House of Raeford Farms, Rose Hill, N.C., reached an agreement to purchase the business, operating assets and trademark of Filet of Chicken Acquisition, LLC, Forest Park, Ga., from Flagship Food Group, LLC, Los Angeles.
Ruiz Food Products, Inc., Dinuba, Calif., acquired a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Florence, S.C., that when completed in 2015, will manufacture a variety of products under its nationally distributed El Monterey and Tornados brands.
Voting is officially open for Refrigerated & Frozen Foods’ second annual Reader’s Choice Best New Retail Products contest. Editor-in-chief Marina Mayer spells out the details.
Pilgrim's Pride Corp., Greeley, Colo., announced plans to make a proposal to acquire The Hillshire Brands Co., Chicago, for $45 per share in cash, in a transaction valued at $6.4 billion.
Tyson Foods Inc., Springdale, Ark., announced plans to expand its Goodlettsville, Tenn., Fresh Meats plant, to include four additional production lines and expanded cold storage capabilities.
Carlson, a global hospitality and travel company based in Minneapolis, entered a definitive agreement to sell TGI Fridays Restaurants, Carrollton, Texas, to Sentinel Capital Partners and Tri-Artisan Capital Partners, both in New York.