Items Tagged with 'cooked meat'

Maple Leaf Foods Inc., Canada, signed a definitive agreement to acquire VIAU Foods, a Canada-based producer of premium Italian cooked, dry-cured and charcuterie meats, for $215 million.

Hormel Foods Corp., Austin, Minn., announced plans to invest approximately $150 million in an expansion of the company’s Burke manufacturing facility in Nevada, Iowa.

Deli Star Corp., a Fayetteville, Ill.-based producer of high-quality cooked meats, merged with King’s Food Products, a Belleville, Ill.-based producer of confectionary fudge and a co-packer of several brands of sauces, dressings and salsas, effective April 1.

Cargill Protein, Wichita, Kan., is investing $146 million to expand the company’s Nashville, Tenn., facility.

Premium Brands Holdings Corp., Canada, acquired a 100% interest in Ontario, Canada-based Skilcor Food Products, a manufacturer of cooked back ribs and other unique protein products.

Cargill is investing $111 million to convert its Columbus, Neb., ground beef plant to a cooked meats facility and relocate current ground beef production to existing processing facilities at Butler, Wis., and Forth Worth, Texas.

Minneapolis-based Cargill Inc. announced plans to move its Springfield, Mo., meat slicing and packaging facility to Nebraska City, Neb., and Waco, Texas.

Tyson Foods, Inc., Springdale, Ark., announced plans to discontinue operations at three facilities.