Plaintiffs receive $17.8 million in egg price fixing lawsuit
CHICAGO — An Illinois federal jury on Dec. 1 awarded $17.8 million to plaintiffs Kraft Heinz Co., the former Kellogg Co., General Mills Inc. and Nestle USA Inc. in an…
Tyson, Amick Farms settle wage price-fixing case
ANNAPOLIS, MD. — Within the past week, two additional settlements have been reached in a class-action lawsuit against several poultry processors for alleged wage price-fixing. Tyson Foods Inc. and its…
Foster Farms appoints new CEO
LIVINGSTON, CALIF. — Foster Farms named Jayson Penn the company’s new chief executive officer on March 18. Penn succeeds Donnie Smith, who was appointed CEO of Foster Farms in conjunction…
OSI Industries recalls beef patties | 2019-10-29
AURORA, Ill. – OSI Industries LLC, Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, launched a recall of 4,218 lbs. of seasoned, char-broiled beef patties that may be contaminated with small pieces of metal, the…
Superior Farms takes a stand
Superior Farms is the last packing plant standing in the city limits of Denver. Decades ago, several livestock production facilities operated just across the river from the Denver Stockyards where…
Seaboard Q2 results reflect positive pork performance
MERRIAM, KAN. – Seaboard Corp. announced its financial results for the second fiscal quarter ended July 3, 2021, including an operating income of $129 million in its Pork segment. This…
HPAI ravages on despite improved safeguards
KANSAS CITY, MO. — The recent upsurge in the number of cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) and the increasing number of hens euthanized has been concerning, but the…
Florida sued over cultivated meat law
TALLAHASSEE, FLA. — Upside Foods, a cultivated meat company, and the Institute for Justice (IJ) filed a lawsuit challenging a recent Florida law prohibiting the sale of cultivated meat. Information…
Diestel Family Ranch earns regenerative certification
SONORA, CALIF. — Diestel Family Ranch announced on July 16 it became the first turkey producer to achieve Regenified certification. Regenified’s seal is the first third-party regenerative program to be…
Dean Foods expands executive leadership team | Meatpoultry.com | July 07, 2016 19:28
DALLAS — Russell F. Coleman has been named executive vice president, general counsel, corporate secretary and government affairs for Dean Foods Co., effective Aug. 1. Russell F. Coleman, new executive…