Australian beef processor Kilcoy Pastoral Co. (KPC) reached a definitive agreement to buy what is said to be Chicago’s oldest operating beef processor, Ruprecht Co., Mundelein, Ill.
Beef Products, Inc. (BPI), Dakota Dunes, S.D., will start collecting fresh beef trimmings at its Garden City, Kan., location, with an anticipated start date of Aug. 18.
Colorado Premium Foods, Greeley, Colo., acquired all of the assets and stock of Buedel Fine Meats & Provisions and Vlcek Fine Meats, Inc., both based in Bridgeview, Ill.
Tyson Foods takes home Refrigerated & Frozen Foods’ fourth annual 2014 Sustainable Supply Chain of the Year award for its efforts in resource conservation, sustainable environmental practices and reduction in truck miles, among other carbon footprint reduction initiatives.
Harris Teeter, Matthews, N.C., has become what is said to be the first retailer in the country to offer U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)-certified very tender beef.