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12/22/2005 - Food Magazine Names Tyson "Processor of the Year"
Food Processing magazine has named Tyson Foods its first-ever "Processor of the Year."
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12/19/2005 - New Tyson Beef Products Target Hispanic Market
In response to the rapidly growing Hispanic food market, Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc. has introduced a new line of fresh, thin-sliced beef products
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12/19/2005 - Tyson Lab Network Receives Food Safety Honor
The Food Safety and Laboratory Services Network of Tyson Foods has been honored for its work in food quality and safety.
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12/14/2005 - Tyson Tops in Best New Products Survey
For the third straight year, Tyson Foods ranks number one in the development of new products for the foodservice industry.
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12/12/2005 - Tyson Foods Reacts to Reopening of Japanese Market
Tyson Foods has issued a statement in reaction to Japan’s decision to lift its two year ban on the import of U.S. beef.
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12/09/2005 - Tyson Foods Gives More than $1.5 Million to Relief Efforts
Tyson Foods,contributed more than $1.5 million in food products and financial assistance to the disaster relief efforts during this year’s unprecedented hurricane season. This amount exceeds the company’s original goal of $1 million.
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12/06/2005 - Tyson Begins Hiring Production Workers for Sherman Plant
Tyson Foods has started taking applications for many of the anticipated 1,600 jobs that will be created by the opening of a new meat production plant in Sherman, Texas.
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11/21/2005 - Tyson Honored with 15 Worker Safety Awards
The worker safety efforts of Tyson Foods, Inc. have been honored with 15 awards from the Safety Council of the Ozarks.
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11/14/2005 - Tyson Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2005 Results
Tyson Foods reported $0.28 diluted earnings per share for the fourth fiscal quarter ended October 1, 2005, compared to $0.19 diluted earnings per share in the same quarter last year.
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11/08/2005 - Tyson Foods Responds to Supreme Court Decision
Tyson Foods today provided a statement in response to the Supreme Court’s decision on wage and hour cases involving Tyson Fresh Meats and another food company.
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11/07/2005 - Tyson Foods Adds Independent Board Member
Scott Ford, president and chief executive officer of ALLTEL, has been named to the board of directors of Tyson Foods.
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11/03/2005 - Tyson Donates $25,000 to National Association of Black Accountants
Tyson Foods has donated $25,000 to support the efforts of the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA).
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11/02/2005 - Lakeside Packers and UFCW Reach Tentative Collective Agreement
Lakeside Packers and United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 401 have reached a tentative collective agreement, company and union officials reported today.
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10/24/2005 - Tyson.com integrates consumer, business, customer needs
For the first time in the history of Tyson Foods, Inc., the needs of consumers, businesses, and customers are integrated as one website.
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10/19/2005 - Tyson Donates $65,000 to Wetlands Restoration Project
Tyson Foods has donated $65,000 in support of the Lower Obion River Project in western Tennessee.
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10/12/2005 - Tyson Foods, American Chicken and Avian Influenza
Tyson Foods is closely monitoring the avian influenza situation in Asia, and has for quite some time, taken biosecurity measures to protect bird health.
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10/12/2005 - Tyson Moves to Dismiss Discrimination Suit
Tyson Foods, Inc. has filed a motion to dismiss a discrimination suit involving the company’s Ashland, Alabama, poultry plant.
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10/03/2005 - Tyson Provides $26 Million to Fuel Family Farmers
In an effort to help its 6,800 contract poultry producers deal with rising energy costs, Tyson Foods, Inc. will provide them with more than $26 million in supplemental fuel payments this winter.
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09/26/2005 - Hurricane Rita's Impact on Tyson Foods Minimal
The impact of Hurricane Rita on the Texas operations of Tyson Foods, Inc. was minor, the company reported today.
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09/21/2005 - Tyson Foods Helps Fund Scholarships Through Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
Tyson Foods, Inc. has donated $26,000 to the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. (CBCF) to support the non-profit organization’s leadership education efforts, the company announced.
