A fire partly destroyed Tyson Foods’ beef plant in Holcomb, Kan., on Aug. 9.

Délimax-Montpak, Canada, acquired Canada-based Viandes Forget to grow its processing capacity and enter the local beef market.

Major food and retail companies, cattle producers, veterinarians, scientists and non-governmental organizations jointly adopted the U.S. Beef Industry Sustainability Framework, what is said to be the first-ever resource to demonstrate U.S. beef sustainability across the full value-chain.

Lyco Manufacturing, Columbus, Wis., released a new sanitary zero maintenance screen for the disposal of wastewater in beef and poultry processing plants.

Marfrig Global Foods, Brazil, acquired 51% of the membership interests in National Beef Packing Co., LLC, Kansas City, Mo., for $969 million.

Ontario, Canada, will soon be home to what is said to be the most sophisticated sustainable livestock production research center in Canada, thanks to a new facility planned by the University of Guelph.

Verde Farms, Woburn, Mass., acquired Estancia Beef, the Petaluma, Calif.-based import division of El Raigon Natural Beef Co.

OSI Europe Foodworks, a European division of OSI Group, LLC, Aurora, Ill., acquired Hynek Schlachthof GmbH, a beef slaughter operation based in Tauberbischofsheim, Germany.