Chicken, pork and beef processing giant Tyson Foods Inc., Springdale, Ark., recognized five of its vendors with “Supplier of the Year” distinctions.

Chicken, beef and pork giant Tyson Foods Inc., Springdale, Ark., honored five companies during its fourth annual "Supplier of the Year" awards program.

Chicken and prepared meats giant Tyson Foods Inc., Springdale, Ark., announced several personnel appointments.

Pilgrim's Pride Corp., Pittsburg, Texas, said it signed a definitive agreement to sell its chicken complex in Farmerville, La., for $80 million to Foster Farms.

Tyson Foods Inc.'s next chief executive officer will be selected from the Springdale, Ark.-based company's internal pool of management.

Tyson Foods Inc., Springdale, Ark., said President & CEO Dick Bond has decided to leave immediately and that former top executive Leland Tollett has agreed to return as president and CEO on an interim basis.

Chicken giant Pilgrim's Pride Corp., Pittsburg, Texas, said its board of directors named Don Jackson as the company's president and CEO.

Pilgrim's Pride Corp., the nation's largest chicken producer, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday, Dec. 1, reported the Associated Press.

Chicken processing giant Pilgrim's Pride Corp., Pittsburg, Texas, said it hired William Snyder, managing partner of CRG Partners Group LLC, Dallas, as chief restructuring officer.

Tyson Foods Inc., Springdale, Ark., last week marked 50 years in poultry processing.