Tyson Foods Chief Executive Dick Bond said on Monday that he was leaving the No. 1 U.S. meat company, effective immediately.

Fluctuating ingredient costs hampered food makers' profits in 2008, but grocery stores had higher traffic, a trend that helped shares of companies like General Mills Inc. thrive, while some others suffered.

Pilgrim's Pride Corp., the nation's largest chicken producer, on Tuesday received final approval for up to $450 million in financing to keep operating while it is under bankruptcy protection.

Battered chicken producer Pilgrim's Pride Corp. appears in Texas federal court on Tuesday for continued bankruptcy hearings.

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., the nation’s largest chicken producer, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday, hobbled by its debt load and volatile feed prices.

Thanksgiving is bringing turkey producers little to celebrate this year, while diners anticipating the most poultry-centric of holidays may be grateful that they won't see much difference in the cost of their bird.

A trifecta of bad news about the economy raised new worries about a possible recession and underscored the concerns that are driving an historic bailout of the financial system.

Stocks logged a 200-point gain amid news that lawmakers are close to reaching an agreement on a Wall Street bailout.

The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday denied a request from Texas Gov. Rick Perry to cut the federal ethanol mandate in half for a year.