When Tyson reported its third-quarter earnings earlier this month, it said its beef segment saw third-quarter sales of $4.96 billion, up slightly from $4.95 billion from last year. "We're committed to be the most sought-after place to work," Shane Miller, group president for Tyson Foods Fresh Meats, said in a statement, adding that "we've invested heavily in new benefits for our team." The project will include locker rooms, a cafeteria and office space, and will expand the operations floor.
is spending $200 million to upgrade its beef processing plant in Amarillo, Texas.Ĭonstruction on the 143,000-square-foot addition to its plant will begin in the fall, the company said last week.
Nav Chadha, vice president of the Spark Driver platform, said in a corporate blog post that Spark drivers also fulfill orders for Walmart GoLocal, a service that makes deliveries for other businesses. Walmart will keep using multiple delivery providers, she said. households in all 50 states across 7,000 pickup points. Walmart's Spark Driver platform, another app-based service that uses independent contractors, is now the Bentonville-based retailer's largest delivery service provider, the spokeswoman said.
"Bringing driver support in-house will provide a simplified experience, and we look forward to hearing driver feedback," she said. and its delivery partner DoorDash have decided to part ways, the companies said last week.ĭoorDash, an app-based gig-worker delivery service, and Walmart joined forces in April 2018 as the retailer was building up its online grocery delivery option.Ī Walmart spokeswoman said the company ended the DoorDash partnership because drivers were saying "that working through two companies for support wasn't ideal."