First ground beef made from cattle enrolled in program with 10% greenhouse gas reduction from pasture to production against the standard emissions for conventionally raised beef
April 6, 2023
Schweid & Sons has been selected as the exclusive purveyor of this first-of-its-kind climate friendly ground beef nationwide in partnership with Brazen Beef from Tyson.
As part of its strategy to increase production of consumer ready products, Tyson Foods is expanding its case-ready meats business by repurposing plant capacity in South Carolina.
Facility reopens following a tour and review of safety protocols by local health and government officials.
May 6, 2020
Tyson Fresh Meats, the beef and pork subsidiary of Tyson Foods, announced it will resume limited production at its Waterloo, Iowa, facility on Thursday, May 7. Team members have been invited to tour the facility Wednesday to view the enhanced safety precautions and protective social distancing measures installed throughout the plant.
Tyson's largest pork plant had been running at reduced levels of production due to worker absenteeism.
April 22, 2020
Tyson Fresh Meats, the beef and pork subsidiary of Tyson Foods, plans to indefinitely suspend operations at its Waterloo, Iowa, pork plant this week. The facility, the company’s largest pork plant, has been running at reduced levels of production due to worker absenteeism, and will stop production mid-week until further notice. The facility’s 2,800 team members will be invited to come to the plant later this week for COVID-19 testing.
Columbus Junction plant had been idle for two weeks due to COVID-19 concerns.
April 21, 2020
Tyson Fresh Meats, the beef and pork subsidiary of Tyson Foods, will resume limited operations at its pork plant in Columbus Junction, Iowa, after being idle for two weeks due to COVID-19 concerns.
The fire severely damaged a critical part of the plant containing the hydraulic and electrical systems that support the harvest floor and cooler areas.
November 18, 2019
Tyson Fresh Meats, a Dakota Dunes, S.D.-based subsidiary of Tyson Foods, announced reconstruction of its Holcomb, Kan., beef complex following a fire that broke out in August.
The plant will be a case-ready, meat-cutting and packaging operation that converts fresh beef and pork brought in from other locations into steaks, chops, roasts and ground beef.
October 30, 2019
Tyson Fresh Meats, Springdale, Ark., broke ground on a new case-ready beef and pork processing facility in Eagle Mountain City, Utah, as part of its newly formed Portioned Protein Innovations team.
The PPI team specializes in further-processed items for both retail and foodservice, including innovative packaging solutions, ground beef production, protein portioning and seasoned and marinated products.
October 29, 2019
Tyson Fresh Meats, the beef and pork subsidiary of Tyson Foods, Springdale, Ark., formed the Portioned Protein Innovations (PPI) team.
The new case-ready plant will convert large cuts of beef and pork into steaks, chops, roasts and ground meat.
May 13, 2019
Tyson Fresh Meats, a subsidiary of Tyson Foods, Inc., Springdale, Ark., announced plans to invest almost $300 million to build a food production plant in Salt Lake City, Utah.
A DNA sample from cattle entering the Open Prairie program will be used to trace the origin of individual cuts of beef as they move through the supply chain.
March 14, 2019
Tyson Fresh Meats, the Dakota Dunes, S.D.-based beef and pork subsidiary of Tyson Foods, Inc., collaborated with IdentiGEN, Lawrence, Kan., to use DNA technology to trace beef back to the individual animal of origin.