Tyson Foods Inc
Business Description
Tyson Foods, Inc. and its subsidiaries, with world headquarters in Springdale,
Arkansas, produce, distribute and market chicken, beef, pork, prepared foods and
related allied products. The Company commenced business in 1935, was incorporated
in Arkansas in 1947, and was reincorporated in Delaware in 1986. The Company has
engaged in a number of acquisitions, including the acquisition of IBP, inc. (now
called Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc. (TFM)) in 2001. In addition to being the world's
largest processor and marketer of chicken, beef and pork products, the Company
is also the second largest publicly traded food company in the Fortune 500 with
one of the most recognized brand names in the food industry.
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