UK meat firm Cranswick is likely to reap strategic benefit from the merger of China’s largest meat processor and pig producer, Shuanghui International, with the world’s largest pork processor North America’s Smithfield ...
Shuanghui International has agreed to acquire US-based pork producer and processor Smithfield Foods in an all-cash deal valued at $7.1bn, including the assumption of net debt. Shuanghui International is the majority shareholder of Henan ...
Smithfield Packing, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods, plans to shift bone-in ham production from its Maryland facility to its other plants in North Carolina and Kentucky, and then permanently shut down the Maryland plant in the mid of this ...
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US-based pork processor Smithfield Foods has entered into an agreement to form 50/50 joint venture with Kansas City Sausage, including its sister company, Pine Ridge Farms, as a part of its plan to strengthen its packaged meats business. ...
JBS, a Brazilian meat manufacturer, has completed the acquisition of beef processor Independencia for BRL268m ($142.8m). JBS had announced its intention to acquire Independencia's beef business in April 2012. The company funded the ...
Volatility in global commodity markets remained a significant factor for the food industry during 2012. On the one hand, adverse weather conditions hit grain harvests causing prices to spike, while on the other, over-supply has meant cocoa ...
Chinese state-owned agribusiness and food processor COFCO has sold its 5% stake in US meat giant Smithfield Foods. Smithfield said on Friday (16 November) it had paid US$148m for COFCO's 4.95% stake. COFCO bought the shares in ...
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McLane, a Texas-based supply chain services provider and a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, has entered into an agreement to acquire Meadowbrook Meat Company (MBM) for an undisclosed amount. McLane chief executive officer Grady Rosier ...
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US-based pork processor Smithfield Foods is set to initiate its previously announced closure of its meat facility in Portsmouth, Virginia, which produces deli meat and hot dogs. The company noted that the layoffs will first begin in ...
British poultry processors are missing a trick by paying for disposal of chicken feet,which could be exported to China where retailers such as Tesco are struggling to meet demand. So wrote environment secretary Owen Paterson in his online ...
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