JBS USA, a Greeley, Colo.-based animal protein processor and wholly-owned subsidiary of Brazil-based JBS S.A., announced the intent of its Canadian subsidiary, JBS Food Canada Inc., to purchase certain Canadian operations of XL Foods, effective Jan. 14.
Upon closing, JBS Food Canada will assume ownership of the XL Lakeside beef processing plant in Brooks, Alberta, Canada, which JBS has managed since the plant resumed operations on Oct. 29, 2012. The Brooks plant, one of Canada’s largest beef processing facilities, has the capacity to process 4,000 head of cattle per day and is one of the largest employers in southern Alberta.