Tyson Foods is a protein-focused food company producing about 20% of US beef, pork, and chicken across 150+ facilities, with brands including Tyson®, Jimmy Dean®, and Hillshire Farm®.
Tyson Foods, Inc. is a multi-national, protein-focused food company headquartered in Springdale, Arkansas. The business traces its origins to 1935, when John W. Tyson founded a chicken transport company; logistics and supply chain operations remain central to a network of more than 150 facilities worldwide. The company employs approximately 133,000 team members and reports an enterprise value of $54 billion.
The company produces roughly 20% of the beef, pork, and chicken in the United States, spanning the food system from farm to table. Operations cover protein production and processing, prepared foods manufacturing, food safety, and sustainable food production, alongside distribution and transport across a national facility footprint.
Its portfolio includes the Tyson®, Jimmy Dean®, Hillshire Farm®, Ball Park®, Wright®, Aidells®, and State Fair® brands, together with fresh beef, pork, and chicken, prepared foods, pizza toppings, and tortillas. Four generations of the founding family have led the business since 1935.
Tyson Foods states its mission as "feeding the world like family", with core values of hard work, humility, and purpose, and an emphasis on bringing food to tables safely, sustainably, and affordably.
