Tyson Foods Company Analysis
Tyson Foods Company Analysis
Capella University
March 29, 2013
Siomara Dingle
Introduction Tyson Foods is in the Meat Product industry and consumer goods sector. They produce, distribute and market chicken, beef, pork, and prepared foods.
Chicken: Tyson breeds and raise chicken along with processing chicken into fresh, frozen and value added products. They provide over 20 varieties of fresh chicken, 10 varieties of frozen chicken, and 50 varieties of value-added chicken products with 62 production plants. The chicken supply chain has a cycle lasting 9 months.
Beef: The beef segment has 12 operating plants and processes cattle into primal and sub-primal meat cuts, and distributes fully cooked, value=added beef products. They are marketed to food retailers, service distributors, restaurants, and noncommercial foodservice operators. They are the leader in distributing value-added beef products and satisfying customer needs.
Pork: There are 9 Tyson pork production plants and processes live hogs into primal and sub-primal cuts and case-ready products. They offer a variety of pork products including fresh pork, frozen pork, and prepared/fully cooked ribs, pork sausage, and portioned cuts.
Prepared Foods: Tyson has 23 plants that specializes in prepared foods. The prepared foods segment manufactures and markets frozen/refrigerated food products including pepperoni, bacon, beef and pork pizza toppings, pizza crust, flour and corn tortillas, appetizers, prepared meals, soups, and processed meats.
They operate integrated poultry production process. Just to mention some of their food items they are: canned/pouch chicken, Cornish hens, pork, Any’tizers snacks, heat and eat entrees, fresh chicken and breaded chicken. For the health conscious customers they have a better for you product that is grilled and ready products. This paper will analyze Tyson Foods Corporation. It will focus on industry analysis, analyze the macro
Capella University
March 29, 2013
Siomara Dingle
Introduction Tyson Foods is in the Meat Product industry and consumer goods sector. They produce, distribute and market chicken, beef, pork, and prepared foods.
Chicken: Tyson breeds and raise chicken along with processing chicken into fresh, frozen and value added products. They provide over 20 varieties of fresh chicken, 10 varieties of frozen chicken, and 50 varieties of value-added chicken products with 62 production plants. The chicken supply chain has a cycle lasting 9 months.
Beef: The beef segment has 12 operating plants and processes cattle into primal and sub-primal meat cuts, and distributes fully cooked, value=added beef products. They are marketed to food retailers, service distributors, restaurants, and noncommercial foodservice operators. They are the leader in distributing value-added beef products and satisfying customer needs.
Pork: There are 9 Tyson pork production plants and processes live hogs into primal and sub-primal cuts and case-ready products. They offer a variety of pork products including fresh pork, frozen pork, and prepared/fully cooked ribs, pork sausage, and portioned cuts.
Prepared Foods: Tyson has 23 plants that specializes in prepared foods. The prepared foods segment manufactures and markets frozen/refrigerated food products including pepperoni, bacon, beef and pork pizza toppings, pizza crust, flour and corn tortillas, appetizers, prepared meals, soups, and processed meats.
They operate integrated poultry production process. Just to mention some of their food items they are: canned/pouch chicken, Cornish hens, pork, Any’tizers snacks, heat and eat entrees, fresh chicken and breaded chicken. For the health conscious customers they have a better for you product that is grilled and ready products. This paper will analyze Tyson Foods Corporation. It will focus on industry analysis, analyze the macro
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