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Our History
More than 60 years have passed since John Tyson drove his battered truck to
Chicago to deliver a load of 500 Arkansas chickens.
Tyson heard that chickens were bringing a better price in northern markets, so
he cashed in his savings and borrowed the rest of the money he needed to finance
the trip. He sold the birds for a profit of $235, $220 of which he wired home to
pay on his debts and buy another load of birds.
Out of that trip sprung the foundations of a company that would revolutionize
the poultry industry. We invite you to walk through time and discover how the
world's largest poultry company rose out of the soil of Northwest Arkansas.
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