company at the end of the year. The company has named Mark Hall, EVP of finance, as his successor, effective Jan. 1. “We are grateful to Glenn for his invaluable contributions to Smithfield as CFO over the last seven years,” said Shane Smith, president and CEO. “During Glenn’s tenure, we have […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Southwest
Tyson Foods Hosts Contract Poultry Farmer Advisory Council
Tyson Foods leadership and the company’s Contract Poultry Farmer Advisory Council met Nov. 8-9 to discuss issues most important to the farmers who grow chickens for Tyson. The meeting was held at the company’s headquarters in Springdale, Arkansas, and was the first council meeting after a two-year pause due to enhanced safety protocols during the […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, West
Farmer John Awards $25K Through California Kindness Project
Farmer John recognized St. Francis Center in Los Angeles with a check for $25,000 for its impact in Southern California. The endowment is part of Farmer John’s California Kindness Project, a grant program launched this year to support nonprofits that are making an impact in their local communities. The St. Francis Center was among the top selected charities to receive the $25,000 donation, […]
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Carolina Pride Debuts Chicken Breast Lunchmeats
Greenwood, South Carolina-based Carolina Pride is introducing four new chicken breast lunchmeat items under its Carolina Pride Meats brand. The varieties are 95 percent fat-free chicken breast and 95 percent fat-free honey smoked chicken breast. Each variety will be available in four-ounce, 4×4 peggable packages and 10-oz, 4×6 packages. The items join a lunchmeat lineup […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Midwest
Cargill Appoints Sikes As President, CEO
Minneapolis, Minnesota-based Cargill has appointed Brian Sikes as president and CEO, effective Jan. 1. With this transition, Dave MacLennan will assume the role of executive chair of Cargill’s board of directors. Sikes brings a track record of business operation to the role, having grown the company’s global protein and salt enterprise. Sikes currently serves as Cargill’s COO, where he has […]
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Tyson Foods Invests $1.5M To Immigrant Employees
Springdale, Arkansas-based Tyson Foods is strengthening its commitment to immigrant employees by investing an additional $1.5 million to provide free legal and citizenship services. The company has invested more than $2.4 million during the past two years to support partners like Immigrant Connection, a nonprofit that provides immigrants with legal services, such as employment authorization […]
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Farmer John Awards $25K Through California Kindness Project
On Nov. 9, Farmer John recognized the Court Appointed Special Advocates in Sacramento for its impact in Northern California with a check for $25,000. The endowment is part of Farmer John’s California Kindness Project, a grant program launched earlier this year to support California nonprofits that are making an impact in their local communities. CASA Sacramento was among the top selected charities to receive a donation in recognition of their […]