As of 2014, Tyson had about 97,000 employees in 27 states; locations are concentrated in the Midwest, with 16 locations in Arkansas, 11 in Texas, 9 in Iowa, and the remainder of the mostly eastern US with less than 3-4 locations. Tyson also works with 6,729 independent contract chicken growers.
Wooden Wicks. The Soft Wood Series wooden wicks are very easy to use and add unique appeal to finished candles. This is the perfect wooden wick complete with custom tabs, which are made of stainless steel to prevent any wax discoloration. They are suitable to be used in paraffin, soy, or gel wax.
In general, you would want to use the cored wicks for votives and container type candles and even some pillars. Use cotton and zinc cores for containers using low melt point waxes; hemp cores for vegetable based waxes; paper and zinc cores for votives and pillars with medium to high melt point waxes.