Hormel’s Rochelle Foods plant reopens after two-week closure 05.04.2020 By Keith Nunes The local health department closed the plant following COVID-19 outbreak in the community. Read More
Podcast: Whittingham Meats pivots to retail 05.01.2020 By Ryan McCarthy Bobby Whittingham explains what the meat company had to do after losing restaurant customers.Read More
Tyson announces deployment of mobile medical clinics to reopening plants 05.01.2020 By Joel Crews Matrix Medical Network healthcare providers will provide coronavirus testing and other medical resources at facilities across the country.Read More
Ag Committee Chair: Local task forces needed to help open meat plants 05.01.2020 By Ryan McCarthy US Rep. Collin Peterson said JBS in Worthington, Minn., has already been working with the union and local officials.Read More
Tyson halts production at Kentucky poultry plant 04.30.2020 By Joel Crews The Robards facility will close for four days to be cleaned and sanitized.Read More
Maple Leaf prepares for market volatility, supply chain disruption 04.30.2020 By Keith Nunes The company suffered a C$3.7 million loss in Q1.Read More
Yum! Brands income drops in Q1 04.30.2020 By Eric Schroeder Pizza Hut and KFC sales went down during Q1; Taco Bell sales grew slightly.Read More
McDonald’s Canada sees knock-on effects of beef plant closures 04.30.2020 By Erica Shaffer The company said it will begin importing beef as a temporary measure.Read More
Tyson’s Dakota City plant pauses production until next week 04.30.2020 By Ryan McCarthy The company said it is working to screen plant workers with the Nebraska National Guard.Read More
Tyson to double bonuses for frontline workers 04.30.2020 By Ryan McCarthy Earlier in April, the company offered $60 million in bonuses to its employees.Read More