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Tyson Foods Tycoon Dies

tyson-chicken-150.jpgFormer Tyson Foods chairman and CEO Donald J. Tyson has died at the age of 80. Tyson was credited with the success of the nation's largest meat producer, thanks to his idea that "if you added more convenience by further processing the chicken, consumers would pay for it." [NYT]

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