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Pilgrim’s Pride to acquire GNP Co.

GNP Co.'s operational competencies and use of innovative technologies, including gas stunning, aeroscalding and automated deboning, will enable Pilgrim's to significantly increase the rate of adoption of new technologies in existing facilities.
November 29, 2016
Pilgrim's Pride Corp., Greeley, Colo., announced a definitive agreement to acquire GNP Co., a St. Cloud, Minn.-based provider of premium branded chicken products in the Upper Midwest, for $350 million.
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Old Church Creamery moves into new creamery

The small micro-dairy already moved to a farm in the Shenandoah Valley near Harrisonburg, Va., and partnered with a Mennonite farmer, who will milk and care for Old Church Creamery’s Jersey herd.
November 29, 2016
Old Church Creamery temporarily closed its creamery, and moved into a 3,200-square-foot space in Mechanicsville, Va.
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Olymel acquires hog producer Pinnacle Farms

The assets acquired by Olymel include a quarantine barn, sow barns, nursery barns and finishing barns.
November 28, 2016
Canada-based Olymel L.P. acquired Pinnacle Farms Inc., a major hog producer headquartered in Canada.
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LGC acquires BRC Global Standards

BRC Global Standards' written standards underpin the achievement of consistent quality, safety and operational standards throughout the supply chain.
November 28, 2016
LGC Group, UK, completed the acquisition of BRC Global Standards, a London-based provider of safety and quality standards programs for food and non-food manufacturing, packaging, storage, distribution and retail.
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Cargill enters partnership with Japfa for poultry products in Indonesia

Cargill and Japfa will also work together to produce a new range of value-added consumer food products.
November 25, 2016
Cargill, Wichita, Kan., and So Good Food, a wholly-owned Indonesian subsidiary of agri-food company Japfa, entered into a 60-40 joint venture to produce and supply fully-cooked poultry products in Indonesia.
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