JBS USA Plans To Expand In Hyrum, UT, Add Hundreds Of Workers In Coming Years

The state of Utah on Thursday approved an incentive of as much as $1.8 million for JBS USA Holdings, which operates a meat packing and processing facility in Hyrum.

Smart Chicken Drives 73% Increase In Sales With Signal’s Cross-Channel Marketing Program

February 11, 2011 Smart Chicken

Signal, a provider of mobile-centric Software-as-a-Service solutions to help marketers rapidly develop, execute and analyze cross-channel campaigns, has announced the success of its seasonal campaign with Smart Chicken. As one of the nation’s leading poultry brands, Smart Chicken used mobile and cross-channel technology powered by Signal to promote a holiday recipe near the point-of-sale at 140 retail locations, resulting in an 73 percent increase in sales during the promotional period (over the same period the previous year).

Mexico Begins Anti-dumping Probe Of U.S. Chicken

February 10, 2011 Robert Campbell, Reuters

Mexico, the top foreign buyer of U.S. chicken last year, said on Tuesday it would investigate U.S. producers over dumping complaints lodged by Mexican chicken processors.

Beef Industry Tweaks Long Range Plan

February 10, 2011 Andy Eubank, Hoosier Ag Today

Last week at their annual convention, the Beef Industry Long Range Plan task force addressed market volatility by whittling their typical 5-year plan down to a 3-year plan, giving them the ability to make adjustments annually, if not more often.

Perdue Incorporated – Strategic Analysis Review, A New Market Research

February 10, 2011 GlobalData

GlobalDatas Perdue Incorporated – Strategic Analysis Review provides a comprehensive insight into the companys history, corporate strategy, business structure and operations. The report contains a detailed SWOT analysis, information on the companys key employees, key competitors and major products and services.