Altamont Capital Partners, Palo Alto, Calif., acquired Richard's Cajun Foods, a Church Point, La., manufacturer of authentic Cajun food products, and the Blue Ribbon bacon and sausage brand from Atlantic Premium Brands Ltd., Houston, Texas.
Philadelphia-based Dietz & Watson expanded its Premium Meats & Cheese brand to now include seven all-natural chicken sausage varieties that offer something to please just about every palate.
Smithfield Foods, Inc., Smithfield, Va., signed a non-binding letter of intent to form a 50/50 joint venture with Kansas City Sausage Co., LLC, Kansas City, Mo., and its sister company, Pine Ridge Farms, LLC, Greenville, N.Y.
Chicago-based Peer Foods Group, Inc. acquired Emge Foods, LLC, a Greenville, Ind.-based meat company specializing in retail-branded, high-quality hams, bacon, hot dogs, sausage and a variety of other processed meats.