Maxwell Farms LLC, the majority owner of Butterball, LLC, has announced a partnership with Seaboard Corporation to purchase the share of minority owner Murphy-Brown LLC. The purchase is expected to
Smithfield Foods Inc. said this week that it expects to sell its 49 percent stake in Butterball, its joint venture with Maxwell Farms LLC. Smithfield had offered in June to
Reuters is reporting that the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Tuesday it will buy up to $30 million worth of chicken dark meat to supply federal food nutrition assistance programs.
MegaMex Foods LLC, a joint venture between Hormel Foods Corp. and Herdez Del Fuerte, S.A. de C.V., announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100 percent of
A recent recall of 8,500 pounds by Cargill Meat Solutions because the product may have been contaminated with the rare E. coli O26 variant may help hasten changes in food
Premium Standard Farms has reached an agreement with Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster that gives the company until July 31, 2012, to complete installation of Next Generation Technology at its
The Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA) concluded its three-day trade show, Process Expo 2010, in Chicago July 18-20, with positive feedback from both attendees and exhibitors.Early assessment from on-site interviews
This year’s Pack Expo promises to be bigger and better than ever, with an expanded focus on packaging and processing solutions. Pack Expo 2010, scheduled for Oct. 31-Nov. 3 at
A nonpartisan group of 30 U.S. Senators have written a letter to Russia’s ambassador to Washington, Sergey Kislak, calling on the country to implement “without further delay” a June agreement
Somali Muslim workers at a JBS Swift & Co. meatpacking plant in Grand Island, Neb., were allegedly denied prayer time and faced harrassment and termination for asking for prayer time,
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