Jimmy Dean (brand)

Jimmy Dean Foods is an American brand of meat products marketed and owned by Tyson Foods. The company was founded in 1969 by country singer and actor Jimmy Dean.^[1] It was purchased by Sara Lee, which then divested as part of a unit known as Hillshire Brands, which was later purchased by Tyson Foods.

Jimmy Dean's main products are chicken and pork sausage based breakfast items. The brand is known to have quick and simple meals that are easily cooked and microwavable. Jimmy Dean products can be sold raw, frozen, precooked, assembled, or individually wrapped.