Federally inspected establishment
EST. P72Tyson Foods, Inc
Doing business as TSD Sales and Distribution; Tyson Poultry, Inc.; Tyson Sales and Distribution, Inc.
Large USDA-inspected poultry slaughter and processing plant operated by Tyson Foods in Dardanelle, Arkansas.
1291 N Highway 7, Dardanelle, Arkansas 72834 · Yell County
At a glance
- ·FSIS establishment number P72, listed for poultry slaughter and poultry processing.
- ·FSIS size class large, slaughter volume category 5.0.
- ·Grant of inspection date on file is December 3, 2019.
- ·No custom-exempt activity reported to FSIS.
- ·Website on file is the Tyson Foods corporate site; no plant-specific page content was captured.
About Tyson Foods, Inc
Tyson Foods, Inc. operates establishment P72 at 1291 N Highway 7 in Dardanelle, Yell County, Arkansas. The federal record lists the establishment under the names TSD Sales and Distribution, Tyson Poultry, Inc., and Tyson Sales and Distribution, Inc. FSIS records the plant's activities as poultry slaughter and poultry processing, with poultry as the only species slaughtered under inspection. The grant of inspection date on file is December 3, 2019.
FSIS classifies the establishment as large, and places it in slaughter volume category 5.0, the highest of the reported categories. No custom-exempt activity is reported to FSIS, which means the plant is not listed as slaughtering or processing animals for the exclusive use of an individual owner.
The website on file is the Tyson Foods corporate site, which describes the parent company rather than this location. That site reports fiscal year 2025 sales of $54 billion, approximately 133,000 team members as of February 2026, and brands including Tyson, Jimmy Dean, Hillshire Farm, Ball Park, Wright, Aidells, State Fair, and IBP. It states the company sells chicken, beef, pork, and prepared foods through retail, club, and discount channels and supplies restaurants, schools, military bases, hospitals, and nursing homes. Plant-level details for Dardanelle, including hours, retail sales, and booking practices, are not yet on file.
Services
- Poultry slaughter under federal inspection
- Poultry processing under federal inspection
Species under inspection
Products and retail
- Chicken and prepared foods sold under the Tyson corporate brand portfolio, per the company website; specific products from the Dardanelle plant are not stated
Questions about Tyson Foods, Inc
Does this plant process animals for individual farmers?
What species are slaughtered here?
Is there a retail counter or direct sales to households?
What are the hours?
Federal record
- Activities
- Poultry Processing; Poultry Slaughter
- Grant on file
- December 3, 2019
- Size class
- Large
- Slaughter volume
- Very large volume
Source: USDA FSIS MPI Directory (2026-09-01 edition) and the FSIS Establishment Demographic Data supplement. Profile text is drawn from the establishment's public website (https://www.tysonfoods.com/, https://www.tysonfoods.com/who-we-are/our-story) and dated 2026-09-02. Verify at the FSIS directory. LocalMeat.org is not affiliated with FSIS or with this establishment; listing is not an endorsement.
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