VerTex forming systems from Formax, a brand owned by Provisur Technologies Inc., Mokena, Ill., are ideal for consistently creating a wide range of formed, further value-added poultry products.
John Soules Foods completed the acquisition of Pro View Foods, a privately held further processor of ready-to cook and fully-cooked chicken products based in Gainesville, Ga.
Citing feed costs and an oversupply of chicken, Pilgrim's Pride Corp., Pittsburg, Texas, said it will lay off 116 workers at the company's Franconia, Pa., plant.
