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Don Tyson

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  • Birth of Don Tyson

    Birth of Don Tyson
    Don Tyson was born in 1930 in Olathe, Kansas to his father John Tyson, who is the founder of Tyson Foods.

  • Opening of First Poultry Company

    Opening of First Poultry Company
    Don Tyson and his father, John Tyson, opened their first poultry company in Springdale, Arkansas. Tyson became plant manger there where he served a role in growing the company Tyson Foods.

  • Becoming President of the Company

    Becoming President of the Company
    Don Tyson becomes the president of Tyson Foods and then became CEO of the company after his fathers death that year.

  • Reaching Out to the Community

    Reaching Out to the Community
    Don Tyson believes that Tyson Foods needs to be an active part of the community because if the company does not then that company should not be in that place very long.

  • Seeing Growth in the Company

    Seeing Growth in the Company
    The growth of Tyson Foods causes the company to change the mindset of wanting to focus and make the company become number one.

  • Company Doubling in Size

    Company Doubling in Size
    Tyson Foods doubles in size to become the biggest in the world for processing, producing, and marketing poultry products.

  • Becoming Chairman

    Becoming Chairman
    Don Tyson becomes senior chairman of Tyson Foods while still being the CEO.

  • Fast Food

    Fast Food
    Don Tyson helped Tyson Foods to supply fast food chains around the country with their products. Only 82 of the top 100 fast food chains were supplied with Tyson products making them a bigger supplier.

  • Retirement

    Retirement
    Don Tyson retires from Tyson Foods after working there for 35 years. During his time there, he was CEO, chairman, and senior chairman. His son John H. Tyson will then take over the company.

  • Death

    Death
    Don Tyson dies at his home in Fayetteville due to a battle with cancer.