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The company was established in 1935 and employs 107,000 people, and has 6,729 independent contract chicken growers. Current members of the board of directors are: Richard L. Bond, Lloyd Hackley, Scott T. Ford, Jim Kever, Jo Ann Smith, Leland Tollett, Barbara Tyson, John H. Tyson, and Albert Zapanta.
Richard L. Bond had been CEO of the company until January 7, 2009 when he stepped down and his position filled by temporary replacement Leland Tollett.
Tyson produces many different products, including Buffalo wings, boneless Buffalo wings, chicken nuggets and tenders. Every week, its 54 chicken plants, 13 beef plants, and six pork plants slaughter and package 42.5 million chickens, 170,938 cattle, and 347,891 pigs. Their largest meat packing facility is their beef production plant in Dakota City, Nebraska. Other plants include feed mills, hatcheries, and tanneries.
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