John W. Tyson begins selling chickens in Springdale, Arkansas
- Date Range
- May 10, 1935 – May 10, 1935
- Title
- John W. Tyson begins selling chickens in Springdale, Arkansas
- What occurred
- John Tyson and his family moved to Arkansas during the Great Depression with the goal of finding better economic opportunities. Food rationing brought about by WWII had seriously increased the demand for certain products, one of which was poultry, Tyson saw this opportunity and began raising chicks and as well as selling chickens and feed to local farmers. Over the following decades Tyson would expand his business and it quickly grew into one of the world's largest producers of a variety of different types of meats. Despite the economic success of Tyson Foods Inc. a variety of scandals involving animal welfare and environmental degradation have plagued the business. There have been a handful of lawsuits involving water and air pollution, and Tyson is currently the global food industry's second largest emitter of greenhouse gasses, making it one of the worlds worst greenhouse gas emitters.
- Location
- 2200 W. Don Tyson Pkwy. Springdale, AR 72762
- Image Citation
- https://armoneyandpolitics.com/hall-famer-john-tyson-1905-1967/
- Student name(s)
- Ben Tichner