Tyson Foods
American food company
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| 2024 | McDonald's Corporation sued Tyson, JBS, National Beef, and Cargill for alleged price fixing. |
| 2024 | A study by the Union of Concerned Scientists found that Tyson released 371 million pounds of pollutants from 41 slaughterhouses and processing plants into local waterways between 2018 and 2022. |
| June 13 2024 | John R. Tyson, the company's CFO and heir, is suspended from Tyson Foods following his second alcohol-related arrest. |
| March 2024 | Tyson Foods announced the sale of its broiler processing plant, hatchery, and feed mill in Dexter, Missouri to Cal-Maine Foods. |
| 2023 | Tyson announced an investment in Protix, a company that raises insects for animal feed and consumption. |
| October 31 2022 | Tyson suspended its COVID-19 vaccine mandate. |
| 2021 | Tyson launches two vegetarian patty breakfast sandwiches under the Jimmy Dean brand, expanding their plant-based product offerings. |
| August 2021 | Tyson announced a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all employees, offering a $200 incentive for vaccination. |
| July 3 2021 | Tyson Foods recalled approximately 8,955,296 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken products potentially adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, produced between December 26, 2020, and April 13, 2021. |
| June 2 2021 | Dean Banks resigns as CEO for family reasons. |
| May 15 2021 | Tyson Foods announced the sale of its pet treats business (True Chews, Nudges, and Top Chews) to General Mills for $1.2 billion. |
| March 2021 | Tyson agreed to pay $221.5 million to poultry buyers to settle price-fixing claims. |
| February 2021 | Donnie King, a 36-year Tyson veteran and former COO, becomes president and CEO. |
| 2020 | The Federal Trade Commission began investigating Tyson for potentially making false and misleading advertising claims regarding the treatment of its chickens. |
| 2020 | Tyson collaborated with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture on a research project investigating the effects of lighting on broiler chicken welfare, receiving a $110,000 grant from the U.S. Poultry and Egg Association. |
| 2020 | Tyson exceeded its charitable goal, contributing over $60 million to fight food insecurity. |
| 2020 | Tyson discontinues the beef-pea protein burger and removes egg whites from Raised & Rooted nuggets, committing to a fully plant-based product line. |
| 2020 | Tyson Foods ranked No. 79 in the Fortune 500 list of largest United States corporations by total revenue. |
| 2020 | During the COVID-19 pandemic, Tyson Foods faced multiple lawsuits alleging gross negligence in protecting employees from virus transmission at their plants. |
| December 2020 | Following an investigation by Eric Holder, Tyson terminated seven top managers at the Waterloo, Iowa plant due to their handling of the COVID-19 outbreak. |
| November 2020 | A wrongful-death lawsuit was amended, alleging that Tyson plant managers organized a betting pool on COVID-19 employee infections. |
| November 2020 | Tyson suspended multiple top officials and initiated an investigation into COVID-19 workplace allegations. |
| November 2020 | Tyson announced a Forest Protection Standard to reduce deforestation risk in supply chains after completing a deforestation risk assessment with nonprofit organization Proforest. |
| October 2020 | Pilgrim's Pride agreed to a plea agreement and settlement of $110 million related to the price-fixing investigation. |
| October 2020 | Dean Banks, a former Alphabet executive, becomes CEO, receiving a $1.2 million salary and $5 million bonus. |
| June 2020 | Tyson announced cooperation with the U.S. Department of Justice under a leniency program regarding price fixing and bid rigging in the poultry industry. Four poultry industry executives were indicted for conspiracy to engage in price fixing around this time. |
| June 21 2020 | China suspended imports of chicken from Tyson's Berry Street plant in Springdale, Arkansas. |
| April 26 2020 | John Tyson, chairman of the board, publicly acknowledged that the food supply chain was breaking in a New York Times statement. |
| April 23 2020 | Tyson closed a beef processing plant in Wallula, Washington, further disrupting the food supply chain. |
| April 22 2020 | Tyson announced the closure of a pork processing plant in Logansport, Indiana, causing concern for local pork producers. |
| April 22 2020 | Tyson closed the Waterloo, Iowa plant after continued criticism of its handling of the COVID-19 outbreak. |
| April 21 2020 | Tyson announced the closure of its plant in Center, Texas, located in Shelby County, where over half of the county's COVID-19 cases were associated with Tyson employees. |
| April 17 2020 | Black Hawk County, Iowa officials criticized Tyson Foods for failing to close the Waterloo, Iowa plant during a COVID-19 outbreak. |
| January 10 2020 | Tyson Foods announced the sale of its Golden Island jerky business to Jack Link's. |
| 2019 | Wastewater from a Tyson plant in Alabama polluted rivers and killed approximately 175,000 fish, leading to a lawsuit by the state of Alabama the following year. |
| 2019 | Tyson Foods enters the plant protein market by launching the Raised & Rooted brand, initially offering vegetarian nuggets and beef-pea protein blend burgers. |
| June 7 2019 | Tyson Foods announced a recall for over 190,000 pounds of chicken fritters potentially containing hard plastic, which were supplied to food service locations including schools. |
| May 4 2019 | Tyson Foods expanded the previous recall to nearly 12 million pounds of chicken strips. |
| March 21 2019 | Tyson Foods issued a recall for 69,000 pounds of chicken strips potentially contaminated with pieces of metal, following six consumer complaints including three alleged oral injuries. |
| February 7 2019 | Tyson Foods reached an agreement to acquire the European and Thai businesses of Brazilian food company BRF. |
| January 30 2019 | Tyson Foods announced a recall for over 36,000 pounds of chicken nuggets contaminated with small pieces of rubber, affecting distribution centers in Arizona, California, Illinois, New Jersey, and Utah. |
| 2018 | Tyson Ventures invested in clean meat research, funding Memphis Meats and Future Meat Technologies. |
| October 2018 | Noel White becomes CEO, serving until October 3, 2020. |
| August 20 2018 | Tyson announced its intent to acquire food supplier Keystone Foods from Marfrig. |
| August 9 2018 | Tyson announced the sale of its pizza crust business, including TNT Crust, to Peak Rock Capital. |
| June 1 2018 | Tyson announced the sale of Sara Lee, Van's, Chef Pierre, and Bistro Collection brands to Kohlberg & Company. |
| May 2018 | By May, hundreds of Tyson Foods workers at 27 plants had participated in the company's Upward Academy education program. |
| May 2018 | Tyson announced the acquisition of American Proteins, Inc. and AMPRO Products, Inc. for approximately $850 million. |
| 2017 | Following another investigation revealing chicken abuse, Tyson responded by introducing a remote video auditing system, hiring off-site auditors, and starting a pilot program for controlled atmosphere stunning as a more humane slaughter method. |
| 2017 | Tyson Foods announced comprehensive workplace improvements, including scheduled bathroom breaks, workers' rights training, line speed reviews, safety councils, wage increases, and safety program expansions in collaboration with Oxfam America and United Food and Commercial Workers. |
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