Mississippi Business Journal » food processor http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Sun, 19 May 2013 19:38:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Cal-Maine’s profits soar; Baker replacing Adams as chairman http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/30/cal-maines-profits-soar-baker-replacing-adams-as-chairman/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cal-maines-profits-soar-baker-replacing-adams-as-chairman http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/30/cal-maines-profits-soar-baker-replacing-adams-as-chairman/#comments Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:17:14 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=60501 JACKSON — Egg producer Cal-Maine Foods says its net income grew more than five-fold in its fiscal fourth quarter as it produced and sold more eggs in the period on stronger consumer demand and got a lift from a one-time gain related to a joint venture. Cal-Maine said its average selling price rose 9.7 percent [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/30/cal-maines-profits-soar-baker-replacing-adams-as-chairman/feed/ 0 Tyson, Urban League partner to fight ‘food insecurity’ http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/06/22/tyson-urban-league-partner-to-fight-food-insecurity/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tyson-urban-league-partner-to-fight-food-insecurity http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/06/22/tyson-urban-league-partner-to-fight-food-insecurity/#comments Fri, 22 Jun 2012 15:41:27 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=58810 ADAMS COUNTY and WARREN COUNTY — Tyson Foods, in partnership with the National Urban League, has launched a grassroots, community-based hunger awareness and relief program that will provide resources to Mississippi citizens impacted by food insecurity. Dubbed the Urban League-Tyson Foods Hunger Project Mississippi, Tyson and the League are targeting the state because it has [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/06/22/tyson-urban-league-partner-to-fight-food-insecurity/feed/ 0 Sanderson Farms gets back in black http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/29/sanderson-farms-gets-back-in-black/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sanderson-farms-gets-back-in-black http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/29/sanderson-farms-gets-back-in-black/#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 19:35:50 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=57796 LAUREL — Sanderson Farms Inc. has reported results for its second fiscal quarter and six months ended April 30, 2012. Net sales for the second quarter were $595.0 million, compared with $479.3 million for the same period a year ago. Net income was $23.9 million, or $1.04 per share, compared with a net loss of $16.3 million, or $0.74 per [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/29/sanderson-farms-gets-back-in-black/feed/ 0 Sanderson sees better quarter, but still loses $8M http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/02/28/sanderson-sees-better-quarter-but-still-loses-8m/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sanderson-sees-better-quarter-but-still-loses-8m http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/02/28/sanderson-sees-better-quarter-but-still-loses-8m/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:51:16 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=53128 LAUREL — Sanderson Farms Inc., for the first fiscal quarter ended Jan. 31, saw net sales of $517.8 million compared with $427.7 million for the same period a year ago. For the quarter, the poultry company had a net loss of $8.0 million, or $0.36 per share, compared with a net loss of $33.6 million, or [...]

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