John Morrell Food Group, a Lisle, Ill.-based division of Smithfield Foods, began an exclusive licensing agreement with Nathan's Famous, Inc., Jericho, N.Y., to manufacture and sell branded hot dog, sausage and corned beef products at retail stores nationwide.
Quantum Foods, LLC, Bolingbrook, Ill., received bankruptcy court approval of its entry into a fully-executed asset purchase agreement with Raging Bull Acquisition Company LLC.
The Maschhoffs, LLC, a Carlyle, Ill.-based pork processor, signed a definitive agreement to acquire GNP Co., St. Cloud, Minn., and its premium chicken brands, Gold'n Plump, Just BARE and Sunny Roost.
Manchester Farms, a Columbia, S.C., producer of quail, chicken and pork, announced that Brittney Miller has completed the acquisition for full ownership of the company.