Moy Park provides fresh, high-quality and locally farmed poultry products.
September 11, 2017
Pilgrim's Pride Corp., Greeley, Colo., acquired Moy Park, a poultry and prepared foods supplier with operations in the United Kingdom and Continental Europe, from JBS S.A. for approximately $1.3 billion.
The operation, currently scheduled to begin production mid-2019, will produce pre-packaged trays of fresh chicken for retail grocery stores nationwide.
September 5, 2017
Tyson Foods, Inc., Springdale, Ark., announced plans to build a $320 million poultry complex in Tonganoxie, Kan.
Foster Farms made a commitment in 2009 to purchase, renovate and reopen the former Pilgrim’s Pride poultry facility in Union Parish.
August 25, 2017
Foster Farms, Livingston, Calif., announced a $30 million capital investment for an expansion and upgrade of its poultry processing facilities in Farmerville, La.
The new technology reduces stress on the hatchlings due to advancements in environmental controls.
July 31, 2017
Cargill, Minneapolis, announced plans to modernize its Harrisonburg, Va., turkey hatchery, with a focus on improving turkey health, biosecurity and worker safety.
A variety of pre-harvest interventions can significantly reduce the risk that bacteria harmful to humans will infect food animals.
July 24, 2017
Wider use of evidence-based food safety interventions on farms and feedlots would significantly reduce the risk of people getting sick from contaminated meat and poultry, according to a report released The Pew Charitable Trusts, Philadelphia.
The state-of-the-art facility, which serves as Butterball’s southeast distribution center, will handle more than 600 million pounds of product annually.
May 16, 2017
Butterball, LLC, Garner, N.C., expanded its United States Cold Storage facility in Warsaw, N.C.