Sanderson Farms, Inc., Laurel, Miss., announced that a site located in St. Pauls and Robeson County, N.C., was selected for construction of a new hatchery, poultry processing plant and wastewater treatment facility.
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc., Lake Success, N.Y., acquired the remaining 51.3% of Hain Pure Protein Corp. (HPP) that it did not already own from an affiliate of Pegasus Capital Advisors, L.P.
Perdue Farms, Salisbury, Md., is consolidating production from the Booth Creek Natural Chicken (BCNC) plant in Fredericksburg, Pa., to modernized plants with the capability and capacity to better serve customers for its Coleman and customer-owned organic and no-antibiotics-ever brands.
NatureRaised Foods, Wilkesboro, N.C., expanded its NatureRaised Farms brand with a line of frozen chicken raised without the use of antibiotics or added hormones and fed a 100% vegetarian diet.
Koch Foods, Park Ridge, Ill., expanded its Snack Cravers product line to include boneless chicken chunks accompanied by two mix-and-match sauces, giving consumers multiple sauce selections.
Frozen chicken entrees and specialties processor Barber Foods, Portland, Maine, said it will lay off 82 workers in conjunction with a move to increase efficiency and capacity at its St. John Street plant in Portland.
Who says frozen chicken can't be a nutritious snack option? Perdue
Farms says its new Whole Grain frozen product line gives consumers with
a convenient meal or snack option that is both nutritious and
delicious.
Poultry in paradise? Margaritaville Foods, Exeter, N.H., has expanded its island-inspired product line with three varieties of Margaritaville chicken breast chunks.