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GREELEY, Colo. — Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. has announced that it has executed an acquisition agreement to acquire the Meats and Meals business of Kerry...

COSTA MESA, Calif. — Starting June 24, El Pollo Loco Inc. will become the first national restaurant company to test door-to-backyard drone delivery, the company says. The test-and-learn pilot of its drone delivery service is the continuation of the company’s digital evolution and focus on customer experience.

RIDGELAND, Miss. — Cal-Maine Foods Inc. has announced that the company has closed the previously announced purchase of the remaining 50 percent joint venture membership interest...

The big industry story this week has to do with congestion at one of China’s biggest container ports - Shenzen's Yantian port in southern China. After a flare-up in coronavirus cases reported in Guangdong province, the port has implemented more stringent disinfection measures causing a backlog of vessels. Meanwhile, news agencies are also reporting supply issues coming out of production facilities. The data coming from Glowlit, however, paints a somewhat different picture.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Aviagen plans to begin construction on a brand-new, Texas-based hatchery in September 2021 because of strong demand for broiler breeding stock throughout North America and the globe.

SILOAM SPRINGS, Ark. — Cobb-Vantress Inc. and its long-standing partner Al-Watania Poultry recently celebrated continued expansion in the Middle East.

DALLAS — Pollo Campero launches a new collectible cup featuring art created by St. Jude patients as a way to continue supporting the mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — For months, Foundation Food Group and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration have waged legal battle over warrants to inspect the processing plant’s facilities following the nitrogen leak in January that killed six people.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Cargill Chairman and CEO David MacLennan addressed members of the National Feed and Grain Association on June 4 at the organization's 125th annual convention. He acknowledged farmers and ranchers as the heroes of the food system who played a critical role in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic. “When the world shut down, farmers, ranchers and workers across the food system stepped up to meet the challenge to produce the food and feed that billions of people and animals around the world depend on,” MacLennan said.

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — For months, Foundation Food Group and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration have waged legal battle over warrants to inspect the processing plant’s facilities following the nitrogen leak in January that killed six people.

WEST LIBERTY, Iowa — West Liberty Foods recently opened its new Customer Innovation Center, located at the Bolingbrook, Ill., facility. This nearly 7,000-square-foot building was specifically designed to assist with strategic customer collaboration and innovation.

SPRINGDALE, Ark. — Tyson Foods Inc. has named its Chief Operating Officer Donnie King as its new president and chief executive officer, effective immediately.