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Sara Lee Corp. will close a luncheon meat plant in Ohio this fall, eliminating 350 jobs, the Associated Press reports. Production will move to other food and drink plants, the

Tyson Foods Inc., the world''s largest meat producer, temporarily shut down nine of its beef and pork plants May 1 because many of its workers planned to attend immigration rallies,

H.J. Heinz Company has completed the sale of its Auckland, New Zealand-based poultry business, Tegel Foods, to Pacific Equity Partners. According to Business Wire, the transaction is valued at NZ$250

Reuters reports that Tyson Foods Inc., the largest U.S. meat producer, reduced production for one day on April 10 in response to poor market conditions and to concerns a nationwide

Tyson Foods Inc. said that more than 500 workers displaced by two plant closings in Nebraska have transferred to other Tyson plants in the region, and that it would donate

According to the Associated Press, worries about bird flu have dampened trade prospects for American poultry, which already is facing lower prices, the Agriculture Department said Friday. The United States

Embattled poultry growers and producers went to the Oklahoma state Capitol to lobby lawmakers and urge an end to a federal lawsuit that accuses them of polluting watersheds with chicken

Tyson Foods Inc. is closing two Nebraska plants — one slaughterhouse and one processing plant — that will result in the loss of 1,665 jobs, the Associated Press reports. The

Food and clothing manufacturer Sara Lee Corp. said last week it is closing down operations at its Superior coffee roasting plant in Chicago, resulting in 80 jobs being eliminated. According

Kraft Foods Inc., the nation''s largest food manufacturer, said January 30 it would eliminate 8,000 more jobs, or about 8 percent of its work force, and close up to 20