| Business Summary | | Tyson
Foods,
Inc.
and
its
various
subsidiaries
produce,
distribute
and
market
chicken,
Mexican
foods,
prepared
foods,
animal
and
pet
food
ingredients
and
live
swine.
Tyson
has
strengthened
its
focus
on
its
core
business,
chicken.
Tyson
is
a
totally
integrated
poultry
company.
As
the
owner
of
Cobb-Vantress,
a
breeding
stock
supplier,
Tyson
invests
in
breeding
stock
research
and
development.
This
allows
the
Company
to
breed
into
its
flocks
the
natural
characteristics
found
to
be
most
desirable.
The
Company's
integrated
operations
consist
of
breeding
and
rearing
chickens,
as
well
as
the
processing,
further
processing
and
marketing
of
these
food
products.
The
Company
identifies
segments
based
on
the
products
offered
and
the
nature
of
customers,
resulting
in
four
reported
business
segments:
Food
Service,
Consumer
Products,
International
and
Swine. | More
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| Financial Summary | | Tyson
Foods,
Inc.
is
a
fully
integrated
producer,
processor
and
marketer
of
chicken
and
poultry-based
food
products.
The
Co.
also
makes
corn
and
flour
tortillas
and
supplies
chicken
breeding
stock.
For
the
39
weeks
ended
6/30/01,
sales
increased
2%
to
$5.46
billion.
Net
income
fell
70%
to
$40.3
million.
Revenues
reflect
bulk
Leg
quarters
an
increased
sales
at
Tyson
de
Mexico.
Earnings
were
offset
by
lower
margins
due
to
product
mix,
higher
promotional
expenditures. | More
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| | | | FY1999 Pay | |
| John Tyson, 46 Chairman,
Pres, CEO | $1.3M | Greg Lee, 52 COO,
Exec. VP, Marketing and Sales | 566K | Steven Hankins, 41 Exec.
VP and CFO | -- | Les Baledge, 42 Exec.
VP and Associate Gen. Counsel | -- | John Copeland, 49 Exec.
VP, Ethics, Food Safety and Environmental Compliance | -- | Dollar
amounts are as of 2-Oct-1999 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.. |
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