SPRINGDALE, Ark., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tyson Foods, Inc.
(NYSE: TSN) and its Team Members will donate up to $1 million in food and
financial aid to relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, company
officials reported today.
Tyson is providing truckloads of pre-cooked and shelf-stable meats and
will match Team Member financial donations dollar for dollar. The
contributions will go to assist the relief efforts of the Salvation Army and
American Red Cross. The Salvation Army is reportedly preparing to serve up to
500,000 hot meals per day to affected residents and first responders, while
the Red Cross has mobilized thousands of volunteers to provide assistance.
"We're saddened by the devastation left by this powerful storm and have
joined others across the country in the effort to help those people whose
lives have been disrupted," said John Tyson, chairman and CEO of Tyson Foods.
"This disaster especially hits home to us, since those affected include
thousands of Tyson Team Members who live in Mississippi."
Tyson has already donated food for relief efforts in Forest and Vicksburg,
Mississippi, where the company operates poultry plants and has also sent a
truckload of product to Jackson. The company is also sending three truckloads
of bottled water to central Mississippi. In addition, Tyson is providing food
and a truck to transport a mobile kitchen for a disaster relief group that
will be preparing meals for displaced people who have taken refuge in
Prairieville, Louisiana.
Tyson will begin notifying its 114,000 Team Members today how their
financial contributions will be collected and matched. Company officials hope
to complete the process and send the donation to the designated relief
organizations as soon as possible.
Tyson Foods, Inc., founded in 1935 with headquarters in Springdale,
Arkansas, is the world's largest processor and marketer of chicken, beef, and
pork and the second-largest food company in the Fortune 500. The company
produces a wide variety of protein-based and prepared food products, which are
marketed under the "Powered by Tyson(TM)" strategy. Tyson is the recognized
market leader in the retail and foodservice markets it serves, providing
products and service to customers throughout the U.S. and more than 80
countries. Tyson has approximately 114,000 Team Members employed at more than
300 facilities and offices in the United States and around the world.
SOURCE Tyson Foods, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Gary Mickelson of Tyson Foods, Inc.,
+1-479-290-6111
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