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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:15:00 GMT

[Business Wire] - CHINO, Calif.----MegaMex Foods LLC, a joint venture between Hormel Foods Corporation and Herdez Del Fuerte, S.A. de C.V., today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100 percent of the stock of Don Miguel Foods Corp. from TSG4 L.P., a private equity fund sponsored by TSG Consumer Partners LLC, and private investors.

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 11:38:41 GMT

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:02:36 GMT

[AP] - MONDAY, Sept. 6 Markets closed for Labor Day. TUESDAY, Sept. 7 TOKYO -- Bank of Japan ends two-day policy board meeting.

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:41:42 GMT

[AP] - Pilgrim's Pride Corp. said Friday that it will resume export shipments to Russia on Saturday, after regulators finalize the necessary certification.

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:50:53 GMT

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:04:00 GMT

[PR Newswire] - Pilgrim's Pride Corporation said it will resume export shipments to Russia tomorrow after the Food Safety Inspection Service finalized certificates that must accompany the shipments.

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:30:00 GMT

[PR Newswire] - Zhongpin Inc. , a leading meat and food processing company in the People's Republic of China, today announced that it will make a presentation to investors and security analysts during the Rodman & Renshaw conference on September 13, 2010 in New York, NY.

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:13:08 GMT

[AP] - Moody's Investors Service on Thursday upgraded its ratings on Tyson Foods Inc., given the meat producer's improved debt position and strengthening marketplace.

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:13:00 GMT

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:00:00 GMT

[PR Newswire] - The Bacon Wrapped Hot Dog is one of L.A.'s most-beloved culinary icons and now Angelenos can make it official.  Local food company Farmer John has teamed up with Los Angeles Dodger and self-proclaimed foodie Andre Ethier to launch a campaign to make the Bacon Wrapped Hot Dog the Official Hot Dog of Los Angeles.  Beginning today, Ethier will kick off a whistle stop tour to rally the people to sign the petition at www.votelahotdog.org, and in return, for every signature collected in support of the Bacon Wrapped Hot Dog, Farmer John will make a donation -- up to 25,000 pounds -- to local food banks.

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:14:04 GMT

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:00:00 GMT

[PR Newswire] - Zhongpin Inc. , a leading meat and food processing company in the People's Republic of China, today announced that it has completed the five-month expansion and improvement of its pork plant in the city of Anyang in the Henan province.

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:50:00 GMT

[Business Wire] - WILLMAR, Minn.----Burgers are an American dietary and cultural staple, in fact according to a recent omnibus survey conducted on behalf of Jennie-O Turkey Store, 31 percent of Americans identified the Burger as the American icon they could not do without, beating out rock n’ roll and baseball .

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:16:18 GMT

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:09:26 GMT

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:12:37 GMT

[AP] - China has imposed anti-subsidy duties for five years on imports of U.S. chicken products after concluding producers received improper support, the Commerce Ministry said Wednesday amid a string of trade spats with Washington.

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:20:50 GMT

[AP] - The Grocery Manufacturers Association spent $930,000 in the second quarter to lobby on food safety, advertising and other business issues, according to a recent disclosure report.

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:00:00 GMT

[PR Newswire] - Dorada Poultry of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma announced it will occupy the former 180,000 square foot Tyson Foods facility located at 2000 Hall Boulevard in Ponca City, Oklahoma. The plant, which is scheduled to become operational in mid-2011, will provide chicken products to McDonald’s® U.S. restaurants and is expected to employ approximately 350 employees, five days per week, 24 hours a day.

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:30:00 GMT

[GlobeNewswire] - SPRINGDALE, Ark. -- Tyson Foods, Inc. will participate in the Barclays Capital 2010 Back to School Consumer Conference in Boston on Wednesday, September 8 at 10:30 a.m. Eastern. Presenters will be Jim Lochner, Chief Operating Officer, and Donnie King, Senior Group Vice President of Poultry & Prepared Foods.

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:54:04 GMT