Pilgrim's Pride Corporation said it plans by September 30, 2011, to close its chicken processing plant in Dallas.

Feedstuffs reported that South Korea's Harim Holdings Co. Ltd. won an auction to buy  Allen Family Foods Inc., a  vertically integrated chicken processor in Seaford, Del.

Sara Lee Corp., Downers Grove, Ill., said its Hillshire Farm brand launched a marketing and national advertising campaign, “So Good. They’ll Think It’s For Them."

Frozen chicken entrees and specialties processor Barber Foods, Portland, Maine, said it will lay off 82 workers in conjunction with a move to increase efficiency and capacity at its St. John Street plant in Portland.

Perdue Farms Inc., Salisbury, Md., said it launched of a series of documentary-style TV spots to unveil its first national campaign, "We Believe in a Better Chicken."

Global frozen foods giant McCain Foods Limited, Toronto, said it appointed Dirk Van de Put as president and CEO and a director of the company.

AdvancePierre Foods, Cincinnati, said it purchased Barber Foods, a Portland, Maine, processor of stuffed chicken breasts and other chicken products.

Consumers recently polled by Technomic say they eat chicken more frequently than any other type of meat.

Growth has meant a name change and plant expansion at Gold'n Plump Poultry, St. Cloud, Minn.

Tyson Foods Inc. said its Springdale, Ark., poultry processing neighbor, George's Inc., agreed to buy Tyson's Harrisonburg, Va., poultry operations for an undisclosed amount.