Meet the billionaire family behind Tyson Foods, the beef, pork, and chicken juggernaut whose heir apparent has battled legal troubles

• Tyson Foods owns brands including Jimmy Dean and Hillshire Farm, producing roughly 20% of America’s beef, chicken, and pork.
• The Arkansas-based company made $53.6 billion in sales last year and has been family-run for generations.
• Chairman John H. Tyson and his family are worth $2.5 billion, making the Tysons one of the country’s wealthiest families.

Tyson Foods is one of the top four meat companies in the US, selling one out of every five pounds of beef, pork, and chicken eaten by American consumers.

The company has been family-run ever since it was founded in 1931, with chairman John H. Tyson — grandson of founder John W. Tyson — and his relatives controlling a majority of the company’s stock. The Tysons are worth $2.5 billion, per Forbes.

Here’s a look at the massive beef, pork, and poultry company and the billionaire family behind it.

Katie Warren contributed to an earlier version of this article.