Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale, reporting a record third-quarter profit and the sale of new stock and other equity, also said it is selling poultry operations in Brazil and Mexico in order to help pay for its acquisition of Hillshire Brands Co. of Chicago. read more >

Tyson officially began the process of buying Hillshire Brands Co. of Chicago on Wednesday, according to a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. For Tyson executives, though, the chance to acquire Hillshire’s enviable top-rated brands was irresistible. read more >

Meat producer Tyson Foods Inc. has won a bidding war for Hillshire Brands, the maker of Jimmy Dean sausages and Ball Park hot dogs, with a $63 per share offer. Both Tyson and Pilgrim's Pride had been bidding of Hillshire. Pilgrim's Pride says it is withdrawing its offer. read more >

Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale proposes the biggest acquisiton in its history, offering to purchase Hillshire Brands for $50 per share, or about $6.8 billion. The offer comes as Hillshire weighs another merger proposal by Pilgrim's Pride and the purchase of Pinnacle Foods. read more >

Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale on reports record second-quarter profit, which rose 124 percent to $213 million from the same time last year. read more >

Donnie Smith, the CEO of Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale, and his wife Terry are giving $3.2 million to the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture. read more >

The University of Arkansas will host a panel of economic forecasters for its 20th annual Business Forecast Luncheon on Thursday, Jan. 16. read more >

Tyson Foods Inc. also paid $29.85 million to a Tyson family-owned company for 1 million shares of Class B stock, the newly release proxy reveals. read more >

The Wall Street Journal examines Tyson Foods Inc.'s China operations. The meat processor is working to build more company-owned chicken farms there. read more >

Tyson Foods Inc. CEO Donnie Smith talks about his goals for the world's largest meat processor in an interview with Retail Leader magazine. read more >

Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale reports second-quarter net income of $94 million, down 43 percent from the same quarter last year. But the meat processor is expecting a stronger second half of 2013. read more >

Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale says it has made $40 million in capital investments at four plants in four states that could create as many as 490 jobs. read more >

Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale says first-quarter net income reached $173 million, up 11 percent from $156 million during the same quarter last year. read more >

The salaries of executive of Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale remained largely unchanged in 2012, according to the meat processor's annual proxy statement, released Friday. read more >

Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale reports a 91 percent increase in fourth-quarter net income, which reached $185 million or 51 cents per share, as the meat processor's chicken segment returns to profitability. read more >