Tyson Foods names Donnie Smith as CEO, replacing interim CEO Leland Tollett; Lochner named COO
Tyson Foods names Donnie Smith as CEO MILWAUKEE — In a move that signals Tyson Foods Inc. believes its chicken business is again profitable, the world’s largest meat maker has named a new CEO to replace interim head Leland Tollett, who had been tapped in January to help weather an industry downturn. Kroger feeds store-brand product lines from own network of food-manufacturing plantsSPRINGDALE, Ohio — Ice cream swooshes out of metal nozzles and swirls into 38,000 “party pails” per day here, one of many ways Kroger Co. is using its massive manufacturing capability to feed growing demand for low-priced store brands. Tyson Foods 3rd-quarter profit soars on solid chicken sales; year-ago hurt by grain costsLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Changes at Tyson Foods Inc. over the past year have begun to help the bottom line of the world’s largest meat producer, which posted a strong third-quarter profit on Monday. Coroner says deaths of children found in trunk appear accidental, but still determining causeSPRINGDALE, Ark. — A coroner in Arkansas says he believes the deaths of two young siblings found in the trunk of the family car was accidental. Siblings, ages 4 and 5, found dead in car trunk in Arkansas; police talk to neighbors, familySPRINGDALE, Ark. — A young brother and sister were found dead in the trunk of their family’s car about an hour after they slipped out of their mother’s view on a hot afternoon. Tyson Foods posts fiscal 2nd-quarter loss on some charges and lower beef salesSPRINGDALE, Ark. — Tyson Foods, the world’s largest meat producer, says it posted a bigger-than-expected loss in its fiscal second quarter on charges and declining beef sales. |