Tyson Foods Inc

Wayne Farms, a limited-liability company, was recognized in 2005 by Poultry magazine with the publication s Industry Innovator Award. Wayne Farms is the one of the top-10-largest vertically integrated poultry processors in the United States. The company specializes in the business-to-business arena, which frees up resources, money and time that would otherwise be spent supporting a branded product. More than 250 million chickens, or 1.5 billion pounds of poultry, are processed at any of its 13 facilities, including its location in Dobson, N.C. Wayne Farms chicken is marketed under brand names that include Wayne Farms, Dutch Quality House and Platinum Harvest. Wayne Farms is an employer of nearly 10,000 people. It is a subsidiary of CONTIGROUP COMPANIES, a leader in the agribusiness world with operations in poultry, pork, cattle feeding and aquaculture.

Tyson Foods, founded in 1935, is one of the world's largest processors and marketers of chicken, beef and pork. With a staff of more than 107,000 team members, the company provides a variety of protein-based and prepared food products. It serves retail and food service markets through over 300 offices in the United States and nearly 80 countries. The company s poultry food service unit offers oven-roasted chicken, wings, drummies and tenderloins. It provides ham and cooked bacon under the Tyson and Wright brands. Tyson Foods offers a line of handcrafted entr es for catering functions. Its subsidiary, Cobb-Vantress, has joint ventures in Argentina, Brazil, China, Denmark, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Spain and the United Kingdom. The company also offers luncheon meat, ham, sausage and hot dogs under the brand names of ITC, Wright Brand, Russer, Jordan s and Iowa Ham. Tyson Foods additionally supports several hunger relief campaigns and community activities.