American Foods Group LLC (AFG) announced on Sept. 12 that it began construction on its new $800 million beef processing plant in Wright City, Mo. 

Seaboard Triumph Foods (STF) recently hired Deanna Weidner as the new vice president of human resources for the company.

Cargill is partnering with the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) to launch its first digital business studio in Asia.

The US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a public health alert due to concerns regarding ground beef products in HelloFresh meal kits possibly associated with Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157:H7 illness.

Following the recent merger of two poultry processor leaders, Wayne-Sanderson Farms revealed its new brand identity and logo to the public.

Fair Oaks Foods, based in Pleasant Prairie, Wis., broke ground Sept. 1 on its latest $134 million bacon production facility.

The Ohio Department of Agriculture reported detections of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a backyard flock in Ashland County and a commercial flock in Defiance County.

A Valdosta, Ga., establishment, Sunset Farm Foods Inc., is recalling approximately 4,480 lbs of chicken and pork smoked sausage products that might be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically blue plastic, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).

Tyson Foods Inc. announced on Sept. 7 that it would commit $2.5 million to address food insecurity by partnering with Feeding America member food banks to provide greater access to protein in communities facing hunger. 

Last week, Representative Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.) and 34 other members of Congress sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to postpone a USDA poultry plant safety study deadline of Sept. 1.