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09/28/2005 - Protein Donation Powers Thousands of Meals for Those in Need
Thousands of people at risk of hunger in Northwest Arkansas will add high-quality protein to their plate thanks to a 30,000 pound donation of chicken products to the Ozark Food Bank from Tyson Foods, Inc.
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09/20/2005 - Tyson Foods Honored For Supporting Minority Businesses
Tyson Foods, Inc. has been honored for its support of minority-owned businesses.
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09/14/2005 - Tyson to Offer Hurricane Survivors Jobs, Relocation Assistance
Tyson Foods, Inc has taken the lead in the growing chorus of corporate philanthropy for the survivors of Hurricane Katrina by offering hundreds of jobs and more than $1 million in food and financial donations.
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09/08/2005 - Tyson Offers Job Opportunities to Hurricane Evacuees
Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE: TSN), the world’s largest producer of chicken, beef and pork, has set up a toll-free telephone number for hurricane evacuees interested in a job with the company. Tyson is also providing relocation assistance.
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09/06/2005 - Tyson Updates Relief Effort; Adjusts Earnings Guidance
Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE: TSN) has donated enough food over the past week to provide approximately one million meals to feed evacuees and relief workers in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, company officials reported today.
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09/01/2005 - Tyson Pledges Up to $1 Million in Cash and Food to Hurricane Relief Effort
Tyson Foods and its Team Members will donate up to $1 million in food and financial aid to relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
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08/31/2005 - Company Provides Additional Response to Discrimination Claims
Tyson Foods today provided the following additional response to inquiries about discrimination claims in litigation filed against the company.
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08/05/2005 - Tyson Foods To Be Added to S&P 500
Tyson Foods, Inc. has confirmed it will be added to the S&P 500 upon completion of the Unocal acquisition by Chevron.
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07/18/2005 - School Foodservice Directors Vote Tyson Foods Tops
School foodservice directors have recognized Tyson Foods, Inc. as the CN Industry Partner of the Year, Best of Protein, and Best of Commodity Processing, as part of the 2005 CN Industry Partner Awards.
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07/14/2005 - Webcast Alert: Tyson Foods Announces 3rd Quarter Earnings Conference Call
You are invited to listen to Tyson Foods third quarter 2005 earnings conference call that will be broadcast live over the Internet on Monday, August 1, at 9 a.m. Eastern.
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06/29/2005 - Tyson Promotes Value of LULAC Partnership
Tyson Foods, Inc. is doing a better job valuing cultural diversity because of its partnership with the nation’s largest and oldest Hispanic organization, according to the company’s chairman and CEO, John Tyson.
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06/28/2005 - Tyson Foods Powers First Blog from LULAC Conference
Beginning today, the PowerBlog will be visiting the 76th annual conference of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), to be held in Little Rock, Arkansas.
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06/28/2005 - Tyson Foods Announces 76th National LULAC Convention Ambassador
Tyson Foods, Inc. today named Joseph Diaz the first Team Member Ambassador of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) 76th National Convention and Exposition to be held June 27 - July 2 in Little Rock.
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06/20/2005 - Webcast Alert: Tyson Foods to Present at Wachovia Conference
You are invited to listen to Tyson Foods' presentation at the Wachovia Securities 15th Annual Conference, which will be broadcast live over the Internet on Thursday, June 30, at 11:45 a.m. Eastern.
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06/10/2005 - John Tyson Named to 'Most Influential' List
Food Processing magazine has named John Tyson as one of “the 11 most influential people in the food industry.”
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06/10/2005 - Tyson to Help Feed “Extreme Makeover” Building Crew
A cooking team from Tyson Foods will help feed hundreds of volunteers as they renovate the home of an Alma, Arkansas, family for the ABC reality show “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.”
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06/08/2005 - Labor Board Certifies Vote to Remove Union
The decision by workers to remove the union at Tyson’s Pasco beef complex has been certified by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the company reported today.
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05/26/2005 - Tyson Foods, Inc. and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Partner to Provide Leadership Training for Undergraduate Students
Tyson Foods, Inc. and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., (AKA) America’s first Black Greek-letter organization, have partnered to provide leadership training for some of America’s best and brightest minority female college students.
