Company Profile For Tyson Foods, Inc

Tyson Foods, Inc. is a meat protein and food production company. The Company produces, distributes and markets chicken, beef, pork, prepared foods and related allied products. It operates in four segments: Chicken, Beef, Pork and Prepared Foods. The Company’s integrated operations consist of breeding stock, contract growers, feed production, processing, further-processing, marketing and transportation of chicken and related allied products, including animal and pet food ingredients. Through the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Cobb-Vantress, Inc. (Cobb), it also operates as a poultry breeding stock supplier. In August 2009, it acquired 60% interest in a joint venture with a vertically integrated poultry operation in eastern China. In March 2009, the Company sold beef processing, cattle feed yard and fertilizer of three of its Alberta, Canada subsidiaries to XL Foods Inc.

BRIEF: For the fiscal year ended 3 October 2009, Tyson Foods, Inc.'s, revenues decreased 1% to $26.7B. Net loss from continuing operations totaled $536M, vs. an income of $86M. Revenues reflect a decrease in income from beef and a fall in income from Pork segment. Net loss reflects the presence of goodwill impairment charges, an increase in interest expenses and the presence of other net expenses, vs an income.