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Achievements
Continual innovation fuels the success of Tyson Foods. In 2003 alone, the company introduced more than 300 new products, among them a complete line of fully cooked dinner meats for time-starved, convenience-driven consumers. In a 2003 foodservice operator survey, three Tyson product innovations topped the list, and respondents heralded the company as the only manufacturer that “knows and provides what consumers want.” In 2003, Fortune magazine named Tyson Foods America’s Most Admired Food Production Company. Its foodservice division was ranked number one in the Cannondale Benchmarking Study–2003 FoodservicElite™ Manufacturer Rankings for best sales force and broker teams, best business partners, clearest company strategy, most innovative marketing, best products or brand names, leading information provider, and best combination of growth and profitability.
Innovation extends well beyond product development at Tyson Foods. The company created an Environmental Stewardship Award in 1999 to recognize its growers who develop new ways to minimize environmental impact. Tyson Foods management recently signed an agreement to participate in the Environmental Protection Agency’s Green Lights program and replace existing lighting with new energy-efficient lighting in Tyson Foods–owned plants, feed mills, hatcheries, and offices throughout the United States. As part of its ongoing environmental improvement process, Tyson Foods reduced its water consumption in 2003 by 2.2 billion gallons, cleaning more than 23 million gallons of water in its water treatment plants every day. In one plant in Virginia, the company maintains an aquarium filled with indigenous fish species and the same water it releases into the local watershed.
Tyson Foods has established an Environmental Management System (EMS) that self-governs the company to higher standards than mandated by government regulations. Many self-imposed Clean Air Initiatives also underscore the company’s commitment to making minimal impact on the environment.
Tyson Foods devotes resources to improving the safety of the nation’s food supply, with the goal of providing the safest, most wholesome meat products available. It employs more Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP)–trained individuals than any other organization in the world and has recently built a state-of-the-art Quality Assurance laboratory with capabilities that government food-safety testing agencies rely on regularly. Its Sentinel Site Program™ efforts are helping define industry standards for bacteria testing in ready-to-eat meats. Tyson Foods also has a recall protocol that can trace and completely remove suspect products from the nation’s food supply within hours of notice, if the need arises.
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