In a February release, Tyson Foods Inc. announced that the company was ranked as the leader on the list of the World's Most Admired Companies for the sixth consecutive year. The annual list is compiled by Fortune based on a survey conducted by Korn Ferry.
Donnie King, President and CEO of Tyson Foods stated, "we believe this ranking reflects our focus on winning with team members, winning with our customers and consumers and winning with the excellence and execution". He added, "Tyson is a great company with a great team. We are honored to be recognized as a leading food company that is investing in rural America to help meet the needs of a growing global market".
Tyson employs 137,000 and has invested millions of dollars on protection of workers over the past two years following the emergence of COVID. The company was a pioneer in requiring vaccination of workers and providing healthcare.
Tyson estimates that it spends $15 billion annually in grower payments supporting 11,000 independent contract farmers supplying livestock in addition to sustaining local communities through its commercial activities, salaries and wages and donations to food banks for hunger relief.