Articles Tagged with ''poultry''

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Animal welfare issues, opportunities in meat, poultry, egg markets

Well over half of U.S. consumers are more concerned about animal welfare, specifically as it relates to the food supply, than they were just a few years ago.
May 3, 2017
About half of U.S. consumers are satisfied that animals raised for food are treated appropriately under current practices and regulations, and only one in five either somewhat or strongly disagree that food animals are treated appropriately.
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US Foods to acquire FirstClass Foods

FirstClass Foods has been delivering high-quality center-of-the-plate products throughout Southern California since 1962.
May 2, 2017
US Foods, Rosemont, Ill., announced plans to acquire FirstClass Foods, a privately owned meat manufacturing company based in Hawthorne, Calif.
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Generational Equity sells Interprovincial Meat Sales to Premium Brands Holdings

Interprovincial Meats, Canada, is a meat trader and distributor of beef, poultry and pork serving the eastern provinces of Canada.
March 28, 2017
Generational Equity, a mergers and acquisitions advisor for privately held businesses based in Houston, Texas, announced the sale of its client, Interprovincial Meat Sales Ltd. to Premium Brands Holdings Corp.
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Sanderson Farms announces site for new poultry complex

At full capacity, the complex will employ approximately 1,700 people, will require 80 contract growers and will be equipped to process and sell approximately 375 million pounds of dressed poultry meat annually at full production.
March 16, 2017
Sanderson Farms, Inc., Laurel, Miss., announced that sites located in Smith and Wood Counties, Texas, have been tentatively selected for construction of a new feed mill, hatchery, poultry processing plant and wastewater treatment facility.
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West Liberty Foods unveils new subsidiary, Liberty Free Range Poultry

The assets to be acquired from Crystal Lake Farms and Free Ranger will operate under the name Liberty Free Range Poultry, L.L.C.
March 9, 2017
West Liberty Foods, LLC, a West Liberty, Iowa-based private label manufacturer and foodservice supplier, announced that the assets to be acquired from Crystal Lake Farms and Free Ranger will operate under the name Liberty Free Range Poultry, L.L.C.
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SOMMA Foods partners with Dot Foods to reach new customers

Through Dot's network of more than 4,300 distributors serving all 50 states and more than 25 countries, SOMMA products will now reach new customers who desire clean label poultry, beef and dairy menu additions.
March 1, 2017
SOMMA Foods, a Dallas, Texas-based foodservice company, announced a partnership with Dot Foods, Mt. Sterling, Ill., to make its Chickentopia and Merrywood Farms products more accessible to foodservice customers nationwide.
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Mountaire Farms to open feed mill operation

Mountaire supports the poultry growing community and is a major purchaser of commodity grains, including corn, soybeans, wheat and barley.
January 25, 2017
Mountaire Farms, Millsboro, Del., announced plans to launch a feed mill operation near its Laurinburg, N.C., site over the next three years.
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