Turkey processing leader Butterball LLC said it recently honored East Coast Transport, LLC, Paulsboro, N.J., as Butterball's 2010 "Carrier of the Year."
Maxwell Farms, LLC, Goldsboro, N.C., and Seaboard Corporation, Merriam, Kan., said they finalized a nine-month purchase of turkey processor Butterball, LLC from Murphy-Brown, LLC.
Following an early morning announcement that minority joint venture partner Smithfield Foods Inc. would like to purchase Butterball LLC, the turkey company's majority owner, Maxwell Farms, LLC, issued its own statement.
In conjunction with its fourth quarter and full-year financial earnings release, meat giant Smithfield Foods Inc., Smithfield, Va., said it offered to purchase its joint venture partner's 51 percent ownership interest in Butterball, LLC.
Eating healthy is top of mind for many people, but they often think
it's not possible on a tight budget. With the consumer in mind, Butterball LLC,
Garner, N.C., said it developed an array of Carolina Turkey Deluxe deli
meats that are both affordable and certified by the American Heart
Association (AHA).
As if being the nation’s largest turkey processing operation isn’t
enough distinction, Butterball LLC’s Mount Olive, N.C., plant deserves
attention for several other reasons.