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Friday, August 23, 2024
Pilgrim's Pride agrees to US$100 million settlement in antitrust case over chicken farmer pay
Pilgrim's Pride, one of the largest poultry processors in the US, has agreed to pay US$100 million to settle claims that it conspired with other companies to underpay chicken farmers, Ag Web reported.
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
US lawsuit against Pilgrim's Pride for not compensating broiler producers given go ahead
A federal judge in Oklahoma, the United States, recently granted a class certification that accuses Pilgrim's Pride Corp. and other poultry producers of not compensating broiler chicken growers in the United States.
Thursday, June 9, 2022
Shares for US poultry producers like Pilgrim's Pride drop over price fixing allegations
Shares for major US poultry producers such as Pilgrim's Pride fell as former executives of the companies were accused of price fixing allegations, Seeking Alpha reported.
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
JBS withdraws bid to purchase Pilgrim's Pride shares
JBS SA has withdrawn a bid to buy all of Pilgrim's Pride outstanding shares, as it was unable to come to an agreement regarding to the proposed transaction terms, the Reporter Herald and The Wall Street Journal reported
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Pilgrim's Pride increases wages for workers affected by tornado in Kentucky
Major US poultry producer Pilgrim's Pride said it will increase starting wages for workers at its Mayfield, Kentucky plant to US$16.50 hourly (US$2 increase) after the area was affected by tornados last month, Reuters reported.
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
Tornadoes in Kentucky, US, destroy Pilgrim's Pride chicken hatchery
A Pilgrim's Pride Corp chicken hatchery were destroyed when deadly tornadoes swept through Kentucky, the United States, on December 10, while silos holding millions of bushels of corn suffered damage, the companies and the state's agricultu ...
Friday, March 26, 2021
Pilgrim's Pride offers first sustainability-linked bond from meat sector
Pilgrim's Pride has offered the first sustainability-linked bond (SLB) from the meat sector on March 25, Nasdaq reported.
Friday, February 26, 2021
Pilgrim's Pride pleads guilty to chicken price fixing charge
Pilgrim's Pride Corp pleaded guilty to US federal charges on February 23 for fixing prices of chicken and passing the costs to US consumers, and was sentenced to pay a US$107.9 million fine.
Monday, January 25, 2021
JBS USA and Pilgrim's Pride offers US$100 to workers that receive COVID-19 vaccine
JBS USA and Pilgrim's Pride have offered US$100 to their workers in the United States that voluntarily receive a COVID-19 vaccine, Reuters reported.
Thursday, October 15, 2020
Pilgrim's Pride agrees plea deal with US Justice Department over price-fixing charges
Major United States poultry firm Pilgrim's Pride has agreed to a plea deal with the US Justice Department and will pay a US$110.5 million fine over price-fixing charges on chicken products, Reuters reported.
Thursday, September 24, 2020
Pilgrim's Pride chief financial officer to replace CEO
Fabio Sandri, Pilgrim's Pride chief financial officer will replace outgoing CEO Jayson Penn at the poultry processing company, Reuters reported.
Saturday, September 12, 2020
Operations at Pilgrim's Pride pork plant in UK disrupted by animal rights activists
Operations in a Pilgrim's Pride pork plant in the UK were disrupted after four protesters from an animal rights group barged in and another set of activists blockaded the facility's entrance on Monday, Sept. 7, at around 4 a.m., The Grocer ...
Monday, June 15, 2020
Pilgrim's Pride CEO on leave of absence due to US DoJ chicken price-fixing indictment
Pilgrim's Pride president and chief executive officer Jayson Penn has gone on a leave of absence to concentrate on his alleged involvement over a US chicken price-fixing case by the US Department of Justice (DoJ), Reuters reported.
Thursday, June 4, 2020
Pilgrim's Pride CEO charged with alleged price-fixing over US chicken
The US Justice Department has charged the Jayson Penn, the president and CEO of Pilgrim's Pride along with three current and former executives with allegedly price-fixing chickens in the United States, Reuters reported.
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Pilgrim's Pride employee tests positive for COVID-19
The Hamilton County Health Department confirmed Monday that a worker has tested positive for COVID-19 at the Pilgrim's Pride facility in the Southside area of Chattanooga, reported Times Free Press.

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