About Tyson |
Tyson Foods has customers and consumers throughout the United States and more than 90 countries. The company has approximately 107,000 Team Members employed at more than 300 facilities and offices in the United States and around the world. Through its Core Values, Code of Conduct and Team Member Bill of Rights, Tyson strives to operate with integrity and trust and is committed to creating value for its shareholders, customers and Team Members. The company also strives to be faith-friendly, provide a safe work environment and serve as stewards of the animals, land and environment entrusted to it. It had sales of $27 billion in fiscal 2008, with chicken sales representing 33 percent of the total.
GLOBAL PRESENCE
Tyson Foods International Unit is present in 18 countries, adapting its businesses to the consumption and sales needs of each region. Everywhere it operates, the company is committed to ensuring the quality and food safety of the products it markets, as well as to respect the values, international laws and regulations, safety and well-being of people and animals.Tyson has joint ventures to produce chickens in China and India. Its subsidiary, Cobb-Vantress, has units in several countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Dominican Republic, India, Japan, Netherlands, Philippines, Spain, United Kingdom, Venezuela and others. The International Unit also operates Tyson de Mexico, a poultry complex, as well as a joint venture in Argentina in the beef segment. Not to mention the sales offices in countries such as United Arab Emirates, Japan, United Kingdom, China and Russia among others.
EXPERIENCE IN THE POULTRY INDUSTRY
John W. Tyson was a pioneer when, in the beginning of the 30’s, he decided to haul chickens from Springdale, Arkansas to markets in Kansas City e St. Louis. In 1936, John was the first to take the long trip from Arkansas to the more lucrative Chicago poultry markets. Within a year, his customer network had extended to cities like Cincinnati, Detroit, Cleveland, Memphis, and Houston. That marked the beginning of the history of a company that would revolutionize the poultry industry.In FY 2008, chicken sales represented 33% of Tyson’s total business – preceded by beef (44% of total) and followed by pork (13%) and prepared foods (10%). Although it is in the second position in the company sales, Tyson’s chicken segment requires a large industrial operation and extremely complex logistics to slaughter and process 40 million chickens weekly.
PORK AND BEEF
Tyson Foods is also the largest supplier of pork and beef in the world. Tyson Fresh Meats, the unit responsible for this segment, has over 60 production facilities in the US and a joint venture in Argentina.Differently from its chicken business, the pork and beef operations rely on a network of independent suppliers. The fresh meat processing plants (12 for beef and 9 for pork) are strategically located near the largest and most qualified pork and beef suppliers.
PREPARED FOODS
This division of Tyson Foods markets prepared meals, pizza crusts and toppings, pepperoni, tortillas, ethnic foods, appetizers, soups, sauces, and many other products. To give an idea of what this business represents to the company.
OUR CORE VALUES
We are a company of people engaged in the production of food, seeking to pursue truth and integrity, and committed to creating value for our shareholders, our customers, and our people in the process.
WHO WE ARE:
» We strive to be a company of diverse people working together to produce food.» We strive to be honorable people.
» We strive to be a faith-friendly company.
WHAT WE DO:
» We feed our families, the nation, and the world with trusted food products.» We serve as stewards of the animals, land, and environment entrusted to us.
» We strive to provide a safe work environment for our Team Members.
HOW WE DO IT:
» We strive to earn consistent and satisfactory profits for our shareholders and to invest in our people, products, and processes.
» We strive to operate with integrity and trust in all we do.
» We strive to honor God and be respectful of each other, our customers, and other stakeholders.