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05/14/2005 - Tyson to Donate $60,000 to Watershed Project
Efforts to protect water quality in a watershed that serves parts of Oklahoma, Missouri and Arkansas are receiving the financial support of Tyson Foods, Inc.
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05/11/2005 - Tyson Recognized for Hispanic Inclusion
A report by a prominent Hispanic organization ranks Tyson Foods, Inc. among the top 20 companies in the country for its inclusion of Hispanics throughout its business.
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05/11/2005 - Tyson Foods, Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend
The Board of Directors of Tyson Foods declared the quarterly dividend of $.04 per share on Class A common stock and $.036 per share on Class B common stock.
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04/21/2005 - Tyson Foods Files Brief in Canadian Trade Suit
Tyson Foods, Inc. has filed a brief in support of the USDA's appeal of a recent court decision that has delayed the reopening of the U.S. border to Canadian cattle imports.
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03/09/2005 - Tyson Honored with Consumer’s Choice Pork Award
A product of Tyson Foods has been selected a winner in the National Pork Board’s Consumer’s Choice Pork Awards, the company announced today.
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02/24/2005 - Tyson Named "Most Admired" Food Production Company
FORTUNE magazine has ranked Tyson Foods, Inc. as America’s Most Admired Company in Food Production. The honor is part of the magazine’s 23rd Annual “Most Admired” list.
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02/04/2005 - Tyson Product Nabs International Prize
A Tyson product has been awarded honors in a new competition that identifies exceptional new foodservice products and celebrates uniqueness, operator convenience, and quality.
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02/11/2005 - Tyson Plans Resumption of Beef Operations
Plans are underway to end the temporary suspension of operations at Tyson beef plants in the Upper Midwest and Pacific Northwest, company officials reported today. The affected plants will resume production on a staggered basis over the next two weeks.
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02/04/2005 - Tyson Outlines Achievements, Goals at Annual Meeting
Tyson Foods has generated an impressive list of accomplishments over the past three years and developed a strategic plan for further growth, Chairman and CEO John Tyson told shareholders today at the company’s annual meeting.
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02/03/2005 - Suspension of Beef Operations To Continue
The temporary suspension of operations at some Tyson Foods beef plants will continue through February 12 and may extend beyond that date, company officials reported today. As a result, Tyson will pay qualified workers for another week off the job.
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01/31/2005 - Sherman Chosen for New Tyson Plant
Tyson Foods will open a major case ready meat plant in Sherman, Texas, employing as many as 1,600 people, Texas Governor Rick Perry and Tyson Chairman and CEO John Tyson announced today
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01/31/2005 - Tyson Reports First Quarter Fiscal Year 2005 Results
Tyson Foods reported $0.14 diluted earnings per share for the first fiscal quarter ended January 1, 2005, compared to $0.16 diluted earnings per share in the same quarter last year.
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01/26/2005 - Tyson Settles Kentucky Environmental Case
Tyson Foods has agreed to implement an ammonia monitoring project as part of the settlement of a 2002 lawsuit over emissions reporting issues involving more than 80 chicken houses in western Kentucky
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01/26/2005 - Tyson Foods Completes Removal of Trans Fat From Retail and School Products
Tyson Foods announced today that it has completed the process of removing trans fat from its fully cooked breaded poultry retail and “child nutrition” school foodservice products.
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01/24/2005 - Tyson Introduces Team Member Bill of Rights
In an effort to ensure workers understand their rights in the workplace; Tyson Foods has developed a new “Team Member Bill of Rights.” The document will be posted in all Tyson facilities throughout the country.
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01/11/2005 - Tyson Helps Feed Alabama Community
Tyson Foods has provided a special shipment of food for residents of a small Alabama community still recovering from the affects of Hurricane Ivan.
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01/04/2005 - Tyson Pledges Up to $1 Million in Cash and Food to Relief Effort
Tyson Foods and its Team Members will donate up to $1 million in food and financial aid to help survivors of the tsunami tragedy, company officials reported today.
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