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Hormel Foods Corp. announced the release of its 2010 Hormel Foods Corporate Responsibility Report, available online at www.hormelfoods.com/csr. Among other successes, the company achieved its water use goal one year early, reducing water use by 30 million gallons since 2009. The report is self-declared Application Level A as confirmed by the Global Reporting Initiative.

Hillshire Farm announced the introduction of two new smoked sausage products to its portfolio - Turkey Pepper Jack and Turkey Polska Kielbasa Smoked Sausage Links.

Tyson Foods said Monday that its second-quarter earnings were flat compared to last year, as higher feed costs offset improving demand and higher meat prices.

Buckhead Beef, a subsidiary of Sysco Corp., announced it is expanding its plant in Charlotte, N.C. With a 24,000-square foot facility this summer.

McDonald's Corp. announced global comparable sales growth of 6.0% in April. Performance by segment was as follows: U.S. Up 4.0%; Europe up 6.5%; Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa up 6.5%.

Coborn's, the largest grocer in the St. Cloud, Minn., area, is closing down its meat and deli production facility in the city.

Butterfield Foods, a Noblesville, Ind., establishment is recalling approximately 285,100 pounds of barbecue beef, pork and chicken products because they contain an undeclared allergen, soy, which is not declared on the label.

Stir the Pot, LLC, a Louisville, Ky. establishment, is recalling approximately 18,648 pounds of chicken products because they contain an undeclared allergen, fish in the form of an anchovy puree in Worcestershire sauce, which is not noted on the label.

The operator of a "yakiniku" barbecue restaurant chain involved in a spate of food poisoning deaths believed it did not need to trim raw beef before serving it, contrary to common practice, due to information contained in an e-mail from its supplier, its executive said, reports the Mainichi Daily News.

Cattlemen's Beef Board (CBB) officers Tom Jones, chair, Wesley Grau, vice chair, Weldon Wynn, treasurer, Dan Dierschke, immediate past chair, and Executive Committee member Ted Greidanus met with National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) officers Bill Donald, president, J.D. Alexander, president-elect, Scott George, vice president, Steve Foglesong, immediate past president, and David Dick, Federation Division chair, to discuss their mutual commitment to the beef checkoff and to working together in the future.