In 1935, Tyson Feed and Hatchery was incorporated and the company at that time provided three services: sale of baby chicks, sale of feed, and the transportation of chickens to market.

In 1963, the company went public and sold 100,000 shares of stock for $10.50 a share, and changed its name to Tyson’s Foods. That same year, Tyson’s Foods made what would be the first in a long line of acquisitions when it purchased Garrett Poultry Company of Rogers, Arkansas.