Tyson Foods
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| Tyson Foods Inc | |
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| Type | Public |
| Founded | |
| Location | Springdale, Arkansas |
| Key people | John Tyson, CEO & Chairman |
| Industry | Food Processing |
| Products | consumables |
| Revenue | $26.4 billion |
| Website | www.tysonfoodsinc.com/ |
Tyson Foods (NYSE: TSN (http://www.nyse.com/about/listed/lcddata.html?ticker=TSN)) is an American firm based in Springdale, Arkansas, that operates in the food industry. The company exports the largest percentage of beef from the U.S. Tyson Foods is the world’s largest processor and marketer of chicken, beef, and pork. With 2004 sales of $26.4 billion, Tyson is the second-largest food company in the Fortune 500. The company makes a wide variety of protein-based and prepared food products at its 123 processing plants. Tyson has approximately 114,000 team members employed at more than 300 facilities and offices in 26 states and 80 countries.
The company slogan is "powered by Tyson."
External link
- Corporate web site (http://www.tysonfoodsinc.com/)
- Consumer web site (http://www.tyson.com/)
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