January 22, 2009
Tyson acquires poultry rendering company
Tyson Foods has bought Central Industries, a poultry byproducts rendering company in Forest, Mississippi, which produces the raw materials used to produce pet food and other animal feeds, as well as biodiesel.
Tyson previously holds a 49 percent ownership in Central.
In a statement, Jeff Webster, group vice president of Tyson's Renewable Products Division said that a 100 percent ownership will ''enhance Tyson's efficiency and generate a greater financial return as well as having greater access to the southeastern US market.''
Tyson officials currently expect to make very few changes in total employment at the Central Industries plant, which currently has about 180 people on staff.
Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
