Hudson Foods, Inc. was a meat processing company founded in Rogers, Arkansas in 1972.[1]
History
Hudson Foods was founded on February 2, 1972 by James T. "Red" Hudson,[2] who previously worked as a feed-store clerk for Ralston Purina before becoming vice president of the company's West Central division and had purchased part of the company's broiler operations.[1][3]
In 1997, the company was the subject of the largest food recall in the United States at the time, with over 25 million pounds of ground beef produced at the company's plant in Columbus, Nebraska recalled due to Escherichia coli O157:H7 contamination.[4][5] The affected plant was closed indefinitely following the recall and the discovery that the company would carry beef produced from one day over to the next.[6]
Following the recall, Tyson Foods acquired Hudson Foods, which then merged into the company on September 4, 1997.[7][8]
See also
- Pilgrim's Pride
- Topps Meat Company, another meat processor implicated in an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak
Further reading
References
- James T. “Red” Hudson - Members Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame, retrieved February 22, 2025^
- Hudson Foods Inc - Company Profile and News Bloomberg, retrieved February 22, 2025^
- James T. "Red" Hudson: Arkansas Business Hall of Fame Sam M. Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas, retrieved February 22, 2025^
- Poultry Recall Expanded After Bacteria Is Found at Plant New York Times, 2002-10-14, retrieved 2007-09-25^
- Scott Bauer. Hudson Foods Indicted Over Recall CBS News, December 16, 1998, retrieved 2025-02-22^
- COMPANY AGREES TO HUGE RECALL OF ITS BEEF Chicago Tribune, August 22, 1997, retrieved February 22, 2025^
- Melanie Warner. HOW TYSON ATE HUDSON IN A LITTLE PATCH OF ARKANSAS... CNN Money, CNN, October 27, 1997, retrieved February 22, 2025^
- Mike Pehanich. The Hudson Foods saga continues: Hudson to merge with Tyson FoodOnline, September 12, 1997, retrieved February 22, 2025^